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The US Open has started. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe are in action
By The Associated Press on August 28th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The season’s last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, began Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis – about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the sport. The Day 1 schedule includes Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff on the women’s side, and Novak Djokovic and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian athletes to watch in 2024 Paralympic Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
With the 2024 Paralympics a year away, here is a look at 10 Canadian athletes who could find themselves on the podium in Paris: Aurelie Rivard, swimming Five-time Paralympic freestyle champion and double gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympics, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., holds world records in four events in S10 classification (left hand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Short turnaround from Tokyo to Paris has Canada’s para athletes working hard
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
Three years between Paralympic Games instead of four has Paris 2024 coming at high speed for champion swimmer Aurelie Rivard. A double gold medallist in Tokyo’s Games, which were postponed from 2020 to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., is adjusting to a compressed turnaround. “Yesterday we were talking about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Open starts Monday with Swiatek, Gauff, Djokovic in action
By The Associated Press on August 27th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The season’s last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis – about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the sport. The Day 1 schedule includes Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff on the women’s side, and Novak ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada reveals roster to play women’s NORCECA volleyball powers
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
QUEBEC – Canadian coach Shannon Winzer served up her roster on Sunday for the seven-team NORCECA senior women’s volleyball continental championship that starts Tuesday at the PEPS’ Amphithéatre Desjardins-Université Laval. The defending Olympic champion United States, NORCECA defending champion Dominican Republic and powerhouse Cuba are included in the six-day tournament that is divided into two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard CFL Edmonton 30 Ottawa 20 — MLB American League Cleveland 10 Toronto 7 (11 innings) Minnesota 7 Texas 6 (13 innings) Seattle 3 Kansas City 2 Houston 17 Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 7 N.Y. Yankees 4 Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 1 National League Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 0 Miami 2 Washington 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland cuts Syndergaard after Sunday’s start in Toronto
By The Associated Press on August 27th, 2023
TORONTO (AP) – Cleveland right-hander Noah Syndergaard was designated for assignment following Sunday’s extra-inning win over Toronto after pitching six innings against the Blue Jays. Syndergaard allowed five runs and four hits against the team that drafted him in the first round in 2010. He gave up three home runs. “He just had trouble keeping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Megan Khang wins CPKC Women’s Open in a playoff
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Megan Khang is the CPKC Women’s Open champion. The American beat South Korea’s Jin Young Ko in a one-hole playoff on Sunday. It’s the first LPGA Tour title of Khang’s career. Khang had a three-shot lead heading into the fourth round but had a 2-over day as Ko shot 3 under to force ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Megan Khang of the United States wins CPKC Women’s Open
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Megan Khang of the United States has won the CPKC Women’s Open tonight in a first hole playoff victory with Jin Young Ko of South Korea. It is the first victory of her LPGA Tour career. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks beat Redblacks 30-20, snap 22-game home losing skid
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – Canadian quarterback Tre Ford threw for 317 yards, a touchdown and ran one in himself as the Edmonton Elks ended a massive drought and finally got a win at home, defeating the Ottawa Redblacks 30-20 on Sunday. The Elks snapped an horrific 22-game losing streak at home, the longest in North American professional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on August 27th, 2023
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles, now a 26-year-old newlywed considered perhaps the greatest of all time, posted ... Read More »
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