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Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024
By The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard CFL Edmonton 33 B.C. 16 — MLB American League Oakland 8 Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 8 Texas 7 Houston 10 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 1 Cleveland 5 Minnesota 3 National League Miami 7 San Diego 6 Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 3 Colorado 9 Atlanta 8 Arizona 12 Philadelphia 5 L.A. Dodgers 6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Elks dump Lions 33-16 for second straight win
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
EDMONTON – Boris Bede kicked three field goals as the Edmonton Elks won their second game in a row, and second of the season, defeating the B.C. Lions 33-16 on Sunday. The Elks are now 2-7. It was their first win at home this season, and just the third in their last 31 games stretching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rai takes advantage of Greyserman meltdown to win Wyndham Championship
By The Associated Press on August 11th, 2024
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship
By The Associated Press on August 11th, 2024
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada downs Costa Rica to finish third at CONCACAF Girls’ U-15 Championship
By The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica – Gabriela Istocki and Alyssa McLeod scored as Canada defeated host Costa Rica 2-1 Sunday to finish third at the CONCACAF Girls’ U-15 Championship. The Canadians, under coach Tina Cook, dropped into the third-place playoff after losing a penalty shootout to the U.S. in semifinal play Friday. The Americans won the shootout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ames birdies final hole to defend Boeing Classic title
By The Associated Press on August 11th, 2024
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) – Canadian Stephen Ames successfully defended his Boeing Classic title Sunday, birdieing the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and one-stroke victory over Ernie Els, Steven Alker and Robert Karlsson. The 60-year-old Ames, a naturalized Canadian from Trinidad and Tobago, won his third PGA Tour Champions title of the season and ninth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rublev advances to NBO singles final in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Andrey Rublev of Russia waited out a rain delay and then dispatched Matteo Arnaldi of Italy on Sunday to advance to the men’s singles final of the National Bank Open at IGA Stadium. Rublev defeated Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 in match that took 78 minutes to play. Sebastian Korda of the United States and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River Lions beat Bandits in 97-95 thriller to net first CEBL championship
By The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Niagara River Lions are Canadian Elite Basketball League champions – finally. Led by Nathan Cayo (25 points) and Khalil Ahmad (23 points), the Eastern Conference champions edged the Vancouver Bandits 97-95 on Sunday at Verdun Auditorium to win their first league title since joining the league in 2019 as an original six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps FC Girls Elite successfully defend League1 Canada Inter-Provincial title
By The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
HAMILTON – The Whitecaps FC Girls Elite team retained its League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Championship on Sunday, defeating CS Mont-Royal Outremont 3-2 in a penalty shootout. The match went to penalties after it finished knotted at 2-2 after regulation time with Kaylee Hunter scoring both goals for the Vancouver team, in the 37th, from the penalty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pegula, Anisimova to play all-American women’s singles final at National Bank Open
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
TORONTO – It will be an all-American final in women’s singles at the National Bank Open. Defending champion and third-seed Jessica Pegula defeated No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to book a spot in Monday’s title match. The world No. 6 will face Amanda Anisimova after she defeated compatriot and No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Huge accomplishment’: Anisimova beats Navarro to make National Bank Open final
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 11th, 2024
TORONTO – Amanda Anisimova took a seat as the unpredictable wind continued to swirl around Sobeys Stadium. Having dominated the first set and on her heels in the second, the 22-year-old ascending the WTA Tour rankings following an eight-month break to work on her mental health had finally been granted a medical timeout to deal ... Read More »
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