National Sports
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu loses first-round match at Wimbledon warm-up tournament
By The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
BERLIN – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu dropped a 7-6 (0), 7-5 decision to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in first-round play at the Bett1Open on Wednesday. Each player held serve through the opening set before the 53rd-ranked Czech took control in the tiebreaker by sweeping all seven points. Andreescu, the world No. 35 from Mississauga, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB Interleague Toronto 2 Miami 0 Houston 4 N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Angels 0 American League Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 6 Kansas City 1 Detroit 0 N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle 1 Cleveland 3 Oakland 2 (10 innings) Boston 10 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 7 Texas 6 National League Atlanta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clement, Springer hits in the 8th lift Jays over Marlins 2-0
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Ernie Clement and George Springer hit consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings to help Toronto even the series after falling 11-0 in the opener Monday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clement and Springer hit RBI singles in the 8th in the Blue Jays’ 2-0 win over the Marlins
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Ernie Clement and George Springer hit consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings to help Toronto even the series after falling 11-0 in the opener Monday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clement, Springer hits in 8th lift Blue Jays over Marlins 2-0
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Ernie Clement and George Springer hit consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings to help Toronto even the series after falling 11-0 in the opener Monday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guadeloupe downs Guyana in qualifier, will face Canada in Toronto in Gold Cup opener
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
Canada will open the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Guadeloupe, which blanked Guyana 2-0 in preliminary play Tuesday to advance to the main tournament field. The 47th-ranked Canadian men will host Guadeloupe, which is unranked because as part of France it is not a member of FIFA, at Toronto’s BMO Field on June 27. Canada then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. opts in to final year of contract
By The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
TORONTO – Shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. will opt into the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Trent’s player option for the 2023-24 season is worth US$18.5-million. Reports say the guard and the Raptors are working on an extension. The 24-year-old Trent averaged 17.4 points a game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors eyeing option of moving up in important upcoming NBA draft
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have some considerations in mind for Thursday night’s draft. Toronto has just one pick, sitting on the back end of the lottery at 13th overall in the first round. But with a number of unknowns surrounding the roster as free agency approaches, assistant general manager and VP of player personnel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: Raptors guard Trent opts in to final year of contract
By The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
TORONTO – Shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. will opt into the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple media reports. Trent’s player option for the 2023-24 season is worth US$18.8-million. Reports say the guard and the Raptors are working on an extension. The 24-year-old Trent averaged 17.4 points a game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Milos Raonic withdraws from Wimbledon warm-up event due to shoulder injury
By The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
LONDON – Canada’s Milos Raonic withdrew from the Cinch Championships on Tuesday due to a shoulder injury. Raonic, who recently returned to the ATP Tour after an injury-forced absence of nearly two years, pulled out before his scheduled first-round match against Australia’s Jordan Thompson. Lucky loser Alexei Popyrin of Australia replaced Raonic in the draw. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FC Cincinnati looks to add to winning record as Toronto FC comes to visit
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 20th, 2023
Toronto FC and third-string goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh stand between FC Cincinnati and history on Wednesday at TQL Stadium. League-leading Cincinnati (12-1-4) has won its first 12 home games in all competitions this season, matching San Jose’s record run set in 2002. Nine of those home victories have come in league play and San Jose also ... Read More »
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