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Toronto Blue Jays place Canadian closer Jordan Romano on 15-day injured list
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano has been placed on the 15-day injured list, the club announced Saturday. The 30-year-old from Markham, Ont., left Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels with two outs in the top of the night due to lower back inflammation Romano has struggled with back soreness since pitching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard work returns Hyun-Jin Ryu to Blue Jays rotation after Tommy John surgery
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
TORONTO – Hyun-Jin Ryu couldn’t wait to get to work. Having just undergone the second Tommy John surgery of his career – the first procedure on his ulnar collateral ligament happened when he was a teenager – the 36-year-old pitcher knew that with a dedicated rehabilitation he could recover in a relatively short time frame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race; Piastri is second
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) – Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 118 points. It was Verstappen’s ninth straight win including the two sprint races he has won this season. He collected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bronny James plays piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California. The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front of his family, smiles and gets up without speaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Liendo breaks own national record, wins silver in men’s 100-metre butterfly
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – Canada’s Josh Liendo won silver in the men’s 100-metre butterfly with a Canadian record time at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Toronto clocked in at 50.34 seconds to eclipse his previous national mark of 50.36 seconds set back in the spring and improve on his bronze-medal performance at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt wins ski summer jumping bronze; Strate finishes eighth
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt won bronze at the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix summer series opener on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Calgary finished third on the women’s 132-metre large hill in Courcheval, France, with 167.1 points. Loutitt was sixth after her first jump of 112.5 metres. She then launched herself onto the podium with a stellar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women’s World Cup win, keeping alive a chance to advance
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
PERTH, Australia (AP) – Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup. Swaby, who grew up in West Hartford, Conn., and played for Boston College, knocked in a header off Trudi Carter’s corner kick to clinch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes looking to put pressure on Stampeders QB Maier as Montreal hosts Calgary
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
MONTREAL – Danny Maciocia evaluated “everything” during his team’s bye week. So what did the Montreal Alouettes general manager identify as one the group’s biggest needs as he dissected its performance through five games? Making life difficult for opposing quarterbacks. And Calgary’s Jake Maier will be the target when Montreal hosts the Stampeders on Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boutier takes 3-shot lead into final round of Évian Championship
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Céline Boutier carded a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Évian Championship on Saturday to increase her lead to three shots going into the final day. Canada’s Brooke Henderson, meanwhile, remains in the hunt just four strokes back. The 29-year-old Boutier aims to become the first Frenchwoman to win the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
By Stephen Wade, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) – Here’s why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She’s never quite satisfied. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women’s World Cup win
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2023
PERTH, Australia (AP) – Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup. Swaby, who grew up in West Hartford, Conn., and played for Boston College, knocked in a header off Trudi Carter’s corner kick to clinch ... Read More »
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