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Canadians Johnston, Bruce and Miller earn top-10 finishes at St. Lawrence Open event
By The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
WADDINGTON, N.Y. – Canadian Cory Johnston just missed going wire-to-wire and securing a second Bassmaster Open title at the St. Lawrence River on Saturday. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., went into final-round action atop the leaderboard with 49 pounds, nine ounces, and a lead of one pound, three ounces over American Jody White. But White weighed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampeders, Redblacks ride momentum of narrow wins into McMahon Stadium clash
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
Calgary Stampeders middle linebacker Micah Awe took football trash talk to outer space ahead of the Ottawa Redblacks in town Sunday. Redblacks quarterback and aeronautical engineer Dustin Crum was the talk of the CFL this week after his two rushing touchdowns spurred Ottawa to an overtime upset of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. So Awe, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada loses close game to host Spain in U19 women’s basketball semifinal
By The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
MADRID – Iyana Martin Carrion had 24 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds as Spain beat Canada 77-70 in the women’s under-19 basketball World Cup semifinal on Saturday. Awa Fam also had 17 points and 8 boards for Spain, which will meet the United States in Sunday’s final. Toby Fournier led the way for Canada ... Read More »
1 responseHarman steadies himself at British Open to keep a 5-shot lead over Young
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2023
HOYLAKE, England (AP) – The fascination with Brian Harman at the British Open has little to do with his golf so far. It’s rare in Britain to hear tales of hunting turkey, learning to skin a deer at age 8 and packing wild game in the freezer for his family to eat. One tabloid called ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian diving team hopes to use world championships near misses as motivation
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
The Canadian diving team didn’t win as many medals as it might’ve liked at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, says one of its coaches. Canada finished with two bronze medals in Fukuoka, Japan, this week. Calgary’s Caeli McKay came third in women’s 10-metre platform, as did Montreal’s Pamela ... Read More »
1 responseHarman steadies himself at British Open to keep a 5-shot lead
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2023
HOYLAKE, England (AP) – Brian Harman has two victories in 335 tournaments over 12 years on the PGA Tour. Now he’s one round away from one of the grandest titles of all. Harman overcame an early wobble on a wet Saturday at the British Open, and then he steadied himself for a 2-under 69 that ... Read More »
1 responseCanada beats South Africa 21-6 to advance to women’s water polo quarterfinals
By The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – The Canadian women’s water polo team advanced to the quarterfinals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships with a 21-6 win over South Africa in Round-of-16 action Saturday. Canada will play the Netherlands in the next round. Emma Wright of Whitby, Ont., was named player of the game with four goals, while Toronto’s ... Read More »
1 responseAfter tying Nigeria, Canada women turn attention to well-drilled Ireland at World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 22nd, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – After a frustrating scoreless draw with Nigeria, Canada now turns its attention to a well-drilled Irish side at the Women’s World Cup. Ranked 22nd in the world, tournament debutante Ireland is coming off a 1-0 loss to Australia. But the 10th-ranked Matildas had to work hard, needing a 52nd-minute penalty to get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, July 21, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Group Stage At Dunedin, N.Z. Switzerland 2 Philippines 0 At Wellington, N.Z. Spain 3 Costa Rica 0 At Auckland, N.Z. United States 3 Vietnam 0 — CFL Toronto 31 Hamilton 15 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 3 Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees 5 Kansas City 4 Minnesota 9 Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teoscar Hernandez’s game-winner against former team gives Mariners 3-2 win over Blue Jays
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – Teoscar Hernández lined a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jose Caballero and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Hernández jumped on the first pitch from Jordan Romano (4-5) and hit a line drive over the head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Club Leon takes extra point after 19-round shootout but tie 2-2 against Whitecaps
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps and Mexican side Club Leon played to a 2-2 draw on Friday night in Leagues Cup action at BC Place Stadium. But in a quirk of Leagues Cup rules, the game then went to a shootout with the team that won gaining a point in addition to the one for ... Read More »
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