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Blue Jays call up 2B Will Wagner for major league debut vs. Angels
By Doug Padilla, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Will Wagner was inserted into the Toronto Blue Jays lineup at second base and batting sixth for his major league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and a member of the Houston Astros Hall of Fame, the younger Wagner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays call up Will Wagner for major-league debut against Angels
By Doug Padilla, The Associated Press on August 12th, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Will Wagner was inserted into the Toronto Blue Jays lineup at second base and batting sixth for his major-league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and a member of the Houston Astros Hall of Fame, the younger Wagner was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘An honour’: Pegula beats Anisimova to claim second straight NBO women’s title
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Jessica Pegula continued her domination north of the border. The No. 3 seed and sixth-ranked WTA Tour player topped Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to defend her National Bank Open women’s singles title in Monday’s all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, N.Y., also won last year’s Canadian tennis championship in Montreal and improved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Popyrin beats Rublev in straight sets to win NBO men’s singles title
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – Alexei Popyrin of Australia is the National Bank Open men’s singles champion. The 25-year-old Popyrin, who turned pro in 2017, defeated fifth-ranked Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 on Monday night at IGA Stadium in a match that took 90 minutes to play. Popyrin, who lost in the men’s singles round-of-16 at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Popyrin beats Rublev to win NBO men’s singles title
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – Australian Alexei Popyrin has defeated Russian Andrey Rublev in straight sets tonight to win the National Bank Open men’s singles title at IGA Stadium. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pegula beats Anisimova to claim second straight NBO women’s title
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Jesisica Pegula has successfully defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title. The No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player topped Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, N.Y., won last year’s NBO in Montreal and improved her all-time record at the Canadian tennis championship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Pegula beats Anisimova to claim second straight NBO women’s title
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
TORONTO – American Jessica Pegula has won the National Bank Open women’s singles title for a second straight year. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!27 million Canadians caught the Paris Games on various partner TV networks: CBC
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
CBC says 27 million TV viewers tuned in to the Paris Games over 17 days of coverage on CBC and its broadcast partners, including Sportsnet, TSN and RDS. The public broadcaster says Sunday’s closing ceremony reached 12 million viewers on its English and French TV networks, when the average per-minute audience was two million. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Olympians return home after record-setting Summer Games
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Several members of Canada’s Olympic team were given a hero’s welcome by cheering fans and elated family members at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as they returned home from a record-setting Summer Games on Monday. About 15 athletes from sports including rowing, swimming and sailing were greeted by flag-waving fans at the arrival ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Johnston just misses out on earning a record second Elite Series win
By The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Chris Johnston just missed out on his record second Elite Series win Monday. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., had to settle for an agonizing second at the Series event on Lake Champlain. Johnston’s final five-fish limit weighed 19 pounds five ounces, giving him the overall lead at 80 pounds 11 ounces. That stood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on August 12th, 2024
The Paris Games are over and the Summer Olympics torch is moving on to Los Angeles in 2028. After Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse headlined Canada’s team in Paris, who might be some athletes to watch in four years? Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial: SUMMER MCINTOSH – ... Read More »
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