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Guerrero Jr. hits 2-run homer in 8th to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepped to the plate looking for a pitch up in the zone that he could drive. He got a high slider and parked it in a party deck. Guerrero hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero Jr. hits 2-run homer in 8th inning to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepped to the plate looking for a pitch up in the zone that he could drive. He got a high slider and parked it in a party deck. Guerrero hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero Junior hits 2-run homer to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on July 4th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Guerrero gave Toronto a 4-3 lead when he connected against Joe Kelly (1-4) after Brandon Belt led off the eighth with a walk. The three-time All-Star went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Araujo, Thorhallsson help Orlando City rout Toronto FC 4-0
By The Associated Press on July 4th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – César Araújo and Dagur Thórhallsson each scored their first Major League Soccer goal and Orlando routed Toronto FC 4-0 on Tuesday night. Orlando (9-5-7) is unbeaten in its last seven regular-season matches against Toronto, including winning both meetings last season. It’s the first time the Lions have gone unbeaten in seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada tops Cuba 4-2 to advance to CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
HOUSTON – Canada has advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Junior Hoilett, Jonathan Osorio, Jayden Nelson and Liam Millar scored as Canada topped Cuba 4-2 in their group stage finale on Tuesday at Shell Energy Stadium. The victory means Canada will face Group A winner U.S. in the tournament quarterfinals on Sunday evening. Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bull rider heralded as ‘up-and-coming star’ dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
CALGARY – A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda Nation west of Calgary, says 19-year-old Seth Saulteaux died Sunday during a qualifier for the Indian National Finals Rodeo. Fountain says Saulteaux suffered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountain biker dies after crash during B.C. Cup race at Big White resort
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – The senior vice-president of Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C., says a mountain biker has died after a crash during the B.C. Cup downhill racing event the resort hosted on the weekend. Michael Ballingall says the race was organized and hosted by Cycling BC, and though the competition happened on its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers sign Condors’ netminder Rodrigue to one-year deal
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000. The six-foot-one, 175-pound Rodrigue appeared in 29 games with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors during the 2022-23 season, posting a 14-14-1 record, 2.77 goals against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
CHICAGO – Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Jays manager John Schneider told reporters before Toronto’s series-opening game against the White Sox that Manoah will be on the mound when the team starts a three-game series in Detroit later this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountain biker dies after crash at B.C.’s Big White resort
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Police in Kelowna, B.C., say a mountain biker has died after a crash at Big White Ski Resort, which was hosting the B.C. Cup downhill racing event on the weekend. An RCMP spokesman confirmed that a cyclist died of their injuries, but because the crash was not criminal in nature, he referred ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The next Cale Makar’: Hutson impresses Reinbacher at Canadiens development camp
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
BROSSARD, Que. – Canadiens fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher had some high praise for talented defence partner Lane Hutson at Montreal’s development camp on Tuesday. “You get the puck, skate it out a little bit, then you give it to him and just start watching,” said Reinbacher. “He’s probably the next Cale Makar.” Hutson, 19, ... Read More »
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