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Blue Jays claim RHP Luis Frias off waivers from Diamondbacks
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed Luis Frias off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays announced the acquisition Saturday and option Frias to their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo. Frias had a 9.95 earned-runs average in seven games with the Diamondbacks this season The six-foot-three, 245-pound pitcher has a 6.55 ERA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero extends hit streak, but Blue Jays fall 1-0 to Athletics
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vincent, Kim bring home gold, Arop earns silver as Canada eclipses Tokyo medal haul
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
PARIS – Katie Vincent rewrote the record book multiple times as she surged over the finish line in the women’s 200-metre sprint canoe final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The 28-year-old canoeist from Mississauga, Ont., won the race in a world-record time of 44.12 seconds. And she won Canada’s eighth gold medal, and 25th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sinner advances to NBO Montreal quarterfinal with win over Tabilo
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
MONTREAL – Top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy has advanced to the National Bank Open quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alejandro Tabilo of Chile on Saturday. Tabilo, despite representing Chile, was born in Toronto. No Canadians remain in the men’s singles tournament – or the women’s singles in Toronto. Sinner will play No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Nationals to face defending champion Montreal Tigers in GT20 Canada final
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Guyana all-rounder Romario Shepherd took four wickets and then hit back-to-back fours to lead the Toronto Nationals into the final of the Global T20 cricket tournament with a five-wicket win Saturday over the Brampton Wolves. Toronto will face the defending champion Montreal Tigers in Sunday’s championship game at the CAA Centre. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dispute over weather-affected match forces team out of Global T20 cricket tournament
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Bangla Tigers Mississauga are out of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament after refusing to play a rain-shortened elimination match. The Mississauga side was one of four teams still in contention for Sunday’s championship game. The defending champion Montreal Tigers were slated to play the Brampton Wolves on Friday in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Phil (Wizard) Kim wins gold in breaking at Paris Olympics
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Phil Kim has won a gold medal in men’s breaking at the Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Vancouver, who goes by B-Boy Phil Wizard in breaking circles, captured the first men’s Olympic gold in the sport. Breaking made its Olympic debut in Paris, but it isn’t on the menu for Los Angeles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emma Navarro beats American counterpart Taylor Townsend to make NBO semifinals
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Emma Navarro has advanced to the semifinals at the National Bank Open. The No. 8 seed downed American counterpart Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-6 (5) at Sobeys Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Navarro will meet either No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka or Amanda Anisimova on Sunday for a spot in the women’s final. Townsend’s unlikely run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL initiates review of possible Chad Kelly reinstatement after receiving assessment
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
TORONTO – The CFL has initiated a review to determine a possible reinstatement for suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly. The league announced Saturday it has received Kelly’s confidential psychological assessment, a requirement as part of his suspension on May 7, and will complete an examination of the results with the help of experts before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Marco Arop wins silver in men’s 800 metres at Paris Olympics
By The Canadian Press on August 10th, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Marco Arop has claimed Olympic silver in the men’s 800 metres on Saturday at Stade de France after being edged at the finish line by Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi. The 25-year-old hailing from Edmonton stopped the clock in a Canadian-record time of one minute 41.20 seconds. Wanyonyi held on for gold, beating Arop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IOC president Thomas Bach says he will leave office next year and Olympics needs fresh leader
By The Associated Press on August 10th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – IOC president Thomas Bach on Saturday said he will leave office next year and that the Olympics is “best served with a change in leadership.” Bach has led the International Olympic Committee since September 2013 and his 12-year limit was due to expire next year – but the members asked him last ... Read More »
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