National Sports
Canada’s sports minister tells hockey leaders at summit to “step up”
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
CALGARY – Canada’s new sports minister isn’t ready to laud Hockey Canada on its efforts to change the sport’s culture. “Nobody’s going to hear me congratulate anybody on what’s been done so far because we’re not there yet,” Carla Qualtrough told The Canadian Press. “Kids are still at risk and we can do better.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada falls to Serbia 95-86 in basketball World Cup semifinal
By Tim Reynolds, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals on Friday. Ognjen Dobric and Nikola Milutinov each scored 16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada falls to Serbia in basketball World Cup semifinal
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines – Canada lost to Serbia 95-86 today in the semifinals of the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup. Canada will play either the United States or Germany in Sunday’s bronze-medal game. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Seattle 1 Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10 N.Y. Yankees 3 L.A. Angels 3 Cleveland 2 National League L.A. Dodgers 10 Miami 0 Atlanta 8 St. Louis 5 Arizona 6 Chicago Cubs 2 — NFL Detroit 21 Kansas City 20 — FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Fifth to eighth-place games At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protester glues feet to floor at US Open, interrupts Coco Gauff’s semifinal win over Muchova
By Brian Mahoney And Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was leading 1-0 in the second set when play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions spoil Chiefs’ celebration of Super Bowl title by rallying for a 21-20 win in the NFL’s opener
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jared Goff threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, new Lions running back David Montgomery ran for the go-ahead score with 5:05 remaining in the game, and Detroit held on for a sloppy 21-20 victory over the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s season opener Thursday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting Coco Gauff’s US Open semifinal win over Muchova
By Brian Mahoney And Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was leading 1-0 in the second set when play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coco Gauff tops Karolina Muchova to reach the US Open final. The match was delayed by a protest
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff reached her first the U.S. Open final by defeating Karolina Muchova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday night in a match interrupted for 50 minutes by environmental activists – including one who glued his bare feet to the concrete in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. The toughest part for Gauff might ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bengals QB Joe Burrow becomes NFL’s highest-paid player with $275 million deal, AP source says
By Rob Maaddi And Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow became the highest-paid player in the NFL on Thursday, agreeing to a five-year, $275 million contract extension, according to a person familiar with the deal. The contract includes more than $219 million guaranteed, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been announced. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting US Open semifinal between Gauff and Muchova
By Brian Mahoney And Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play was halted early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protest interrupts US Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova
By The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed early in the second set because of a disruption by climate activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play was halted for at least 15 minutes. Tournament referee Jake Garner ... Read More »
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