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Canada’s Dunfee adjusts to painful pace of shorter race ahead of 2024 Olympic Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Evan Dunfee is adapting to the escalation of suffering in a shorter race after reaching the Olympic podium in a much longer one. The Canadian claimed a bronze medal in the Olympic swan song of the 50-kilometre race walk two years ago in Tokyo. Dunfee was devastated over the removal of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime defends Swiss Indoors title with win over Hurkacz
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
BASEL, Switzerland – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, completed the victory in one hour 52 minutes. It was his first ATP Tour title of the season. The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime won four tournaments last year and reached ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind cancels men’s World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading
By Eric Willemsen, The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
SOELDEN, Austria (AP) – Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom Sunday after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started. Gusts high up on the Rettenbachferner glacier initially prompted organizers to lower the start gate, which reduced run times by nearly 10 seconds. As winds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after getting cut in the neck by a skate in England
By The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) – American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celine Boutier wins LPGA Malaysia after epic nine-hole playoff
By The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – In fading light and with another thunderstorm approaching, Celine Boutier made a birdie on the ninth playoff hole to defeat Atthaya Thitikul and win the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour on Sunday. In a marathon playoff, both players made near identical shots on several holes and saw potential winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wrong distance takes women’s walk race athletes to mistaken record at Pan Am Games
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Peru’s Kimberly GarcÃa thought she set the world record in the women’s 20 kilometers walk race at the Pan American Games. She later found out she didn’t. Organizers of the largest multi-sports in the continent said in a statement that the times of the race were annulled due to “a measuring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sinclair trying to keep it business as usual on farewell tour, even when it isn’t
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
Minutes after the final whistle of Canada’s 1-0 loss to Brazil at Montreal’s Saputo Stadium, Christine Sinclair was doing sprints with fellow substitute Deanne Rose. Even with the clock winding down on her international career, the 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., is doing her best to keep it business as usual. Even if it isn’t. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after ‘freak accident’ during game in England
By The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) – American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Pastrnak score twice as Bruins beat Red Wings 4-1
By The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – David Pastrnak scored his second penalty-shot goal of the season and banked in an empty-netter, leading the Boston Bruins past the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night. Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy scored first-period goals and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for the Bruins, who improved to 7-0-1. Boston posted NHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelly dominates after Korea detour as Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Merrill Kelly called his four-season detour to South Korea a “Lost in Translation” experience. When he made his World Series debut, it was Texas Rangers batters who were disoriented. The 35-year-old right-hander pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA roundup: Pistons overcome Zach LaVine’s 51 points to beat Bulls 118-102
By The Associated Press on October 28th, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – Jalen Duren had 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons overcame a career-high 51 points from Zach LaVine to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-102 on Saturday night. LaVine’s effort was the first 50-point game of the NBA season and made him the first Bulls player with 50 points and no ... Read More »
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