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Redblacks lose Acklin, but beat Lions 34-27 to remain unbeaten at home
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks earned a hard-fought 34-27 victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday night, but the win was bittersweet. After watching teammate Jaelon Acklin leave the field by ambulance, the Redblacks were determined to get a win, but celebrations were muted as they thought of their injured teammate. With 8:33 remaining in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redblacks outlast Lions 34-27 to remain unbeaten at home
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – A strong second half helped the Ottawa Redblacks record a 34-27 victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday night, extending their unbeaten streak at TD Place. The Redblacks (7-2-1) are now 5-0-1 at home, while the Lions (5-6-0) dropped their fifth straight game and second in a row with quarterback Nathan Rourke running ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wood scores twice, visiting Revolution crush CF Montreal 5-0
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Talk about a Revolution. CF Montreal was handed its worst home defeat since 2009, suffering a 5-0 rout to the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action. Bobby Wood scored twice in the first half, while Nick Lima, Giacomo Vrioni and Luca Langoni added singles in the second half ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bradley takes one-shot lead over Scott at BMW Championship
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2024
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) – Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches. He certainly looked the part Saturday in the BMW Championship, all while hearing the occasional “U-S-A! ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida beats Texas 10-7 in Little League World Series semifinal and will face Taiwan for title
By Avery Hill, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2024
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) – Everything seemed to be going Texas’ way. The Southwest region champ was ahead 4-0 over Florida in the third inning Saturday in the U.S. bracket title game at the Little League World Series. Starting pitcher Julian Hurst hadn’t given up a hit, much less a run, and had beaten the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Francis loses no-hitter bid late, helps lead Blue Jays to 3-1 victory over Angels
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
TORONTO – Bowden Francis lost his bid for a no-hitter when Taylor Ward led off the ninth inning with a solo home run, but the Toronto Blue Jays prevailed 3-1 against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Francis established career bests with 12 strikeouts and going eight-plus innings in his 117-pitch performance. After eight innings, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cody Fajardo starts at QB as league-leading Alouettes host surging Elks
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal’s starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Led by Davis Alexander, who rose from third-string QB to starter, the Alouettes (9-1) have won four straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombers scratch past Ticats 26-23 with late TD drive
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Kenny Lawler believes determination and desire pushed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 26-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. “Basically, it came down to who wanted it more, what’s in your heart,” Lawler said. “We had to go out there, put our hard hat on and pull it out, and that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
Friday’s Scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 26 Hamilton 23 — NFL Pre-season Jacksonville 31 Atlanta 0 Tampa Bay 24 Miami 14 San Francisco 24 Las Vegas 24 — MLB American League Toronto 5 L.A. Angels 4 Baltimore 7 Houston 5 Texas 5 Cleveland 3 Detroit 5 Chicago White Sox 2 National League San Diego 7 N.Y. Mets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombers late TD drive lifts them past pesky Ticats 26-23
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
WINNIPEG – Kenny Lawler caught a 10-yard pass in the end zone with 19 seconds remaining as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers avoided a Hamilton Tiger-Cats comeback with a 26-23 victory on Friday. The Blue Bombers (5-6) extended their win streak to three games in front of a sold-out crowd of 32,343 at Princess Auto Stadium, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ninth-inning homers from Loperfido, Barger lift Blue Jays over Angels 5-4
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Back-to-back homers from Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger in the ninth inning steered the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 walk-off win against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Loperfido and Barger’s bombs off Los Angeles reliever Roansy Contreras (2-3) extended the Blue Jays (61-68) homer streak to 12 games as the Angels ... Read More »
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