By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling pitcher Kodai Senga has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse by the New York Mets, who also reinstated catcher Francisco Alvarez from the 10-day injured list on Friday. The team announced the moves hours before the opener of a critical three-game series at Cincinnati. Brandon Sproat, one of New York’s top ... Read More »
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STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy hit a bogey-free 6-under 66 to move into contention after the second round of the Irish Open, where Joakim Lagergren of Sweden leads after a 62 on Friday. McIlroy jumped into a share of third place after making six birdies at The K Club, two of them coming at ... Read More »
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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has concluded there was no wrongdoing in an Aug. 4 race at Fort Erie Racetrack where a favourite led at the top of the stretch before losing at the wire. The ACGO informed Fort Erie it was reviewing the race after Princess O Denmark, the 6-5 favourite, ... Read More »
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CeeDee Lamb tapped on his chest after the Dallas Cowboys knew for sure they weren’t going to leave Philadelphia with a win over the defending champs on opening night in the NFL, as if the star receiver were saying, “This is on me.” Three critical drops by Lamb, and another throw from Dak Prescott that ... Read More »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right-hander Nick Mears has become the latest Milwaukee Brewers reliever to go on the injured list. The Brewers announced before their Friday night game with the Pittsburgh Pirates that Mears had back tightness and was going on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday. The Brewers recalled right-hander Carlos RodrĂguez from Triple-A ... Read More »
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WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen will miss the rest of the CFL season due to a left knee injury. Head coach Mike O’Shea confirmed the news on the eve of the Banjo Bowl between the Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. O’Shea says Schoen will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ... Read More »
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Recovered from a torn ACL, Sergiño Dest is set to play with the U.S. national team for the first time in 1 1/2 years and says he’s matured since his red card at Trinidad in November 2023. Dest lost his composure by arguing in a needless dispute with a referee, getting ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe won the U.S. Open women’s doubles title for the second time in three years, ending Taylor Townsend’s whirlwind stint in Flushing Meadows one victory short of what would have been the American’s third Grand Slam championship with Katerina Siniakova. Seeded third, Dabrowski and Routliffe beat the ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic faces Carlos Alcaraz, and defending champion Jannik Sinner meets Felix Auger-Aliassime in the U.S. Open men’s semifinals Friday. All have won multiple Grand Slam titles except Auger-Aliassime, a 25-year-old from Canada trying to make it to his first major final. Alcaraz vs. Djokovic is scheduled to be played first ... Read More »
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NEW YORK — Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe are U.S. Open women’s doubles champions for the second time in three years. They defeated top-seeded American Taylor Townsend and Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-4 in today’s final. Dabrowski is an Ottawa native while Routliffe, a dual citizen who represents her native New Zealand internationally, lives ... Read More »
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LJUBLJANA, Sweden (AP) — Sweden left Alexander Isak on the bench for a World Cup qualifying game in Slovenia on Friday, days after the star forward ended his holdout at Newcastle to join Liverpool for an English record transfer fee. Isak, who cost Liverpool a reported 125 million pounds ($170 million), has not played a ... Read More »
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