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Kelly throws two TD passes as Argonauts down Ticats 31-15 to improve to 5-0
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
HAMILTON – Chad Kelly threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Toronto Argonauts past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-15 on Friday night. Toronto (5-0) remained the CFL’s lone unbeaten team and replicated its modern-day club record of 5-0 established in 1960. The Argos improved to 2-0 this season versus their arch rivals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi scores dramatic game-winning goal in his Inter Miami debut against Cruz Azul
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Lionel Messi made an unforgettable debut for Inter Miami. The game’s greatest player – a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner – scored on a free kick from about 25 yards in the 94th minute, giving Inter Miami a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul on Friday night in the Leagues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi makes his Inter Miami debut, checks in during 2nd half against Cruz Azul
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Lionel Messi is now, officially, an Inter Miami player. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s best player checked in for his new Major League Soccer club for the first time on Friday night, coming in early in the second half of Inter Miami’s game against Cruz Azul in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knight and Szokol shoot tournament-record 62 in alternate shot to take lead in team event
By The Associated Press on July 21st, 2023
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) – Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol birdied six of the last eight holes in alternate-shot play for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead Friday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event. Knight made a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 18th in windy conditions at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teenager Olivia Smith turns pro, signs with Portugal’s Sporting CP
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
Olivia Smith, the youngest member of Canada’s Women’s World Cup squad, has signed with Portugal’s Sporting CP. The 18-year-old from Whitby, Ont., played for Penn State last year but announced before the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand that she planned to leave school and turn pro. Sporting CP said Smith has signed through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps deal Julian Gressel after failing to agree contract extension
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have traded midfielder Julian Gressel to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money. Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says in a release that the team and Gressel had been working on an extension before the player made the decision to move east to be closer to family. Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fournier dominant with 20 points and 23 rebounds as Canada advances to semifinals
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
MADRID – Toby Fournier had 20 points and 23 rebounds as Canada advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup with an 82-69 win over Mali on Friday. Fournier was one of three Canadians to score at least 20 points, along with Cassandre Prosper (22) and Syla Swords (21). Fournier was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada loses to France in men’s water polo at world aquatics championships
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – The Canadian men’s water polo team finished preliminary-round play with a 15-11 loss to France on Friday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Canada finished the preliminary round third in Group B with a 1-2 record and will face the United States in the Round of 16 on Sunday. Nicolas Constantin-Bicari, Jeremie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2023
HOYLAKE, England (AP) – Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no company at all atop the leaderboard Friday in the British Open. Harman seized control early with four straight birdies, and saved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
HALIFAX – Baseball is known as America’s game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Métis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own. At the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, Brandon Beaudin-Herney coached his Saskatchewan team to a 2-1 comeback win over Ontario for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens its Leagues Cup campaign against Mexican side Pumas U.N.A.M. on Saturday. Despite a brief dip in quality at Stade Saputo, Montreal still holds one of the best home records in Major League Soccer this season, taking eight wins from 11 ... Read More »
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