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Leafs legend Baun, who scored goal in 1964 Stanley Cup on broken leg, dead at 86
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
Bobby Baun, a hard-nosed defenceman who entered hockey lore by helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1964 Stanley Cup on a broken leg, has died at the age of 86. Born Sept. 9, 1936, in Lanigan, Sask., as Robert Neil Baun, he played 17 seasons in the NHL. The NHL Alumni Association announced his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Toronto Maple Leafs legend Bobby Baun dead at 86
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
Bobby Baun, a hard-nosed defenceman who entered hockey lore by helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1964 Stanley Cup on a broken leg, has died at the age of 86. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC opens doors to Giovinco, allowing former MLS MVP to use training facility
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
Toronto FC has opened its doors again to Sebastian Giovinco. The 36-year-old Italian is not back with the MLS club. But the former MLS MVP, has once again indicated his interest in resuming his career in Toronto colours and the team has offered to let the club legend use its north Toronto training facility. Giovinco, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia has captured its continent as it faces England for a spot in the Women’s World Cup final
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2023
SYDNEY (AP) – Sam Kerr released her autobiography roughly three weeks before Australia’s national team opened the Women’s World Cup. Kerr is the leader of the Matildas – she’s actually among the best players in the world – and as captain of the tournament’s co-host team, she was supposed to be the star of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Women’s World Cup semifinal is the here and now for the Australia-England rivalry, not the Ashes
By John Pye, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2023
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – This is Australia’s Matildas against England’s Lionesses. The Women’s World Cup semifinals. The here and the now. Both teams want to be clear, it’s not one of those clashes for the Ashes that have come to represent an intense international sporting rivalry dating back to the 1800s. That began with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain hoping for one more win at Women’s World Cup to set off historic celebrations back home
By Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2023
MADRID (AP) – Not long after Spain secured its spot in the Women’s World Cup final on Tuesday, coach Jorge Vilda gathered with his players and staff in a huddle near midfield and sent them a brief message. “We’ve put an entire country on its feet, now we want all of us to be on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carmona’s late goal sends Spain to the Women’s World Cup final with a 2-1 win over Sweden
By Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal. Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play the winner of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attendance and ticket records keep growing at 2023 Women’s World Cup
By The Associated Press on August 15th, 2023
SYDNEY (AP) – With Matildas’ matches becoming hot tickets, Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament. Soccer’s international governing body said Tuesday that 1.77 million tickets have been sold for the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Kansas City 7 Seattle 6 Texas 12 L.A. Angels 0 National League N.Y. Mets 7 Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 6 Arizona 4 Interleague Tampa Bay 10 San Francisco 2 Miami 5 Houston 1 Atlanta 11 N.Y. Yankees 3 St. Louis 7 Oakland 5 Baltimore 4 San Diego 1 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby men soundly beaten by Tonga for second time in five days
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2023
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga – Tonga continued its mastery over Canada on Monday, running in six tries for a comfortable 36-12 win in an international rugby test match. The 23rd-ranked Canadian men lost 28-3 to the 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders in the opening test Wednesday in the Tongan capital. As in the first meeting, the Tongan execution was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attendance, ticket records growing at 2023 Women’s World Cup
By The Associated Press on August 14th, 2023
SYDNEY (AP) – With Matildas’ matches becoming hot tickets, Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament. Soccer’s international governing body said Tuesday that 1.77 million tickets have been sold for the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with ... Read More »
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