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Ford named CFL’s top-graded quarterback after leading Elks to first victory
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian Tre Ford was very efficient in leading the Edmonton Elks to their first win of the season. Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., earned the top quarterback grade of 91.7 on Tuesday in the CFL’s weekly honour roll. Ford was recognized for his play in Edmonton’s 24-10 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada West shifts locations for TRU, UBCO women’s soccer games
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
Canada West has announced location changes for a set of U Sports women’s soccer games this weekend due to ongoing wildfires. Thompson Rivers University and UBC Okanagan were set to host a pair of games in Kamloops and Kelowna, B.C., but will instead play in the Lower Mainland region. TRU will now face Mount Royal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeLacheur back as interim president, CEO of Edmonton Elks
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
EDMONTON – Rick LeLacheur is returning to the Edmonton Elks as the team’s interim president and chief executive officer. LeLacheur, an Edmonton native, previously held both roles with the CFL team from 2002 to 2011. The team won Grey Cups in 2003 and 2005 with LeLacheur at the helm. He resigned from his positions on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-time Grey Cup champion Carl Crennel dead at 74
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
Carl Crennel, a longtime CFL linebacker who won three Grey Cups in the 1970s, has died, the Montreal Alouettes announced Tuesday. He was 74. Crennel played in six Grey Cups, winning twice with the Alouettes in 1974 and 1977 before adding a third title in 1979 with Edmonton. Crennel also played for the Winnipeg Blue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and other scouting secrets over the past few weeks. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified damages and a ban on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knicks sue Raptors, accusing foe of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and other scouting secrets over the past few weeks. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified damages and a ban on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 21, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Seattle 14 Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 9 Boston 4 Oakland 6 Kansas City 4 Interleague Chicago Cubs 7 Detroit 6 Arizona 4 Texas 3 (11 innings) National League Philadelphia 10 San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 11 St. Louis 1 N.Y. Mets 10 Atlanta 4 San Diego 6 Miami 2 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amateur Lu among final four to qualify for Canadian Women’s Open
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Amateur Luna Lu of Burnaby, B.C., was one of four players on Monday to earn a spot in this week’s CPKC Canadian Women’s Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Lu, who will be part of the 156 player field that tees off Thursday, carded a 1-under 71 in Monday’s final qualifier at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning 100-meter title at worlds
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Track, and fame, can be brutal games. Nobody felt that more over the past two years than American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson. On a sultry Monday night a half-world away from where her problems began, the 23-year-old earned a gold medal at world championships in the biggest 100-meter race this side of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
It’s going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third – and final – bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night. Toronto (7-1) remains atop the East Division, just ahead of the Montreal Alouettes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning wild 100 meters at worlds
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – American Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams. Running on the far outside in Lane 9, Richardson finished in 10.65 seconds to match the year’s best time and set ... Read More »
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