National Sports
Paula Reto, Amelia Lewis lead LPGA Tour’s lone team event
By The Associated Press on July 20th, 2023
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) – Paula Reto and Amelia Lewis shot a 9-under 61 in better-ball play Thursday at rainy Midland Country Club to take the second-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event. “We look forward to this event all year,” Lewis said. “We plan it in January, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties
By Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press on July 20th, 2023
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday. The NFL released a 23-page report detailing the findings of an independent investigation into Snyder’s conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada reaches round of 16 in women’s world water polo championship
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – Canada’s women’s water polo team advanced to the round of 16 at the world championship with a 17-12 victory Thursday over host Japan. Canada meets South Africa on Saturday in Fukuoka with the victor advancing to the quarterfinals. The Canadians capped pool play with a 2-1 record in Group D to finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Club Leon match in Leagues Cup seen as chance to compare Vancouver to benchmark
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini previously declared Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC the best team in this year’s CONCACAF Champions League. But it fell at the final hurdle to Vancouver’s Friday night opponent: Club Leon. “And deservedly so,” Sartini said at a press conference ahead of the Whitecaps’ Leagues Cup tilt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fleetwood among British Open leaders. McIlroy among the survivors.
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on July 20th, 2023
HOYLAKE, England (AP) – The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf’s oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises. It started with Christo Lamprecht, the South African amateur as tall as a flag stick and almost as thin, making three birdies over his last six holes and posting a 5-under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Equestrian Ben Asselin handed 14-month sanction for doping violation
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – Equestrian Ben Asselin was handed a 14-month ban by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Thursday for an anti-doping rule violation. The Calgary native was found to have the presence of d-amfetamine, a prohibited stimulant, from a urine sample done in competition on June 18, 2022. According to the CCES, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero’s seventh inning lifts Blue Jays over Padres 4-0; Toronto avoids sweep
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made a sharp defensive play and hit a home run in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a three-game sweep. Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer after Guerrero’s blast for Toronto (54-43). Jordan Luplow’s RBI single in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian sprinter Almond Small eyes continued rise in young career
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
Canadian sprinter Almond Small didn’t expect to be at this point. It wasn’t until he was in Grade 12 at Toronto’s Northern Secondary School that he thought he could go somewhere in track and field. He had stopped competing entirely earlier in high school. After wrapping up his junior college career at Barton Community College ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookie Powell to start at quarterback for Ticats versus unbeaten Argos
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
HAMILTON – Taylor Powell was the definition of calm Thursday. The rookie quarterback will make his first CFL start Friday night when Hamilton (2-3) hosts the archrival Toronto Argonauts (4-0). Following the Tiger-Cats walk-through, the 24-year-old Arkansas native gave no indication of having any pre-game jitters or that the moment was too big for him. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bronze-medal finish ‘a motivator’ for Canadian diver McKay heading into Olympic year
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
Caeli McKay’s bronze-medal performance at the World Aquatics Championships is still sinking in. “I woke up this morning, I was like, ‘did I dream that? Or did I actually do that yesterday?'” said the Canadian diver. “It was a crazy feeling. Just really proud.” The 24-year-old from Calgary finished third in the 10-metre platform event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cycling Canada says athletes can compete as chosen gender in non-UCI events
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2023
Cycling Canada says athletes will be able to compete according to their currently identified gender for the rest of the year in Canadian competitions that are not sanctioned by the world cycling governing body. The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced last Friday that female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be ... Read More »
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