National Sports
Penguins re-sign Crosby to two-year extension that runs through 2026-27 season
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby plans to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for at least three more years. The Penguins announced on Monday that they re-signed the 37-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., to a two-year contract extension that has an average annual value of US$8.7 million. The deal runs through the 2026-27 season. Crosby was eligible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernandez and Dabrowski headline Canadian lineup for Billie Jean King Cup Finals
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Singles star Leylah Fernandez and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski will headline the Canadian lineup for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in mid-November. The 26th-ranked Fernandez, from Laval, Que., is the lone Canadian in the top 100 of the WTA Tour’s singles rankings. Dabrowski, from Ottawa, is ranked fourth on the doubles list. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sebastian Coe among 7 IOC members to enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president
By Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – Two former Olympic champions are in the race to be the next IOC president. So is a prince of a Middle East kingdom and the son of a former president. The global leaders of cycling, gymnastics and skiing also are in play. The International Olympic Committee published a list Monday of seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NFL Seattle 23 New England 20 (OT) Kansas City 26 Cincinnati 25 New Orleans 44 Dallas 19 N.Y. Jets 24 Tennessee 17 Pittsburgh 13 Denver 6 Minnesota 23 San Francisco 17 Green Bay 16 Indianapolis 10 Tampa Bay 20 Detroit 16 Cleveland 18 Jacksonville 13 L.A. Chargers 26 Carolina 3 Las Vegas 26 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kizzire ends drought with five-stroke victory in FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado
By Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2024
NAPA, Calif. (AP) – Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado Country Club. Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning tournaments in Mexico and Hawaii in a two-month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kizzire ends drought with five-stroke win in FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado
By Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2024
NAPA, Calif. (AP) – Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener. Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning tournaments in Mexico and Hawaii in a two-month span in late 2017 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hojgaard birdies last 3 holes to win the Irish Open and hand McIlroy more heartache
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2024
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (AP) – Rasmus Hojgaard birdied his last three holes Sunday for a 6-under 65 to win the Irish Open and hand Rory McIlroy another dose of disappointment before a raucous gallery at Royal County Down. McIlroy had a two-shot lead on the back nine until Hojgaard put together a stunning charge down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lukes lifts Blue Jays over Cardinals 3-2; Toronto gets three-game sweep
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2024
TORONTO – Nathan Lukes’s RBI double in the eighth inning was enough to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win and a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The outfielder drilled a one-out line drive into the left-field corner, scoring the speedy George Springer from first base after his pinch-hit single ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar pedalled to victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday. The UAE Team Emirates rider finished 37 seconds ahead of Spain’s Pello Bilbao to win the demanding 209.1-kilometre race on a sunny, 28 C day in Montreal. Pogacar is a three-time Tour de France winner and also won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada advances to Davis Cup quarterfinals after undefeated run through group stage
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2024
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Canada’s top male tennis players have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. The Canadians defeated the United Kingdom 2-1 on Sunday to win the final tie of the international tennis tournament’s group stage. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., routed Daniel Evans 6-0, 7-5 in the day’s opening singles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With grief lingering, Blue Jackets GM Waddell places focus on hockey in wake of Gaudreau’s death
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Hearing the familiar sounds of clacking sticks and pucks banging off the boards and glass while watching Columbus Blue Jackets prospects from the stands of a cold rink on a warm late-summer afternoon was not enough to wash away the lingering residuals of grief for Don Waddell on Saturday. That, the ... Read More »
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