National Sports
Kirk’s two homers power Blue Jays past Angels 6-1; L.A.’s Ward injured in scary scene
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO – Alejandro Kirk had two home runs, including a two-run shot, to power the Toronto Blue Jays past the Angels 6-1 on Saturday after a scary incident when Los Angeles left-fielder Taylor Ward was struck by a pitch. Santiago Espinal’s two-run homer also scored Kirk as Toronto (59-46) won its third straight. Whit Merrifield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Source: Tiger-Cats QB Mitchell returning to six-game injured list with leg fracture
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will once again be without quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell for a significant period of time. According to a CFL source, Mitchell suffered a fracture in his lower right leg late in Hamilton’s 16-12 road win Friday night over the Ottawa Redblacks. Mitchell requires surgery and will return to the six-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Source: Ticats QB Mitchell returning to six-game injured list with leg fracture
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will once again be without quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell for a significant period of time. According to a CFL source, Mitchell suffered a fracture in his lower right leg late in Hamilton’s 16-12 road win Friday night over the Ottawa Redblacks. Mitchell requires surgery and will return to the six-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jimmy Graham is grateful to be back with the Saints and confident he can still play
By Brett Martel, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
METAIRIE, La. (AP) – Jimmy Graham offered a few reasons why – at age 36 and without having played football last year – he could become a playmaker again for the New Orleans Saints. “I’m feeling better than ever. I’m still 6-(foot)-7 and I like the red zone,” the veteran tight end said Saturday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Angels manager Phil Nevin suspended 1 game for outburst at umpire
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO (AP) – Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Saturday for a postgame outburst at an umpire following a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays a night earlier. Bench coach Ray Montgomery managed the Angels during the second game of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays place Canadian closer Jordan Romano on 15-day injured list
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano has been placed on the 15-day injured list, the club announced Saturday. The 30-year-old from Markham, Ont., left Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels with two outs in the top of the night due to lower back inflammation Romano has struggled with back soreness since pitching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard work returns Hyun-Jin Ryu to Blue Jays rotation after Tommy John surgery
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO – Hyun-Jin Ryu couldn’t wait to get to work. Having just undergone the second Tommy John surgery of his career – the first procedure on his ulnar collateral ligament happened when he was a teenager – the 36-year-old pitcher knew that with a dedicated rehabilitation he could recover in a relatively short time frame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race; Piastri is second
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) – Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 118 points. It was Verstappen’s ninth straight win including the two sprint races he has won this season. He collected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bronny James plays piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California. The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front of his family, smiles and gets up without speaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Liendo breaks own national record, wins silver in men’s 100-metre butterfly
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – Canada’s Josh Liendo won silver in the men’s 100-metre butterfly with a Canadian record time at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Toronto clocked in at 50.34 seconds to eclipse his previous national mark of 50.36 seconds set back in the spring and improve on his bronze-medal performance at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt wins ski summer jumping bronze; Strate finishes eighth
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt won bronze at the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix summer series opener on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Calgary finished third on the women’s 132-metre large hill in Courcheval, France, with 167.1 points. Loutitt was sixth after her first jump of 112.5 metres. She then launched herself onto the podium with a stellar ... Read More »
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