National Sports
Teams finalized ahead of Laver Cup tennis tournament in Vancouver
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo will join Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime on Team World at the upcoming Laver Cup tennis tournament. World captain John McEnroe announced the final three members of his six-player team on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 15, is competing in his second consecutive Laver Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Grasse, Brown, Rodney all qualify for men’s 200m semifinals at world championships
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A trio of Canadians are through to the men’s 200-metre semifinals at the World Athletics Championships. Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney all placed no lower than second in their respective heats. De Grasse of Markham, Ont., the reigning Olympic champion in the 200, ran 20.28 seconds to finish second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open 2023: With Serena and Federer retired, Alcaraz-Djokovic symbolizes a transition in tennis
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on August 23rd, 2023
Based on the reactions on social media, it seems everyone in the world of tennis was riveted by Novak Djokovic’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the last tournament for both ahead of the U.S. Open. It was a titanic, 3 1/2-hour-plus showdown between the two titans of the men’s game at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 6 Baltimore 3 (10 innings) Houston 7 Boston 3 Seattle 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland 5 Kansas City 4 National League Philadelphia 4 San Francisco 3 Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 3 Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 2 Miami 3 San Diego 0 Interleague Tampa Bay 12 Colorado 4 Washington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belt’s homer in the 10th inning lifts Blue Jays past Orioles 6-3
By David Ginsburg, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Brandon Belt homered on Mike Baumann’s first pitch in the 10th inning, Daulton Varsho hit a two-run home run in the second and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night. The loss ended the Orioles’ three-game winning streak and cut their lead in the American League East ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belt’s homer in 10th inning lifts Blue Jays past Orioles 6-3
By David Ginsburg, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Brandon Belt homered on Mike Baumann’s first pitch in the 10th inning, Daulton Varsho hit a two-run home run in the second and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night. The loss ended the Orioles’ three-game winning streak and cut their lead in the AL East over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women’s Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Brooke Henderson headlines a stacked field of golfers at this week’s CPKC Women’s Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has won four times in the Pacific Northwest and is eager to play in Vancouver for the first time at the professional level. Recently crowned world No. 1 Lillia Vu will be back in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes GM Maciocia credits head coach Maas for Montreal’s success at midway mark
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – General manager Danny Maciocia says he wondered how his Montreal Alouettes would even hold a training camp during their tumultuous off-season. Months later, his team is 6-3 and comfortably in second place in the CFL’s East Division despite the ownership uncertainty that led to the loss of several key players in free agency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK – Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and was broken by Bouchard six times on 10 chances. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., will next face 12th seed Dayana Yastremska ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes QB Cody Fajardo to return from injury Thursday vs. Blue Bombers
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is set to return from injury this week against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Jason Maas confirmed on Tuesday. Fajardo had missed the last two games with a left shoulder injury sustained during Week 9 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Backup Caleb Evans filled in, helping the Alouettes earn wins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Marco Arop advances to men’s 800m semifinal at World Athletics Championships
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Edmonton’s Marco Arop cruised into the men’s 800-metre semifinals on Tuesday at the World Athletics Championships. Arop finished atop the seventh and final heat with a time of one minutes 45.05 seconds. His time was the second best overall across the heats. The 24-year-old, who is the top-ranked 800 runner in the ... Read More »
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