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SAO PAULO — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Brazilian Grand Prix. It’s the second career pole for Verstappen, who beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by just 0.123 seconds at Interlagos.

LONDON — Former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych announced his retirement from tennis on Saturday after a 17-year professional career.

HAMILTON — Simoni Lawrence and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are more than ready for the East Division final. Hamilton hosts the Edmonton Eskimos on Sunday afternoon, the winner advancing to the Grey Cup.

MOSCOW — Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal on Saturday in ice dancing to conclude the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in figure skating.

Veteran Toronto FC defenders Drew Moor, Justin Morrow and Laurent Ciman and Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush and striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel are among those made available for the MLS expansion draft Tuesday.

MINSK, Belarus — Canadian long-track speedskaters Marsha Hudey and Laurent Dubreuil earned top-10 results on Saturday in the second day of competition at the ISU World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus. Hudey, from White City, Sask., posted a time of 38.

Friday's Games NHL New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 1 Boston 4 Toronto 2 Columbus 3 St.

Friday's Games NHL New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 1 Boston 4 Toronto 2 Columbus 3 St.

TORONTO — John Tavares — Toronto's calm, cool captain — smashed his stick against the post late in another loss where a decent effort was undone by costly, preventable errors. It's been a recurring theme for the Maple Leafs in 2019-20.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gyasi Zardes had a pair of goals to lead the United States past Canada 4-1 on Friday night in CONCACAF Nations League play. Jordan Morris and Aaron Long also scored as the Americans (2-1-0) took a 3-0 lead in the first half.