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49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says
By Josh Dubow, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him. A person familiar with the situation said the Cowboys will send a midround pick to San Francisco for a player drafted third overall in 2021. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Chris Johnston remains second at Elite Series finale on St. Lawrence River
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
CLAYTON, N.Y. – Canadian Chris Johnston remains in the hunt for his second Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., remained second Friday in the season-ending event. Johnston had five fish weighing 24 pounds, 11 ounces to boost his overall total to 52 pounds, 14 ounces. Johnston enters Saturday’s round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pospisil bounced from U.S. Open qualifier
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
NEW YORK – Vasek Pospisil’s hopes of playing in the U.S. Open were dashed Friday. The Vernon, B.C., tennis star lost 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 to Zachary Svajda of La Jolla, Calif., in a match that was delayed Thursday, then rescheduled numerous times during the day Friday. Pospisil had defeated Pedro Martinez of Spain 7-6, 6-7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews says focus solely on hockey, winning after signing extension
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews will be well paid to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a Stanley Cup championship. The question will be for the star centre is if his four-year US$53-million extension – formally signed Wednesday – will be enough to get the team over the difficult NHL playoff hump. The deal carries an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPKC Women’s Open serves as measuring stick for young Canadian professionals
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The CPKC Women’s Open isn’t just a showcase for some of the LPGA Tour’s top players – it’s an opportunity for Canada’s youngest professional golfers to see how they measure up. Although Brigitte Thibault and Sarah-Eve Rheaume both missed the cut at the Canadian women’s golf championship on Friday, they agreed that they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American Megan Khang takes clubhouse lead in second round of CPKC Women’s Open
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Megan Kang of the United States is the clubhouse leader in the second round of the CPKC Women’s Open. She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move into the top spot in the morning wave at 7-under. First-round leader Yuka Saso of Japan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes
By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Luis Rubiales, who was also chastised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Grasse sixth in men’s 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men’s 200-metres final. De Grasse, who had reached the podium at every Olympics and world championships he competed in heading into Budapest, finished with a time of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spanish soccer player says a kiss on the lips with federation president was not consensual
By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – The embattled president of Spain’s soccer federation defiantly refused to step down Friday after insisting that a kiss on the lips with Women’s Soccer player Jenni Hermoso was consensual, an assertion that Hermoso strongly denied. Meanwhile, all 22 of Hermoso’s fellow world champions, and 58 other Spanish players, announced they will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution’s visit to Stade Saputo on Saturday night. After a narrow 3-2 victory in the Canadian Classique over the struggling Toronto FC, the weekend opponent should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer player Jenni Hermoso says ‘in no moment’ was kiss with Luis Rubiales consensual
By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso said Friday that “˜in no moment’ did she consent to a kiss on the lips by soccer federation president Luis Rubiales. Hermoso issued a statement through her union hours after Rubiales claimed in an emergency meeting of the Spanish soccer federation that the kiss was consensual. ... Read More »
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