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US Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam win streak ends in loss to Botic van de Zandschulp
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten run ended at the U.S. Open with a sloppy 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round on Thursday night. Alcaraz won the French Open in June and Wimbledon in July to raise his career total to four major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bowden Francis takes no-hitter into 6th, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 2-0
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the sixth and left after allowing just one hit in seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Francis (8-3) faced the minimum through 5 1/3 innings, with the only Boston baserunner coming when Jarren Duran reached on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marina Alex plays bogey-free at TPC Boston and leads the inaugural FM Championship
By The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
NORTON, Mass. (AP) – Marina Alex found the TPC Boston much more to her liking by playing bogey-free for a 4-under 68, giving her a one-shot lead Thursday in the inaugural FM Championship. Former U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz and Lauren Coughlin, a two-time winner on the LPGA this year, were part of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler takes giant leap toward $25 million FedEx Cup prize
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Scottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead based on his dominant season. And then he looked dominant as ever Thursday, posting the best round at 6-under 65 to build a seven-shot lead and take a huge step toward the FedEx Cup title. Scheffler had five birdies over his last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending U.S. Open women’s doubles champions Dabrowski and Routliffe win opener
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
NEW YORK – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe opened their U.S. Open women’s doubles title defence Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., and Putintseva broke serve on their first opportunity but their top-seeded opponents took the next four games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Did nothing wrong’: Alberta minister had free VIP tickets to Oilers playoff games
By Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he accepted free VIP tickets to Edmonton Oilers hockey games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but didn’t break conflict-of-interest rules. Horner, when asked about the tickets at an unrelated news conference, said they were for seats to one game in the first round of playoffs and another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New head coach Travis Green looking to build strong team culture with Senators
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Travis Green said the Ottawa Senators need to focus on more than scoring goals this season. The Seantors’ new head coach says the young NHL team needs to approach to the upcoming campaign around building a strong team culture and identity. “Day one is not going to be about how we’re going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada earns two bronze medals on opening day of competition at Paris Paralympics
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
PARIS – Aurelie Rivard didn’t get the gold, and saw her world record get beaten. But winning a career 11th Paralympic medal with a performance she can be proud of was enough for the star swimmer. The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., finished third in the women’s S10 50-metre freestyle as medal competition began Thursday at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seine water quality issues resurface for para triathletes at Paralympic Games
By The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for para triathlon races. All 11 medal events are to be held on one day, Sept. 1, instead of two as originally planned, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement. “The decision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes sign wide receiver Tyler Snead to one-year extension
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes signed Tyler Snead to a one-year extension on Thursday, keeping the American wide receiver under contract through the 2025 CFL season. The five-foot-seven, 174-pound Snead produced 62 receiving yards on four catches in his only game this season, a 27-12 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Week 1. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Hurkacz and Korda ousted
By Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form on Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open. Swiatek raced by Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara 6-0, 6-1, winning the first set in just 23 minutes and finishing off the match in 65. It ... Read More »
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