National Sports
16-1 shot Fierceness wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher the early favourite for next year’s Kentucky Derby. Pletcher and owner Mike Repole won the Juvenile last year with Forte. The colt came into the Kentucky Derby on a five-race ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada’s Laos-Loo at Pan American Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she’s prepared for “what’s that?” and “why do you scream?” The 26-year-old martial artist from Surrey, B.C., earned a Pan American Games bronze medal Friday in kata, which is sequences of specific karate moves, including punches, kicks, blocks, footwork and breathing techniques. Amid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada’s artistic swimmers airtime
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Raphaelle Plante didn’t have previous experience in gymnastics or diving, but the athlete does both when her Canadian teammates catapult her out of the water and into the air. An acrobatic routine making its Olympic debut next year in Paris has been added to artistic swimming’s traditional technical and free routines to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue through to men’s Pan Continental Curling final with win over U.S.
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Defending champion Brad Gushue of Canada advanced to the men’s final at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 8-3 win over Andrew Stopera of the United States on Friday. Gushue’s team from St. John’s, N.L., broke open a close game with three points in the ninth end and stole two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar foes Alouettes, Ticats ready for ‘cat-and-mouse’ game in East semifinal
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats should know each other inside and out by now. Montreal hosts Hamilton in the CFL East Division semifinal on Saturday at Molson Stadium in a fourth game between the two teams this year – fifth if you include the pre-season. It’s also the third straight year they’ve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s Dabrowski, partner Routliffe finish group stage unbeaten at WTA Finals
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
CANCÚN, Mexico – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand finished the women’s doubles group stage at the WTA Finals with a perfect record after defeating the Czech duo of Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 7-5 on Friday. The reigning U.S. Open champions took one hour 34 minutes to defeat the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL suspension sparks call for gambling as mental health concern
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
Some experts are calling on the NHL to treat gambling as a mental health disorder, rather than a harmless pastime, in the wake of the suspension of Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto. The NHL suspended Pinto 41 games last week for violating its rules on sports wagering. The league said it has found no evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MATCHDAY: ‘Klassiker’ in Germany as Bayern visits Dortmund. Newcastle vs. Arsenal in Premier League
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Arsenal’s trip to Newcastle in the Premier League should give an indication of which team has taken the biggest step forward since both exceeded expectations last season. Arsenal is back in second place – where it finished the previous campaign – and can provisionally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stellar women’s field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York City Marathon women’s record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race. Reigning champion Sharon Lokedi looks to defend her title against a stellar group of female runners that includes Boston Marathon champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers and their fans celebrate World Series title with parade in Arlington
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas – Thousands of Texas Rangers fans were already lined up along a 2-mile stretch near the team’s ballpark hours before a parade Friday to celebrate the franchise’s first World Series championship. The parade comes two days after the Rangers wrapped up the World Series with a 5-0 win on the road in Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticats to start Matt Shiltz at quarterback versus Alouettes
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
HAMILTON – Veteran Matt Shiltz will start at quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division semifinal Saturday. Shiltz’s name appeared atop the depth chart released Friday by the Ticats. Hamilton will visit the Montreal Alouettes in the conference semifinal at Molson Stadium. The move wasn’t overly surprising as Shiltz took the bulk of ... Read More »
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