PM SPORTS UPDATE AUG 17

TORONTO

8/17/2012

Division leads are up for grabs in tonight's lone C-F-L game. The Edmonton Eskimos host the Montreal Alouettes looking to take sole possession of first place in the West Division. Edmonton goes into the game tied with B-C. Montreal meanwhile can break out of a tie to take first in the East.

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J-A (jay) Happ makes his second start as a Blue Jay in the opener of a three-game series against Texas. Happ gave up four earned runs in five-plus innings in his last start against the New York Yankees. He'll face Rangers ace Yu Darvish with Texas holding a comfortable six-game lead atop the A-L West.

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Jered Weaver goes for his 16th win of the season as the Los Angeles Angels take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Weaver is one win shy of Rays ace David Price for the league lead. Tampa Bay counters with James Shield, who has 10 wins on the season. The Rays currently hold one of the A-L's two wildcard spots. L-A is two-and-a-half games back of a wildcard.

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Canada's Milos Raonic (MEE'-lohsh RAH'-ah-nitch) meets Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka (vah-VINK'-ah) at the Cincinnati Masters in quarter-final action. Elsewhere, Juan Martin del Potro (wahn mar-TEEN' dehl POHT'-roh) moved into the semis with a straight sets win over France's Jeremy Chardy. Del Potro beat Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) to win the bronze medal at the Olympics.

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The exodus may not be over at Arsenal. Arsene Wenger says the London Premier League club may lose key midfielder Alex Song after letting captain and star striker Robin van Persie leave for Manchester United. Song has been linked to a move to Barcelona, while Van Persie signed a four-year deal with United.

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There's some toasty buns in Texas. A woman is suing the Dallas Cowboys after she allegedly suffered serious burns sitting on a black marble bench outside Cowboys stadium on a hot day. Jennelle Carrillo's lawsuit claims she was hospitalized and underwent skin grafts.

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(The Canadian Press)

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