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Friday’s sports scoreboard for June 2, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard Memorial Cup At Kamloops, B.C. Semifinal Seattle 4 Peterborough 1 — AHL Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Hershey 1 Rochester 0 (Hershey wins series 4-2) — MLB Interleague Toronto 3 N.Y. Mets 0 Colorado 7 Kansas City 2 Miami 4 Oakland 0 L.A. Dodgers 8 N.Y. Yankees 4 Baltimore 3 San Francisco 2 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thunderbirds top Petes 4-1 to set up date with Remparts in Memorial Cup final
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Kyle Crnkovic scored his tournament-leading fifth goal and added an assist as the Seattle Thunderbirds topped the Peterborough Petes 4-1 on Friday to book their ticket to the Memorial Cup final. Brad Lambert, Colton Dach and Nico Myatovic had the other goals for Seattle, which got 27 saves from Thomas Milic. Brennan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dad-to-be Chris Bassitt pitches Blue Jays over Mets 3-0
By Jerry Beach, The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Chris Bassitt took the mound after a 91-minute rain delay, ready to rush back to Toronto as his wife went into labor, and shut down his former team on three hits to lead the Blue Jays over the New York Mets 3-0 on Friday. Bassitt’s wife Jessica was due to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders top Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-16 in CFL pre-season finale
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
WINNIPEG – Trevor Harris made a brief – but perfect – appearance for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as the visitors downed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-16 in pre-season action Friday night. The new Roughriders quarterback guided the offence on its first possession to a nine-play, 83-yard TD drive that ended with a Derel Walker five-yard touchdown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25-22 in CFL pre-season
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Cody Fajardo threw an early touchdown pass in his first appearance as Montreal’s starting quarterback in the Alouettes’ 25-22 pre-season victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. Montreal improved to 2-0 in pre-season playin front of 12,698 fans at Molson Stadium, with most of its starters playing for the first time. Hamilton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee, Knight share second-round lead at Mizuho Americas Open, 2 Kos, Zhang lurking
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2023
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – Minjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open. Cheyenne Knight had a 68 to join Lee at 7-under 137 atop the tightly bunched leaderboard in the inaugural event that features five top-10 players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the Memorial
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on June 2nd, 2023
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from the 10-foot range or longer, he might ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy highlights Canadian Open field
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Rory McIlroy will look for a record third straight Canadian Open title when the national golf championship tees off next week. The world No. 3 was part of the full field of competitors announced Friday by Golf Canada and event sponsor RBC for the June 8-11 PGA Tour event at Toronto’s Oakdale Golf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver look to turn previous chaos in to organized performance against Kansas
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off what head coach Vanni Sartini called a “chaotic” 6-2 win over the Houston Dynamo but now have to face one of the most in-form teams in the Western Conference. Vancouver (5-5-5) will take on Sporting Kansas City (4-8-4) on Saturday night looking to continue their strong home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women lose a heartbreaker to Mexico in CONCACAF under-20 semifinal
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Alice Soto scored in the 92nd minute to send Mexico to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Canada in semifinal action Friday at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. The goal came on a counter-attack with Hailey Gordon’s cross finding Soto at the top of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz dominant in third-round win over Canada’s Shapovalov at French Open
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
PARIS – Playing on his preferred surface, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz proved to be too much for Canada’s Denis Shapovalov at the French Open. Alcaraz cruised to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over the 26th-seeded Canadian, whose occasional flashes of brilliance were undone by unforced errors. Shapovalov showed a lot of fight in the ... Read More »
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