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Team Canada opened the womens Hockey Canada Cup with a 7-0 whipping of Sweden in Vancouver on Monday night.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/08/31/sp-hockey-canadacup.html?ref=rss

Led by Adam Lind, the Toronto Blue Jays took out two weeks of frustration at the plate Monday night with 18 runs and 14 hits, including four home runs, in a 18-10 pasting of the Texas Rangers.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2009/09/01/sp-lind-bluejays-rangers.html?ref=rss

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry chose Monday not to trade pitcher Rich Harden to Minnesota for the stretch drive with his improving team sitting 5½ games out of the National League wild-card race.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2009/08/31/sp-harden-cubs.html?ref=rss

Members of an evaluation committee were coy on Monday about Torontos chances of hosting the 2015 Pan American Games, but nonetheless commended the bid committees efforts to promote the city.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/08/31/to-pan-am-games523.html?ref=rss

Goaltender Roberto Luongo reportedly is close to signing a contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/08/31/sp-nhl-canucks-luongo.html?ref=rss

The NHL Players Association confirmed Monday evening that general counsel Ian Penny will replace fired executive director Paul Kelly on an interim basis.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/08/31/sp-nhlpa-kelly.html?ref=rss

Defending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams rolled over their opening-round opponents at the U.S. Open on Monday.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/08/31/sp-tennis-us-open.html?ref=rss

Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore was rewarded Monday with a four-year contract extension through 2014.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2009/08/31/sp-mlb-royals-moore.html?ref=rss

Canadian golf fans will get a rare chance to see the worlds best players in their own backyard when the CN Canadian Womens Open tees off Thursday in Calgary.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/08/31/sp-golf-canadian-open-preview.html?ref=rss

Roger Federer began his campaign for a sixth consecutive U.S. Open title with a straight-sets win over a mistake-prone Devin Britton on Monday afternoon in New York.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/08/31/sp-tennis-us-open.html?ref=rss