August 18th, 2025

National Sports

Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate wins summer Grand Prix competition

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

COURCHEVEL — Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won gold at a Summer Grand Prix event Sunday for the first international victory of her career. The Calgarian finished first on the large HS135 hill with 108.8 points. The result came a day after she took bronze. “It is a little upgrade from yesterday,” said the 24-year-old ... Read More »

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Cam Ward shows why the Titans took him at No. 1 overall in his preseason debut

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

The Tennessee Titans are the first to point out that rookie Cam Ward has room for improvement, even as the No. 1 overall draft pick provided plenty of optimism for the future. Ward didn’t connect on his first two passes. Then he completed five of his next six for 67 yards and drove the Titans ... Read More »

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Scheffler turns to fill-in when caddie Ted Scott leaves for family emergency

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has turned to a tour chaplain as his caddie Sunday for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship when Ted Scott had to leave due to a family emergency at home in Louisiana. Scheffler began the final round two shots out of the lead. Brad Payne, a ... Read More »

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Two boats collide at start of Ocean Race Europe, crew members unharmed

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

KIEL, Germany (AP) — Two boats collided moments after the start of the Ocean Race Europe on Sunday and had to return to port for repairs. Organizers said all crew members were unharmed after contact between Holcim PRB (Switzerland) and Allagrande MAPEI Racing (Italy). Footage showed Mapei’s sail badly torn following the incident in the ... Read More »

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Phillies bring back 40-year-old reliever David Robertson

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies recalled 40-year-old reliever David Robertson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday, three weeks after he signed a free-agent deal with the National League East leaders. Robertson made six relief appearances with Lehigh Valley, and had a 10.13 ERA, though he had four scoreless outings. He struck out six, ... Read More »

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Yankees place Amed Rosario on 10-day injured list with shoulder sprain

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees put Amed Rosario on the 10-day injured list with a left SC joint sprain in his shoulder Sunday, two days after he crashed into a right field fence and the veteran is optimistic it will not be a lengthy absence. “Right now, I think we should be ... Read More »

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Henderson the hero as Crystal Palace beats Liverpool in penalty shootout to win the Community Shield

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

Crystal Palace won the Community Shield on Sunday by beating Premier League champion Liverpool in a penalty shootout at Wembley. The curtain-raiser for the English top-flight season ended 2-2 after 90 minutes after FA Cup winner Palace twice came back to level against Liverpool before winning the shootout 3-2. “It’s incredible to beat Liverpool. Coming ... Read More »

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Reds plan to activate Hunter Greene from the injured list to pitch against Phillies

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hunter Greene will return to the Cincinnati Reds’ rotation Wednesday night. The right-hander will start against visiting Philadelphia after being out since June 4 with a strained right groin. The same injury sidelined Greene for two weeks in June. Greene is 4-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 11 starts this season. The ... Read More »

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Toronto FC has a long way to go, but finally appears headed in the right direction

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

Since its last appearance in the MLS playoffs in 2020 under Greg Vanney, Toronto FC is on its sixth manager and has posted a league record of 35-88-38. TFC has finished 26th, 27th, 29th and 22nd in the Supporters’ Shield standings. Under current boss Robin Fraser, it stands 12th in the Eastern Conference — and ... Read More »

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Ski jumping’s suit trouble is back ahead of Olympics as numerous athletes disqualified

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

The right suit can help send a ski jumper soaring to gold. The wrong suit will get you grounded. Ski jumping faces more controversy with six months to go until the Winter Olympics after the first high-level competition of the new season saw numerous athletes disqualified over ill-fitting suits. The governing body says it’s “perfectly ... Read More »

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Breanna Stewart recovering from bone bruise in knee targets return by end of the month

By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart is feeling better after suffering a bone bruise in her right knee late last month and hopes to be back by the end of the month. The two-time WNBA MVP hurt her knee in the Liberty’s 101-99 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on July 26 and talked before ... Read More »

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