National Sports
Rourke, B.C. Lions down Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in West semifinal
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Quarterback Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions are through to the second round of the CFL playoffs after downing the Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in the West Division semifinal on Sunday. Making his first post-season appearance, Rourke threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, connecting on 22-of-30 attempts. Antonio Pipkin added 45 passing yards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henley coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour victory in Mayakoba
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) – Russell Henley finally made a bogey, and that’s about all that went wrong for him Sunday as he closed with a 1-under 70 for a four-shot victory in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Henley, staked to a six-shot lead going into the final round at El Camaleon, ... Read More »
1 responseAfter a dream October, Felix Auger-Aliassime ready for his next career milestone
By Michel Lamarche, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
For the first time since mid-October, Félix Auger-Aliassime has a Sunday off – or almost. While his semifinal defeat to Denmark’s Holger Rune meant he wasn’t facing off with Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters, the Montreal native spoke with reporters to revisit a fall winning streak that has propelled his young ... Read More »
1 responseAlouettes reach East Division final with 28-17 victory over Tiger-Cats
By Tristan D’Amours, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes led from start to finish in a 28-17 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division semifinal on Sunday. With the win, the Alouettes will take on the Toronto Argonauts in the East final next weekend. Trevor Harris threw for 243 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Walter Fletcher ... Read More »
1 responseMalone gets rare gold for US men at gymnastics worlds, Canada’s Black wins silver
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – Brody Malone won the first world championship on the high bar by an American men’s gymnast in 43 years on Sunday while Canada’s Ellie Black took silver in the women’s balance beam event. Malone edged world and Olympic all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto of Japan in a close event final. Black, from ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Gushue dominates en route to first men’s Pan Continental curling crown
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
CALGARY – Brad Gushue put a flourish on his team’s dominant curling to become the first men’s Pan Continental champion Sunday. To inject levity in a lopsided 11-3 win over South Korea in the final, Canada’s skip weaved his final stone of the eighth end under his front leg and delivered it on the outside ... Read More »
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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 »
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