National Sports
Canada’s De Grasse wins 200m Diamond League title with impressive season-best showing
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
EUGENE, Ore. – Canada’s Andre De Grasse had an impressive season-best performance in the men’s 200 metres to win his first Diamond League title at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday. The Markham, Ont., native showed off his vintage final gear down the stretch to pull ahead and cross the line in 19.76 seconds. Americans Kenny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chapman hits winning double as Blue Jays complete sweep of Red Sox with 3-2 victory
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
TORONTO – Matt Chapman’s walkoff double off the centre field wall gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win to complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The sweep concluded a 10-game homestand that saw the Blue Jays (83-67) finish 6-4 and eliminate the bad vibrations from the Texas Rangers’ four-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Babcock resigns as head coach of Blue Jackets amid investigation
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
Mike Babcock resigned as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced Sunday. The club also announced that associate coach Pascal Vincent has been named head coach and agreed to a two-year contract through the 2024-25 National Hockey League season. The resignation comes amid an investigation into reports of Babcock invading the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Mike Babcock resigns as head coach of Blue Jackets
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
Mike Babcock has resigned as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Arop sets national record in second-place finish in Diamond League final
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
EUGENE, Ore. – Canada’s Marco Arop set a national record and personal best in a second-place finish in the men’s 800 metres at the Diamond League final on Sunday. The 24-year-old ran a time of one minute 42.85 seconds. The previous Canadian record was 1:43.20, set by Brandon McBride in 2018 with Arop’s previous personal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kuss secures Spanish Vuelta victory to become first American to win a Grand Tour race in a decade
By Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
MADRID (AP) – A decade later, the United States has a Grand Tour winner again. Sepp Kuss won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday to become the first American to win one of cycling’s top races since Chris Horner earned the Vuelta victory in 2013. The other Grand Tour events are the Giro d’Italia and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Fox rallies to win European tour’s top event at Wentworth
By The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) – Ryan Fox overcame a three-shot deficit and a triple bogey early in the final round Sunday with six birdies on the back nine – the last one from 6 feet on the 18th hole – for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory over Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Hatton in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women take first loss at Olympic volleyball qualifier to Dominican Republic
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
NINGBO, China – Canada suffered its first defeat in an Olympic women’s qualification volleyball tournament, falling in five sets to the Dominican Republic on Sunday. Canada lost 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12 in its second game of the 24-country event. The Canadians were coming off a five-set win over the Netherlands on Saturday. The Dominicans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers wrap up NL West title for 10th time in 11 years with 6-2 win over Mariners in 11 innings
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title for the 10th time in 11 seasons with a 6-2 win in 11 innings over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Max Muncy’s single off Gabe Speier (2-2) scored Mookie Betts from second base with one out in the top of the 11th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2023
Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 29 Winnipeg 23 B.C. 41 Ottawa 37 — BASEBALL American League Toronto 4 Boston 3 (13 innings) Cleveland 2 Texas 1 Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 10 Houston 8 Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6 Detroit 5 L.A. Angels 4 (10 innings) National League Arizona 7 Chicago Cubs 6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kyle (The Monster) Nelson wins by decision on UFC Fight Night card
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson, who won just one of his first six UFC outings, made it two victories in a row Saturday when he earned a unanimous decision over Mexico’s Fernando Padilla. The Fight Night card at T-Mobile Arena was dubbed Noche UFC, in honour of Mexican Independence Day. The ... Read More »
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