National Sports
LA Dodgers donate $1 million to Elton John AIDS Foundation
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a $1 million donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation during one of the star’s weekend performances at Dodger Stadium, the last North American stop on his final tour. The team’s principal owner, Mark Walter, and Dodgers co-owner Billie Jean King presented a symbolic giant check ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Adam Svensson gets 1st PGA Tour title at Sea Island
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – Adam Svensson handled the cold air and the heat of contention as if he had been there before, closing with a 6-under 64 to win the RSM Classic on Sunday at Sea Island for his first PGA Tour victory. Svensson, a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was locked in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injured linebacker Wynton McManis with Argos for Grey Cup game
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
REGINA – He won’t play due to a torn biceps but linebacker Wynton McManis will be on the Toronto Argonauts’ sideline in the Grey Cup game Sunday. The six-foot-one, 225-pound McManis suffered the injury in Toronto’s 34-27 East Division final win last weekend against the Montreal Alouettes. Argos’ head coach Ryan Dinwiddie was hopeful this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills beat Browns 31-23 after snow shifts game to Motor City
By Larry Lage, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
DETROIT (AP) – Josh Allen threw a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs late in the first half and Buffalo beat the Cleveland Browns 31-23 on Sunday after the NFL moved the Bills’ home game to Detroit due to several feet of snow blanketing western New York. The Bills (7-3) avoided blowing a third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lydia Ko wins LPGA finale for record $2 million payout
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship, where she claimed the richest prize in women’s golf at $2 million with a victory that allowed her to win LPGA player of the year. Ko outlasted Leona Maguire of Ireland in the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic matches Federer’s record with 6th ATP Finals title
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
TURIN, Italy (AP) – Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud on Sunday to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb. Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3 to secure his first title at the event since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record. The 35-year-old Djokovic, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada players say team belief is strong ahead of World Cup opener against Belgium
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
UMM ÅžALÄ€L “˜ALĪ, Qatar – While Canada may be diving into the deep end against No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday at the World Cup, the team belief appears strong on the eve of its plunge. “We don’t hope no more, we believe,” veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio told reporters after training Sunday. ‘And we’re very confident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Howe wins first World Cup gold, Weidemann claims second medal of season
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands – Canada’s Connor Howe won gold in the men’s 1,500 metres on Sunday for the first World Cup victory of his career. Isabelle Weidemann also stood on the podium at the Thialf arena, skating to silver in the women’s 3,000 metres. Howe was aware of the leading pace set by two Dutch athletes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irving rejoins Nets, apologizes for hurt his actions caused
By Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and apologized to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted a link to a documentary with antisemitic material. Irving was suspended by the team on Nov. 3, hours after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs when meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champion Max Verstappen ends F1 season with 15th win
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A year after one of the most controversial finishes in the history of Formula One, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was anything but. Max Verstappen, as usual this season, was far ahead of the rest on his way to a record-extending 15th win of the season. “Incredible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) – Qatar’s first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history. The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador in front of 67,372 fans at Al Bayt Stadium. In 92 years ... Read More »
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