August 14th, 2025

National Sports

Eugenie Bouchard bids adieu to tennis with hard-fought loss at National Bank Open

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

MONTREAL — Eugenie Bouchard waved goodbye to professional tennis with a hard-fought loss Wednesday night. The 31-year-old from Westmount, Que., bowed out to 17th seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round match at the National Bank Open after announcing the hometown tournament would be her last. Bouchard had extended her Montreal ... Read More »

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McDonald scores a career-high 27 and the short-handed Fever beat the Mercury for 3rd straight win

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aari McDonald scored a career-high 27 points, Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the short-handed Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 107-101 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Indiana star Caitlin Clark was sidelined with a right groin injury and there’s no timetable for her return. The ... Read More »

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A year after camp knee injury, former starter Derion Kendrick fights for a role with the Rams

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after Derion Kendrick tore his knee ligament in the first practice of training camp, the Los Angeles Rams’ former starting cornerback is fighting to reclaim a prominent role on a defense that was forced to move on without him. Kendrick didn’t grind through a year of rehab to give ... Read More »

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Mets rebuild bullpen with trades for Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The busy New York Mets remade the back end of their injury-depleted bullpen with two significant trades Wednesday, acquiring Tyler Rogers from San Francisco and Ryan Helsley from St. Louis. New York gave up six players for a pair of right-handed relievers who can become free agents in the fall, signaling ... Read More »

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Guardians beat Rockies 5-0 on Fry’s homer and Allard’s pitching

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

CLEVELAND (AP) — David Fry hit a two-run homer, Kolby Allard struck out five in 3 1/3 innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Wednesday night. Carlos Santana had two hits and an RBI and JosĂ© RamĂ­rez added two hits as Cleveland took two of three from the Rockies. Allard retired ... Read More »

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Canada’s Diallo advances, Auger-Aliassime and Galarneau fall at NBO Toronto

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

TORONTO — The National Bank Open took some body blows before the event due to some high-profile withdrawals. The hits have kept coming since the seeded players took the court. The two highest-seeded Canadians – No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and No. 22 Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., – are both out after ... Read More »

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NFL vows resilience following shooting at the league office building that killed 4 people

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

The NFL vowed to be resilient, two days after league headquarters was targeted by a gunman who killed four people on Monday. “The NFL is deeply grateful for the global outpouring of support following the tragic act of violence at the New York city building that houses our league office among other organizations,” the league ... Read More »

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Shohei Ohtani leaves mound with trainer after throwing 6 straight balls, including 2 wild pitches

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Ohtani threw six straight balls — including two consecutive wild pitches — and, after a conference on the mound, departed with a 2-0 count against Spencer Steer. ... Read More »

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Vargas and Quero each hit a 3-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Phillies 9-3

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Vargas and Edgar Quero each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Wednesday. Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel also went deep as last-place Chicago won the rain-delayed rubber game of the three-game series. Luis Robert Jr. and Mike Tauchman ... Read More »

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Twins shortstop Correa says talk of return to Houston isn’t ‘serious’

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa said discussions about a trade from Minnesota back to Houston before Thursday’s deadline aren’t “serious,” but he didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to the city where he won a World Series. “That’s not something that’s, I don’t think, serious right now,” the shortstop said after sitting out Minnesota’s ... Read More »

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Durán to Phillies and twin pitchers dealt on same day. Big names remain as MLB trade deadline looms

By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025

The Philadelphia Philles acquired hard-throwing reliever Jhoan Durán while identical twin relievers Tyler and Taylor Rogers got dealt on the same day, signaling that teams are willing to pay a hefty price for bullpen help as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches on Thursday. The 27-year-old Durán is arguably the best player to switch ... Read More »

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