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Yankees clinch 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Cubs for the 2nd straight day
By Sarah Trotto, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter, and the New York Yankees clinched their 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Saturday. Schmidt pitched 4 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his first big league game since May 26. Cortes (9-10) closed it out in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Blue Bombers down Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Zach Collaros threw a touchdown and Sergio Castillo booted four field goals as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21 on Saturday. The victory moved the Bombers into top spot in the CFL’s West Division, while the Roughriders remain in third after failing to win for a seventh straight outing (0-6-1). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win the US Open for her second Grand Slam title
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, adds this trophy to the two she earned at the Australian Open Open each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada wins soccer friendly 2-1, beat U.S. on American soil for first time since 1957
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Canada outclassed a young U.S. side in a 2-1 men’s soccer friendly win Saturday, the first victory over its North American rival on U.S. soil in 67 years. Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David scored for the 40th-ranked Canadians, who led 1-0 after a dominant first half. Substitute Luca de la Torre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada secures two more Paralympic gold medals to equal Beijing output in 2008
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
PARIS – Canadian athletes topped the podium at the track and in the pool Saturday. Those performances at the Paralympic Games pushed the country to a level not seen in 16 years. Wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk finished first in the men’s T51 800 metres, while swimmer Danielle Dorrie captured the women’s 50-metre final. Canada’s 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Packers QB Jordan Love has an MCL injury and should return this season, AP source says
By Steve Megargee, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love injured his medial collateral ligament in the team’s season-opening game, but didn’t suffer damage to his ACL and should return at some point this season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schmidt and Cortes combine for a 4-hitter as the Yankees blank the Cubs once again
By Sarah Trotto, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter, and the New York Yankees clinched their 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Saturday. Schmidt pitched 4 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his first big league game since May 26. Cortes (9-10) closed it out in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Danielle Dorris defends Paralympic gold in the pool; Newkirk snags bronze
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
PARIS – Danielle Dorris had no idea what to expect at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. That experience under her belt at age 13, she topped the podium five years later in Tokyo at a Games held without spectators in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dorris got the full experience in Paris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada caps Paralympic track and field competition with Smeenk’s gold, Riech’s silver
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
PARIS – Austin Smeenk rang the bell with gusto as Canada’s track and field team capped a solid Paralympic Games at Stade de France. With Smeenk’s victory in wheelchair racing’s T51 800 metres and Nate Riech’s silver in the T38 1,500 metres on Saturday, Canada’s racers, runners and throwers combined for nine medals, including five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Webb returns two interceptions for touchdowns, Redblacks thump Argonauts 41-27
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Damon Webb returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the first half as the Ottawa Redblacks thumped the Toronto Argonauts 41-27 to remain undefeated at TD Place. The Redblacks improved to 8-3-1 overall and are 6-0-1 at home. They also created some space between themselves and the Argonauts (6-6-0) in the CFL’s East Division ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Fritz can end a Grand Slam drought for American men by beating Jannik Sinner at the US Open
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Fritz got choked up when it hit him that he had reached the U.S. Open final. His explanation: “I cry at happy endings of movies and not at sad stuff. That’s kind of just how I am.” Imagine what the 26-year-old Californian’s reaction would be if he actually were to ... Read More »
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