National Sports
King’s Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness won’t run in Prince of Wales race
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
TORONTO – King’s Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness has earned a well-deserved break. The heralded filly, named after WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, wasn’t among the horses nominated for the $400,000 Prince of Wales. The second leg of the OLG Triple Crown will be held Sept. 10 at Fort Erie Racetrack. Trainer Kevin Attard said Caitlinhergrtness has come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kate O’Brien earns Paralympic track cycling bronze
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
Kate O’Brien has won Canada’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris with a bronze in track cycling. The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women’s C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome behind gold medallist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands and silver medallist Marie Patouillet of France. O’Brien won a silver medal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
Wednesday’s Games (All times Eastern) MLB American League Boston 3 Toronto 0 Cleveland 7 Kansas City 5 Seattle 6 Tampa Bay 2 Texas 3 Chicago White Sox 1 (completion of Aug. 27 game) Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 2 Texas 4 Chicago White Sox 3 National League Chicago Cubs 14 Pittsburgh 10 St. Louis 4 San ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bello, Jansen combine for 2-hit shoutout and Red Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Brayan Bello delivered the longest outing of his career, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Bello (12-6) struck out nine and walked one to pick up just his second win in eight starts since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Shapovalov ousted from U.S. Open doubles play with first-round loss
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
NEW YORK – Canada’s Dennis Shapovalov is out of the U.S. Open after he and Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea dropped their first-round men’s doubles match Wednesday. The duo were beat 6-4, 6-4 by Italy’s Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker of Switzerland in a one-hour, 11-minute match. Shapovalov and Kwon fired four aces, but also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After slow start, Blue Bombers are in position to take West Division lead
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
Don’t look now but Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a win away from assuming top spot in the West Division standings. After starting the season 0-4, Winnipeg (5-6) has won three straight to move within a point of first-place Saskatchewan (5-5-1). The Bombers visit the Roughriders, who’re 0-4-1 in their last five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
By Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris. About 50,000 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee needs new goals after shattering own expectations
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
With the season he’s had, Derek Gee needs a new set of goals. The 27-year-old cyclist from Ottawa surprised “everyone” – including himself – by finishing third at the Criterium du Dauphine in June and ninth overall at the Tour de France in July. After shattering his own expectations, even he isn’t sure about what’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver’s Leah John trusting the process in first professional season on Epson Tour
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
Leah John knows that the standard answer for on what her goals are as an up-and-coming golfer should be something like “top 15 on the Epson Tour” or “get my LPGA card.” But, if she’s being honest, she’d rather just refine her process. “I am just really focused on getting me and my game the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova knocked out in the second round of the US Open
By Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Wednesday, defeated by Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 7-5. The No. 8-seeded Krejcikova won her second Grand Slam singles title this summer, but then she didn’t play any matches after the Paris Olympics. She acknowledged last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riders’ Harris, Bombers’ Ford earn CFL monthly honour roll awards
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2024
TORONTO – Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and cornerback Tyrell Ford of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named the top offensive and defensive players Wednesday in the CFL’s monthly honour roll. Harris earned a grade of 90.9 in two of Saskatchewan’s four games in August. He completed 49-of-68 passes (72.1 per cent) for 545 yards ... Read More »
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