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Toronto FC players focused on ending winless streak as coaching rumours swirl
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
Toronto FC midfielder Alonso Coello said his team has kept its focus on snapping their lengthy winless streak rather than reports that Canadian men’s national team John Herdman is in talks to take over the struggling Major League Soccer club. TFC management has refused to comment on the Herdman report from the Athletic that also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio University QB Kurtis Rourke ranked No. 1 prospect on CFL scouting list
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
TORONTO – Kurtis Rourke has secured family bragging rights. The Ohio University quarterback was the top player listed Thursday in the CFL Scouting Bureau’s fall edition of the top-20 prospects for next year’s draft. It’s one of the few accomplishments that escaped Rourke’s heralded older brother, Nathan, who’s currently battling for a roster spot with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Confident’ Canadian men look to face challenges, expectations at FIBA World Cup
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
Head coach Jordi Fernandez is welcoming the high expectations facing Canada’s men’s basketball team. The 15th-ranked Canadian men’s senior team is getting set to open the FIBA World Cup on Friday with a game against France in Jakarta, Indonesia. With seven NBA players on its 12-man roster – the most of any team aside from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Race walker Dunfee picks up another 4th-place finish at World Athletics Championships
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Evan Dunfee finished just shy of a podium finish for the second time at the World Athletics Championships. The race walker from Richmond, B.C., placed fourth in the men’s 35-kilometre event Thursday in a season’s-best time of two hours 25 minutes 28 seconds. Spain’s Ãlvaro MartÃn came first in 2:24:30, followed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis North announced. In light of the cancellation, Table Tennis North says its organizing committee plans to make a proposal to Table Tennis Canada to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Basketball announces final roster ahead of FIBA World Cup
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Canada Basketball announced its final roster for the senior team heading into the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup on Thursday. The team will be led by all-NBA first team guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, guard RJ Barrett of the New York Knicks and centre Kelly Olynyk of the Utah ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for rest of season because of a torn elbow ligament, Angels GM says
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether the major league homers leader and 10-game winner will need surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for rest of season because of a tear in a elbow ligament, Angels GM says
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in a right elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL ligament nearly five years after the two-way superstar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM says
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL ligament. Ohtani left the mound in the middle of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Baltimore 7 Toronto 0 Chicago White Sox 5 Seattle 4 (10 innings) Kansas City 4 Oakland 0 Boston 7 Houston 5 (10 innings) National League St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 8 Philadelphia 6 (10 innings) San Diego 4 Miami 0 Atlanta 7 N.Y. Mets 0 Interleague Chicago Cubs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0
By Todd Karpovich, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. The Orioles extended their streak of series without being swept to 80 and maintained their two-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay. Toronto fell one ... Read More »
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