National Sports
Joey Votto posts a video thanking Cincinnati after Reds decline his contract option and let him go
By The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
CINCINNATI (AP) – Canadian slugger Joey Votto posted a video on social media Sunday thanking the people of Cincinnati, one day after his 17-year career with the Reds apparently came to an end. In a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday morning, the 40-year-old first baseman said that “if this is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luis Diaz appeals for the release of his kidnapped father after scoring for Liverpool
By The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
LUTON, England (AP) – Luis Diaz returned to Liverpool’s team and scored a late equalizer in its Premier League soccer match against Luton on Sunday, with his father still missing after being kidnapped by a guerrilla group in Colombia. Diaz had missed Liverpool’s last two games but trained since Thursday and was selected on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Padraig Harrington wins TimberTech Championship, birdieing 6 of 1st 7 holes in 7-stroke victory
By The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – Padraig Harrington ran away with the TimberTech Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour Champions title of the year, birdieing six of the first seven holes in a seven-stroke victory. A shot ahead after opening rounds of 67 and 66 on The Old Course at Broken Sound, Harrington shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions, Alouettes advance to respective division final games
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions will get one last shot at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. B.C. advanced to a West Division final showdown against Winnipeg with a 41-30 home win Saturday over the Calgary Stampeders. Adams, the CFL’s leading passer this season, was a one-man show, throwing for 413 yards and two touchdowns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian athletes pursued a mishmash of goals at Pan American Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – The 2023 Pan American Games meant different things to the almost 500 athletes competing for Canada. Winning medals, qualifying for next summer’s Olympics, competing for the first time in a multi-sport Games, competing for the first time in that environment without COVID-19 restrictions and getting in a dress rehearsal for the Paris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vincent, Kim chosen to carry Canada’s flag in Pan American Games closing ceremonies
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Paddler Katie Vincent and breaker Philip Kim were named Canada’s flag-bearers for Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Pan American Games. Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., won sprint canoe gold with Sloan Mackenzie. Vancouver’s Kim, known as Phil Wizard in breakdancing circles, became the first Pan Am Games gold medallist in men’s breaking. Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mone Inami win LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot for first LPGA Tour victory
By The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) – Mone Inami of Japan shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot over Seon Woo Bae of South Korea and Shiho Kuwaki of Japan. It was the first win on the LPGA Tour for the 24-year-old. Inami finished at 22-under 266 for the four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mahomes throws 2 TDs and Chiefs hang on to beat Dolphins 21-14 in Germany
By Ken Maguire, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes, safety Bryan Cook scored on a 59-yard fumble return, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on to beat the Miami Dolphins 21-14 on Sunday at Deutsche Bank Park. The Chiefs (7-2) did just enough to slow the NFL’s top-ranked offense in the first-ever regular season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tamirat Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri takes women’s title
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men’s race on Sunday while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women’s title. Tola finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds, topping the 2:05.06 set by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri of Kenya takes women’s title
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men’s race on Sunday while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women’s title. Tola finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds, topping the 2:05.06 set by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kingsbury returns to Canadian women’s hockey team, and continues with PWHL Toronto
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
CALGARY – Gina Kingsbury has returned to Hockey Canada to oversee the national women’s team through the 2026 Olympic Games while also managing Toronto’s club in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League. Hockey Canada announced Sunday that the two-time Olympic gold medallist in women’s hockey from Rouyn-Noranda, Que., will hold dual jobs. She’d departed the ... Read More »
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