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Canada’s Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
PARIS – Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway. Winnipeg’s Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women’s wheelchair triathlon Monday. Calgary’s Stefan Daniel was leading his men’s race when he crashed his bike into a barricade and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk claims Paralympic bronze in 100 metres
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
PARIS – Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk has won a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 27-year-old from Oakville, Ont., was third in the men’s 100 metres for the first Paralympic medal of his career. Smeenk earned Canada’s second medal at the track. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos was a silver medallist in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Leanne Taylor has won a triathlon bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 32-year-old from Winnipeg finished third in the women’s wheelchair triathlon behind victor Lauren Parker of Australia and silver medallist Kendall Gretsch of the United States. Taylor made her Paralympic debut in Paris. She was paralyzed from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 1st, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 35 Saskatchewan 33 — MLB American League Minnesota 4 Toronto 3 Houston 7 Kansas City 2 Detroit 4 Boston 1 L.A. Angels 3 Seattle 2 Texas 6 Oakland 4 (10) National League Chicago Cubs 14 Washington 1 Arizona 14 L.A. Dodgers 3 Miami 7 San Francisco 5 Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombers hang on for thrilling 35-33 road win over Roughriders
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on September 1st, 2024
REGINA – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved into a share of first place in the CFL’s West Division with a thrilling 35-33 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday in Regina. In front of a sold-out crowd at Mosaic Stadium, the Bombers earned their fourth consecutive victory to improve to 6-6-0. The Riders, who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. It was the latest in a series of early-for-her exits in recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haeran Ryu rebounds from 3rd-round meltdown to win the FM Championship
By The Associated Press on September 1st, 2024
NORTON, Mass. (AP) – Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at 15-under 273, then beat the fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haeran Ryu rebounds from third-round meltdown to win FM Championship
By The Associated Press on September 1st, 2024
NORTON, Mass. (AP) – Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at 15-under 273, then beat the fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champion Coco Gauff loses in the U.S. Open’s fourth round to Emma Navarro
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. The No. 3-seeded Gauff had won 10 matches in a row at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampeders look to earn a win coming off long layoff against Elks on Labour Day
By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press on September 1st, 2024
CALGARY – Dave Dickenson is a little uneasy heading into Monday’s Labour Day Classic between his Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton Elks at McMahon Stadium. After all, the Stampeders (4-6) haven’t played since dropping a 31-29 decision to the Ottawa Redblacks at home on Aug. 15. “It just feels like our last game was so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on September 1st, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport’s biggest prize. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to make winning look as inevitable as it has seemed all year. He closed with a 4-under 67 for a ... Read More »
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