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Sports Briefs - September 21, 2016

Jay Happ became the major leagues' second 20-game winner as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 10-2 to move into first in the A-L wild-card race. Russell Martin and Michael Saunders each hit a two-run homer as Toronto moved a game ahead of Baltimore.

Meanwhile -- Detroit is still 2-and-a-half games behind the Blue Jays after the Tigers downed Minnesota 8-1. James McCann hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cabrera added a two-run shot for Detroit.

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Matt Duchene had a pair of goals to lead Canada past the United States 4-2 at the World Cup of Hockey. Goaltender Carey Price made 34 saves as Canada advanced to the semifinals of the tournament and the U-S was eliminated.

Earlier, goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves in Sweden's 2-0 win over Finland.

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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.