National Sports
Emotions run high for Virginia as the Cavaliers honor slain teammates ahead of first home game
By Hank Kurz Jr., The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Virginia played its first home football game in 10 months on Saturday and went in hoping to create a high point in what remains a long, emotional journey that started in a horrific way. Tributes and dedications for three players slain in a shooting last November began Friday with a tree ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexton returns and leads a record-setting day for Ireland at Rugby World Cup
By The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
BORDEAUX, France (AP) – Jonathan Sexton was bent over, clutching his left wrist, and Ireland and its supporters held their breath. Uh oh. Ireland’s prized asset in their determined bid to win the Rugby World Cup for the first time was playing his first match in six months on Saturday and appeared in pain. Sexton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees pitcher Luis Severino placed on injured list with left upper-body injury
By Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Luis Severino was placed on the injured list Saturday and may have thrown his last pitch for the New York Yankees. The Yankees said Severino has a left upper-body injury and was awaiting further test results. Severino left his start against Milwaukee in the fifth inning Friday night following a leadoff ... Read More »
1 responseDoncic and Slovenia top Italy 89-85 for 7th place at Basketball World Cup. Latvia finishes 5th
By The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win. Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup. Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia ... Read More »
1 responseCan the NFL’s 2020 QB draft class be among the best ever? The early results say yes
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
Joe Burrow is not only the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback, he is the leader of a draft class that in a short time is making a run to be one of the best. The 2020 QB draft class has had one of its own in the Super Bowl the past two seasons – Burrow with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With sexism in Spanish soccer being scrutinized, female players strike for higher league wages
By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – First, Spain’s Women’s World Cup winners said they would no longer play for their country as they fight sexism in the nation’s soccer federation. Now, Spain’s women’s league players are on strike and pushing for what they call a dignified minimum wage. The Liga F – Spain’s women’s league – was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Browns defensive star Myles Garrett chasing greatness, hoping for picture perfect season
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on September 9th, 2023
BEREA, Ohio (AP) – Myles Garrett was in an unfamiliar, vulnerable position. Flat on his back. Accustomed to shedding blockers to knock down quarterbacks, Cleveland’s All-Pro defensive end looked as if he might be ready to take a nap as he stretched out on a padded landing mat inside the Browns’ indoor field house this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
Friday’s Games CFL Hamilton 27 Ottawa 24 — MLB American League Toronto 5 Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 6 Detroit 0 Tampa Bay 7 Seattle 4 Baltimore 11 Boston 2 Oakland 6 Texas 3 Cleveland 6 L.A. Angels 3 National League Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 0 Atlanta 8 Pittsburgh 2 Miami 3 Philadelphia 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phyllis Ellis, Michael Woods among winners at Canadian Sport Awards
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Soccer Players Association, former field hockey player Phyllis Ellis and cyclist Michael Woods were honoured at the Canadian Sport Awards on Friday night. AthletesCAN named the CSPA, representing the national women’s soccer team, as the winner of its representative of the year award. Ellis, who represented Canada at the 1984 Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero, Bichette lead Blue Jays past Royals 5-4 to kick off 10-game homestand
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Normally, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is content to keep the bat on his shoulder when he has a 3-0 count at the plate. But when he saw a fastball coming into the zone, he just couldn’t resist. Guerrero’s two-run double was part of a four-run seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays hung to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daniil Medvedev ousts US Open defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to reach the final. Djokovic awaits
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz’s reign as the U.S. Open champion by eliminating him in the semifinals 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday night to set up a rematch in the final against Novak Djokovic. The No. 3-seeded Medvedev won his lone major championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021 by ... Read More »
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