National Sports
Presidents Cup: Canadians on International team have ties to Kent State University
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2024
Herb Page was going about his business on a Tuesday morning when Mackenzie Hughes, one of his former star players on Kent State University’s men’s golf team, reached out to him on FaceTime. Hughes said he just wanted to say hi because he was killing time at the kind of corporate function PGA Tour players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Push for gender equity in tennis ‘a beautiful thing’: Bianca Andreescu
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2024
Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand. Whether she’s signing a ball or writing a book for kids, the Canadian tennis star wants to be an inspiration for the next generation and help make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Tampa Bay 4 Toronto 3 Detroit 4 Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees 7 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 9 Houston 8 Texas 6 Seattle 5 Boston 8 Minnesota 1, game 1 Boston 9 Minnesota 3, game 2 National League N.Y. Mets 2 Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers 6 Colorado 5 Chicago Cubs 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames jump out to a hot start, burn Kraken 6-1
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
SEATTLE – The Calgary Flames and Seattle Kraken both finished with 81 points last year in the Western Conference and missed the NHL playoffs by 17 points. Both organizations vowed during the off-season to do much better and make efforts to ice playoff contending teams this season. The visiting Calgary Flames showed Sunday night that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yakemchuk scores in OT as Senators trip Leafs 6-5
By Mitch Bannon, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
TORONTO – Carter Yakemchuk’s goal 2:37 into overtime allowed the Ottawa Senators to claim a 5-4 NHL pre-season victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs that almost got away on Sunday. After a four-goal third period lifted Toronto back into the contest, the Senators’ young defencemen sliced through the Leafs’ end, scoring the OT winner off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dineen scores in OT as Oilers ground Jets 3-2
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
EDMONTON – Defenceman Cam Dineen scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started NHL pre-season play on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Sam O’Reilly and Raphael Lavoie also scored for the Oilers (1-0) who are coming off their devastating loss in Game 7 of the Stanley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Attack rally in third period to beat Battalion 3-2
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Rafik Varosyan and Taos Jordan scored third-period goals three minutes apart to lift the Owen Sound Attack to a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting North Bay Battalion on Sunday. The Battalion, with goals from Natan Teshome and Lirim Amidovski, took a 2-1 lead into the final frame but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Loshing paces Wildcats to 6-3 win over Islanders
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
CHARLOTTETOWN – Yoan Loshing scored three times, including once into an empty net, as the visiting Moncton Wildcats beat the Charlottetown Islanders 6-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Alex Mercier, Caleb Desnoyers and Markus Vidicek also scored for the Wildcats, who outshot the hosts 40-28. Julius Sumpf chipped in with three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
By Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press on September 22nd, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering home run. The White Sox (36-120) had taken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lydia Ko pulls away with a 63 to win Queen City Championship for 3rd LPGA title of the year
By The Associated Press on September 22nd, 2024
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Lydia Ko extended her amazing summer run when she turned a two-shot deficit into a rout by closing with a 9-under 63 to win the Kroger Queen City Championship for her third LPGA Tour title of the season. Ko won for the third time in her last four starts, which includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Horschel’s eagle seals BMW PGA Championship win in playoff with McIlroy
By The Associated Press on September 22nd, 2024
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) – Billy Horschel became the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holed a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff on Sunday. Horschel showed no sign of nerves when he sank a long putt from near the edge of the ... Read More »
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