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Judge, DÃaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
HOUSTON (AP) – Aaron Judge, Edwin DÃaz, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson and Xander Bogaerts were among 131 players who became free agents on Sunday as baseball’s business season began just hours after the final out of the World Series. Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom and Carlos Rodón are set to join them in the next few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Danish teenager Rune stuns Djokovic to win Paris Masters
By Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
PARIS (AP) – Unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune staged a stunning comeback to secure the biggest victory of his career by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Paris Masters on Sunday. Rune denied Djokovic a record-extending 39th Masters title. The 19-year-old Rune, who is a friend and former junior doubles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday. Chebet won the men’s race and Lokedi the women’s race in her first-ever marathon on an unseasonably warm day, with temperatures in the 70s making it one of the hottest in race history ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs sign goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to two-year contract
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year entry-level contract on Sunday. The 23-year-old netminder posted a 6-0-0 record and .922 save percentage with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies this season. Petruzzelli gives the Maple Leafs some much-needed depth in the crease as Toronto has had several goaltender injuries this season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue claims Pan Continental men’s curling title, downs South Korea 11-3
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue won the first men’s Pan Continental Curling Championship on Sunday with an 11-3 win over South Korea’s Byeongjin Jeong. Gushue and his team from St. John’s, N.L., scored two points in the opening end, four in the fourth and stole three in the fifth to dominate the final. South Korea ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Ellie Black wins silver in balance beam at gymnastics worlds
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom – Canada’s Ellie Black won a silver medal in the balance beam competition on Sunday at the world gymnastics championships. Black, from Halifax, finished with 13.566 points. Japan’s Hazuki Watanabe won gold (13.600) and teammate Shoko Miyata took bronze (13.533). Black won team bronze earlier in the week. This report by The ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors forward Pascal Siakam will be sidelined with strained adductor muscle
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is expected to miss at least two weeks with a strained right adductor muscle, the team said Sunday. Siakam suffered the injury when he slipped during the third quarter of Toronto’s 111-110 loss in Dallas on Friday night. The 28-year-old, who had 18 points in 32 minutes against the Mavericks, ... Read More »
1 responseAustralia downs Fiji to win Hong Kong Sevens, Canadian men finish 10th
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
HONG KONG – Nathan Lawson’s last-minute try gave Australia a 20-17 win over Fiji in the final of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, ending the Fijians’ run of five straight tournament titles. With a Fiji player in the sin-bin, Australia won the ball back at the breakdown and Lawson raced down the ... Read More »
1 responseMcNeil new president of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton; Storey didn’t seek re-election
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
WHISTLER, B.C. – Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has a new president. Tara McNeil, a Calgary sport physiologist, ran unopposed at the conclusion of the embattled sport organization’s annual general meeting on Saturday night in Whistler, as former president and acting CEO Sarah Storey did not run for a third term. A group of current and retired ... Read More »
1 responseBayern says Davies’ World Cup for Canada ‘not at risk’
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
MUNICH (AP) – Bayern Munich says Alphonso Davies’ injury is not as bad as initially feared and that his participation in the World Cup for Canada is “not at risk.” The 22-year-old Davies suffered what Bayern said Sunday was a “hamstring strain” in the team’s 3-2 win at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL World Series Houston 4 Philadelphia 1 (Houston wins best-of-seven series 4-2) — NHL Toronto 2 Boston 1 Winnipeg 4 Chicago 0 Vegas 6 Montreal 4 Philadelphia 2 Ottawa 1 Dallas 6 Edmonton 2 New Jersey 4 Calgary 3 (OT) Nashville 4 Vancouver 3 (SO) Detroit 3 N.Y. ... Read More »
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