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NEW YORK — Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the field — and as advocates for pay equity off it.

WIMBLEDON, England — All these years later, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet again at Wimbledon for the 40th installment of their terrific rivalry — and first at the All England Club since their memorable 2008 final.

PITTSBURGH — Veteran centre Matt Cullen is retiring after a 21-season career that includes three Stanley Cup titles. Cullen, 42, was part of Carolina's Cup-winning team in 2006, and later won back-to-back NHL titles with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017.

TORONTO — CONCACAF has announced its qualifying format for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with the confederation's six top-ranked teams handed a shorter road to the sport's showcase tournament.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will host their training camp for the 2019-20 NBA season at Laval University in Quebec City. It will mark the first time the Raptors have held their camp in Quebec, and the team's first visit to the province's capital.

TORONTO — Now, the CFL and Simoni Lawrence wait. The veteran linebacker met with an arbitrator Tuesday regarding the suspension the CFL levied against him last month.

Penny Oleksiak wants two things at the world swim championships. Speed, naturally, but the Toronto teenager also hopes to find elements in her races that require repair ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says there's no need for fans to be concerned over the departure of NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. He's already working on his next plan.

CLEVELAND — Michael Brantley came back, took a well-deserved bow and delivered like always. Shane Bieber pitched a perfect inning and took home an MVP trophy and a shiny new pickup truck. Carlos Carrasco stood up to cancer.

Tuesday's Games MLB All-Star Game at Cleveland, Ohio American League 4 National League 3 --- The Canadian Press