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Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at hoops World Cup
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
JAKARTA, Indonesia – RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. All but two Canadians scored in double digits as Canada improved to 2-0 at the tournament. Trae Bell-Haynes had 15 points, hitting five of the six shots he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gauld leads Whitecaps to 3-2 road win over Timbers
By The Associated Press on August 26th, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half and added an assist to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Vancouver (9-8-7), which was coming off a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Leagues Cup, won two straight away from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
Saturday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 30 B.C. 13 — MLB American League Toronto 8 Cleveland 3 Seattle 15 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Yankees 0 Houston 9 Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 2 Texas 6 Minnesota 2 National League Atlanta 7 San Francisco 3 Washington 3 Miami 2 Milwaukee 5 San Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Butler did it for Tiger-Cats in 30-13 win over Lions
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Running back James Butler returned to haunt his old B.C. Lions teammates on Saturday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats avenged their loss to Edmonton last week with an impressive 30-13 win over the Lions at B.C. Place. Third-string Ticats’ quarterback Taylor Powell went 18 of 23, throwing for 222 yards and one touchdown. Butler shredded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rossi sparks Columbus Crew to 2-0 victory over Toronto FC
By The Associated Press on August 26th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Diego Rossi scored early, Jacen Russell-Rowe used an assist from goalkeeper Patrick Schulte to score late and the Columbus Crew handed Toronto its 10th straight loss in all competitions, upping their unbeaten streak at home to 12 with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. Rossi found the net in his second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Megan Khang fends off charge from Sei Young Kim to hold on to CPKC Women’s Open lead
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Megan Khang of the United States had birdies on four of her final five holes to hold on to her lead at the CPKC Women’s Open on Saturday. Khang finished the third round at 4-under 68 to move to 11-under overall. The four birdies on her back nine were necessary to fend off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Messi scores dazzling goal in MLS debut, leads Miami over New York Red Bulls
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2023
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match league winless streak. Forty-eight years after Pelé joined the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Messi scores dazzling goal in MLS debut, leads Miami over Red Bulls
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2023
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match league winless streak. Forty-eight years after Pelé joined the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Lion Butler notches 2 touchdowns as B.C. falls 30-13 against Tiger-Cats
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats avenged their loss to Edmonton last week with a 30-13 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday in Vancouver. Third-string quarterback Taylor Powell went 18 of 23, throwing for 222 yards and one touchdown, while Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 311 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Former B.C. Lions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campbell connects for late goal, CF Montreal tips New England 1-0
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – George Campbell’s late goal helped push CF Montreal past Eastern Conference heavyweights New England Revolution 1-0 on Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. Campbell scored in the 86th minute for Montreal (11-12-2), handing New England (12-5-7) just their second loss in 11 Major League Soccer games and denying them a single shot on target. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viktor Hovland shoots 66 for 6-shot lead at Tour Championship to close in on FedEx Cup title
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on August 26th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Viktor Hovland can’t remember playing this well with every aspect of his game, and he can’t think of a better time for it to all come together. One more round of that and he’ll have $18 million to show for it, along with his name on the FedEx Cup trophy. Hovland delivered ... Read More »
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