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PARIS (AP) — Based on their experience of hosting Taylor Swift, the management team at the Paris venue for Celine Dion 's grand concert comeback is bracing to deliver devastating news to hundreds of her fans: ‘Sorry, you appear to have been scammed, your tickets are fake.’ The Grammy-winning star's long-awaited return to the concert stage after years away from touring has unleashed massive pent-up demand for tickets.

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — An eastern German region voted Sunday in an election that could bring to power the first far-right state government in the nation’s post-World War II history. The vote for the state legislature in Saxony-Anhalt, a region of 2.1 million people west of Berlin, has gained outsized prominence because it represents the best chance yet of a governor’s post for the far-right, anti-migration Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Saturday's Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 4 Kansas City 3 Detroit 6 Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 6 Texas 3 Boston 5 Baltimore 0 Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Athletics 6 Seattle 2 National League L.A. Dodgers 6 Washington 5 Chicago Cubs 6 Miami 5 Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 2 San Francisco 9 N.Y. Mets 5 Colorado 10 St. Louis 7 Cincinnati 5 Milwaukee 3 Interleague N.Y. Yankees 5 San Diego 1 L.A. Angels 6 Pittsburgh 1 Arizona 4 Houston 3 (10) --- MLS St Louis City 3 Vancouver 1 Toronto FC 4...

VANCOUVER — Two goals in four minutes condemned the Vancouver Whitecaps to a rare home loss against St. Louis City SC on Saturday night at BC Place. City SC striker Tomas Totland scored one and set up another at the tail end of the first half for St. Louis’ first away win against the Whitecaps in Major League Soccer play. The match started great for the Whitecaps when Emmanuel Sabbi opened the scoring in the third minute with his fifth goal of the season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top nominees “The Pitt,” “Hacks,” “Pluribus” and “Widow’s Bay” will have chances to stock up on Emmys Sunday at an early ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast. The Television Academy hands out well over 100 primetime Emmys, and the vast majority of them are being presented this weekend in a pair of ceremonies at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cavan Sullivan scored in a third straight match to become the first teenager with a goal contribution in five straight and the Philadelphia Union beat CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night to extend their unbeaten streak to eight. The 16-year-old Sullivan added an insurance goal — unassisted in the 75th minute for his fourth marker of the Major League Soccer campaign.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBIs, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday night to pull even with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot. Toronto won for the seventh time in eight games and moved over .500 for the first time since the Blue Jays were 4-3 on April 3.

TORONTO — Derrick Etienne Jr. scored the tying goal two minutes into second-half injury time and Josh Sargent scored a hat trick as Toronto FC rallied for a 4-4 draw against Chicago Fire FC at BMO Field on Saturday. It was the first time Sargent recorded a hat trick in his MLS career, while playing in his first season with Toronto FC (5-7-11). Sargent scored his first goal with a strike from the centre of the box and into the bottom right corner of the goal in the 27th minute.

TORONTO — Derrick Etienne Jr. scored the tying goal two minutes into second-half injury time and Josh Sargent scored a hat trick as Toronto FC rallied for a 4-4 draw against Chicago Fire FC at BMO Field on Saturday. It was the first time Sargent recorded a hat trick in his MLS career, while playing in his first season with Toronto FC (5-7-11). Sargent scored his first goal with a strike from the centre of the box and into the bottom right corner of the goal in the 27th minute.

BURNABY — With only two points separating them for the fourth and final playoff spot, the Halifax Tides and Vancouver Rise made defence a top priority for Saturday's matchup at Swangard Stadium. But Julia Benati pounced on a rare opportunity five minutes into second-half stoppage time and scored to lift the visiting Tides to a 1-0 Northern Soccer League victory over the Rise.