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Canada falls to Serbia 95-86 in FIBA World Cup semifinal, will play U.S. for bronze
By Tim Reynolds, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals on Friday. RJ Barrett scored 23 for Canada (5-2), which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TMU men’s soccer team to play amid investigation into alleged ‘concerning behaviour’
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
Toronto Metropolitan University says its men’s soccer team will play its home opener this weekend despite an ongoing investigation into what the school describes as “serious and concerning behaviour.” TMU had suspended its men’s squad earlier this week after it received a report about the unspecified conduct, adding the team would be held off the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago Blackhawks to retire Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios’ No. 7 jersey
By The Associated Press on September 8th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Blackhawks will retire Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios’ No. 7 jersey. The Blackhawks had Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder deliver the news to his longtime friend during the band’s concert at the United Center on Thursday night. Chelios, 61, a Chicago native, played for his hometown team from 1990 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MATCHDAY: Spalletti makes Italy debut in North Macedonia. Lukaku leads Belgium in Azerbaijan
By The Associated Press on September 8th, 2023
A look at what’s happening in European Championship qualifying on Saturday: GROUP C New Italy coach Luciano Spalletti makes his debut when the Azzurri visit North Macedonia. It’s a rematch of the game that North Macedonia shockingly won in Palermo last year to prevent Italy from qualifying for the World Cup. Spalletti, who led Napoli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s sports minister tells hockey leaders at summit to “step up”
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
CALGARY – Canada’s new sports minister isn’t ready to laud Hockey Canada on its efforts to change the sport’s culture. “Nobody’s going to hear me congratulate anybody on what’s been done so far because we’re not there yet,” Carla Qualtrough told The Canadian Press. “Kids are still at risk and we can do better.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada falls to Serbia 95-86 in basketball World Cup semifinal
By Tim Reynolds, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals on Friday. Ognjen Dobric and Nikola Milutinov each scored 16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada falls to Serbia in basketball World Cup semifinal
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines – Canada lost to Serbia 95-86 today in the semifinals of the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup. Canada will play either the United States or Germany in Sunday’s bronze-medal game. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Seattle 1 Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10 N.Y. Yankees 3 L.A. Angels 3 Cleveland 2 National League L.A. Dodgers 10 Miami 0 Atlanta 8 St. Louis 5 Arizona 6 Chicago Cubs 2 — NFL Detroit 21 Kansas City 20 — FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Fifth to eighth-place games At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protester glues feet to floor at US Open, interrupts Coco Gauff’s semifinal win over Muchova
By Brian Mahoney And Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was leading 1-0 in the second set when play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions spoil Chiefs’ celebration of Super Bowl title by rallying for a 21-20 win in the NFL’s opener
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jared Goff threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, new Lions running back David Montgomery ran for the go-ahead score with 5:05 remaining in the game, and Detroit held on for a sloppy 21-20 victory over the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s season opener Thursday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting Coco Gauff’s US Open semifinal win over Muchova
By Brian Mahoney And Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open semifinal victory over Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was leading 1-0 in the second set when play ... Read More »
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