National Sports
Canada’s Shapovalov falls to Safiullin in fourth-round match at Wimbledon
By The Canadian Press on July 9th, 2023
LONDON – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted from the men’s draw at Wimbledon after suffering a fourth-round, four-set loss to Roman Safiullin of Russia on Sunday. Safiullin, ranked 92nd in the world, downed Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 on the No. 2 Court at the All England Club. The 26th-seeded Shapovalov ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saturday sports scoreboard for July 8, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 21 Ottawa 13 — MLB American League Detroit 2 Toronto 0 Baltimore 6 Minnesota 2 Boston 10 Oakland 3 Cleveland 10 Kansas City 6 Houston 3 Seattle 2 National League San Francisco 5 Colorado 3 Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 2 (10 innings) Cincinnati 8 Milwaukee 5 Miami 5 Philadelphia 3 San Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seattle Sounders claim Cascadia bragging rights in 3-2 win over Vancouver Whitecaps
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Yeimar Gomez Andrade scored in stoppage time as the Seattle Sounders scooped up a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps at B.C. Place on Saturday night. Seattle’s Leo Chu had scored a brace as the Sounders (10-7-5) twice rallied to tie Vancouver in the Major League Soccer contest. Andrade bagged the winner moments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada clipped 67-63 by U.S. in women’s AmeriCup semifinal
By The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
LEÓN, Mexico – The Canadian women’s basketball team will be playing for third place in the women’s AmeriCup, following a heartbreaking 67-63 semifinal loss to the United States on Saturday night. Despite trailing 39-29 at halftime, Canada played a superb second half and led the Americans 63-62 with three minutes left in the game. Kayla ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s tough’: St. Louis City SC hands struggling Toronto FC fifth straight loss
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Terry Dunfield strode onto the field after another disappointing result. Toronto FC’s interim head coach had just watched his severely undermanned squad give everything it had against one of Major League Soccer’s best. He then pivoted to ask his opposite a question as players shook hands. Bradley Carnell, whose St. Louis City SC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hataoka turns in prime-time effort to lead U.S. Women’s Open
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2023
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Neither the wind at Pebble Beach nor the stage of a U.S. Women’s Open could stop Nasa Hataoka, who delivered the best round in the toughest conditions Saturday for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead. Hataoka not only posted the low score of the championship, she played bogey-free on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liegghio boots five field goals to lead Ticats past Redblacks 21-13
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
HAMILTON – Marc Liegghio booted five field goals to lift the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 21-13 home win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday night. Liegghio’s final boot, from 25 yards out, put Hamilton (1-3) ahead by eight points at 11:49 of the fourth. Liegghio has made all nine field goal he’s tried since joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlanta United hands CF Montreal another 1-0 loss at home
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – For the second straight game at home, CF Montreal lost 1-0 at Stade Saputo. Brooks Lennon’s goal in the 54th minute was the lone goal for Atlanta United (9-5-8) on Saturday night, but that’s all the visitors needed to beat Montreal (8-11-2). Montreal lost 1-0 to visiting New York City on Canada Day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Louis City SC hands struggling Toronto FC fifth straight loss
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Aziel Jackson scored in the 50th minute as St. Louis City SC downed Toronto FC 1-0 on Saturday night to hand the struggling Canadian side its fifth straight loss. The 21-year-old midfielder took advantage of a sloppy sequence around the TFC’s penalty area before sliding home his first-career Major League Soccer goal early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand trips Canadian women’s rugby squad 52-21 in Pacific Four Series match
By Dan Plouffe, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Playing in front of the largest crowd in program history, the Canadian women’s rugby 15s team gave the reigning World Cup champions a scare, but the New Zealand Black Ferns prevailed 52-21 in a Pacific Four Series match on Saturday in Ottawa. Canada kept the score within seven midway through the second half, ... Read More »
1 responseNBA reveals plans for in-season tournament that starts in November
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Coming soon: the NBA Cup. The NBA unveiled the details Saturday of its inaugural in-season tournament, which will have a prize pool of about $18 million and will be capped by a championship game – which won’t count in the standings – in Las Vegas on Dec. 9. It’s an event ... Read More »
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