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Veteran centre Bryan Little to sign one-day contract, retire as Winnipeg Jet
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday they are signing Bryan Little to a one-day contract, allowing the centre to retire with the franchise he spent his entire NHL career with. The Jets said in a release that they will celebrate Little’s career on Oct. 20 when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Little was selected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB’s postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there’s little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over the potential matchup between two of the top sluggers of this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
By The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
ZURICH (AP) – Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died one day after crashing at the road world championships, race organizers said on Friday. She was aged 18. “Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement. Furrer suffered a head injury on Thursday in the junior women’s event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City’s Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery
By James Robson, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his damaged ACL on Friday. The Spain international also injured his meniscus. “This season is over (for him),” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “We are there to support him in a good recovery, step by step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez knocked out of China Open
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
BEIJING – Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday. The unseeded Stearns, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, took down the 20th-seed Fernandez in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, in the round of 64 in Beijing. Fernandez, 22, committed five double faults and landed just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City’s Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
By James Robson, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also injured his meniscus and underwent surgery on Friday. ___ James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors expected to confirm plans to retire Vince Carter’s No. 15
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are expected to confirm today that Vince Carter’s No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. Carter will attend an MLSE Foundation event this afternoon at the renovated Vince Carter Court at a park in the city’s northwest end. Raptors president and vice-chairman Masai ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard American League Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 3 Chicago White Sox 7 L.A. Angels 0 Oakland 3 Texas 2 N.Y. Yankees 10 Baltimore 1 National League Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 10 St. Louis 8 L.A. Dodgers 7 San Diego 2 N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, ppd. Interleague Kansas City 7 Washington 4 Miami 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dak Prescott throws 2 TD passes and Cowboys win 7th straight over Giants, 20-15
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games. Prescott, who has won his last 13 starts against the Giants, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacNutt upsets Einarson, Carruthers ousted in PointsBet Invitational curling
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Allyson MacNutt produced the biggest upset yet in a curling event that provides a stage for toppling heavyweights. MacNutt’s team from Halifax, which will represent Canada at the 2025 world junior curling championship, defeated four-time national women’s champion Kerri Einarson 8-6 on Thursday at the PointsBet Invitational. “So much fun. I’m freaking out,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McNamara scores twice as Frontenacs dump Petes 7-2 in OHL action
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Luke McNamara scored twice as the Kingston Frontenacs defeated the Peterborough Petes 7-2 on Thursday in the lone Ontario Hockey League game on the schedule. Ben Pickell, Maleek McGowan, Ethan Miedema, Jacob Battaglia and Tyler Hopkins had the other goals for Kingston. Frontenacs goaltender Mason Vaccari kicked out 30 of 32 shots. ... Read More »
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