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Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
Sunday’s Games CFL Toronto 44 Ottawa 31 — NFL Pre-season New Orleans 26 Kansas City 24 Las Vegas 34 San Francisco 7 — MLB Interleague Toronto 11 Chicago Cubs 4 Miami 8 N.Y. Yankees 7 Washington 8 Oakland 7 Minnesota 3 Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 7 Chicago White Sox 3 San Francisco 3 Texas 2 (10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sinner Winner: Italian youngster tops de Minaur in NBO Toronto final
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
TORONTO – For the first 52 minutes of the National Bank Open men’s final, Jannik Sinner seemed content to hover around the baseline and fire ground strokes left and right. He finally tried something different late in the first set. A rare backspin shot just dropped over the net and an outstretched Alex de Minaur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada tips winless South Korea 10-0 at women’s World Cup baseball
By The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Canada wrapped up group stage play in the Women’s Baseball World Cup with a 10-0 victory over South Korea on Sunday at Port Arthur Stadium. Canada, which finished the Group A tournament with a 4-1 record, scored two runs in the second and third innings, added five in the fourth and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pegula dominates tired Samsonova to win women’s NBO singles title
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Even champion Jessica Pegula wishes the National Bank Open women’s singles final could have been played under different circumstances. The fourth-seeded Pegula put on a dominant display Sunday evening, defeating a tired Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 6-0 in a 49-minute final that never looked close to capture her first NBO title. “She’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders, Tiger-Cats make trade for QB, punter
By The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, both aiming to get back to .500 in the CFL standings, completed a trade Sunday. The Roughriders (4-5) acquired American quarterback Antonio Pipkin from the Tiger-Cats (3-5) in exchange for Global punter Kaare Vedvik. The six-foot-three, 225-pound Pipkin signed with the Tiger-Cats in July of 2023, dressing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ames opens, closes with eagles, wins Boeing Classic for 4th Champions victory
By The Associated Press on August 13th, 2023
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) – Stephen Ames opened and closed with eagles Sunday in a runaway victory in the Boeing Classic, his fourth PGA Tour Champions win of the season. The 59-year-old naturalized Canadian citizen from Trinidad shot a 9-under 63 at Snoqualmie Ridge for a seven-stroke victory over defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Stephen Ames wins Boeing Classic by 7 shots
By The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. – Calgary-based golfer Stephen Ames shot a final-round 63 on Sunday to win the Champions Tour Boeing Classic by seven shots. Ames carded rounds of 67, 67 and 63 on the par 72 Snoqualmie Ridge course for a three-day total of 197 in the event offering a prize purse of US$2.2 million. Miguel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rybakina upset with arduous schedule at National Bank Open: ‘I feel destroyed’
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Elena Rybakina is not pleased with how her National Bank Open unfolded. The third seed from Kazakhstan lost to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 1-6, 2-6 Sunday afternoon in a semifinal originally scheduled for Saturday. Rybakina had already faced a difficult schedule this week due to numerous rain delays in Montreal. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Varsho’s five RBIs power Blue Jays past Cubs 11-4; Toronto avoids three-game sweep
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Struggling with injuries after a gruelling 17 games in 17 days, the Toronto Blue Jays needed their hitters at the bottom of the batting order to step up. Santiago Espinal, Paul DeJong, Cavan Biggio and especially Daulton Varsho answered that call. Varsho had a three-run homer and a two-run single to lead the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final Four: Australia makes it through to Women’s World Cup semifinals seeking history for Matildas
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on August 13th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – There will be a first-time winner of the Women’s World Cup this year, and maybe, just maybe, it will be host country Australia. The Matildas, serving as co-hosts of the tournament with New Zealand, became the first home team since the United States in 1999 to win a quarterfina l ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barrett scores 31 points, Canada comes back to beat Germany in basketball exhibition
By The Canadian Press on August 13th, 2023
HAMBURG – RJ Barrett scored 31 points and Canada came back to beat Germany 113-112 in overtime in the final of the DBB SuperCup, a warm-up basketball tournament for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The New York Knicks guard put in a near-perfect offensive performance, hitting 13 of the 14 shots he took including all ... Read More »
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