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Sports Briefs - September 19, 2016

Jack Eichel, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon scored as Team North America got past Finland 4-1 at the World Cup of Hockey.

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The Lions home opener didn't go as planned, as Detroit lost 16-15 to Tennessee. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw an interception with 18 seconds left, ending Detroit's late rally.

Elsewhere -- running back Adrian Peterson was hurt in the Minnesota Vikings 17-14 win over Green Bay.

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The Toronto Blue Jays left seven on base in a 4-0 loss to the L-A Angels. The game was delayed 13 minutes after a swarm of bees took over the field.

Elsewhere -- Detroit is two games back of the Blue Jays for the second A-L wild card after the Tigers beat Cleveland 9-5. Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez both went deep for the Tigers.

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Martin Truex Junior won the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff-opening race at Chicagoland, passing Chase Elliott on the restart.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.