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Dabrowski, Fernandez reach U.S. Open women’s doubles third round with their partners
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK – A pair of Canadians advanced to the third round of U.S. Open women’s doubles with Saturday’s victories. Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, and Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. were victorious in their second-round matches. Sixth-seeds Fernandez and Townsend beat Spaniards Aliona Bolsova ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen on injured list with fractured finger
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger fracture. Jansen sustained the injury in the sixth inning of Friday’s 13-9 win over the host Colorado Rockies. Jansen took a foul ball off his throwing hand. He’d hit a two-run homer to break ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare for powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2023
REGINA – With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the verge of clinching a CFL playoff spot, Saskatchewan head coach Craig Dickenson understands Sunday’s Labour Day Classic will be a tough challenge for his Roughriders. The Blue Bombers enter the contest in first place in the West Division with a 9-2-0 record. The Riders rank third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big-spending Chelsea humbled in home loss to Nottingham Forest
By Mattias Karen, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements. A toothless Chelsea lost at home to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday, a day after closing the summer transfer window by taking its record-breaking spending past the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz produces highlights, smiles in U.S. Open victory over Dan Evans
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Even if Carlos Alcaraz was by no means perfect during a victory in the U.S. Open’s third round Saturday – he dropped a set, after all – the defending champion produced enough bits of brilliance to keep himself smiling and prompt his opponent, Dan Evans, to chuck his racket a couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Dabrowski reaches U.S. Open women’s doubles third round with Routliffe
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the third round of women’s doubles at the U.S. Open with a victory on Saturday. Dabrowski and Routliffe defeated China’s Zhu Lin and Taiwan’s Wu Fang-hsien in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 6-3). The 16th-seeded Canadian and New Zealander will meet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic basketball
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2023
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. He stood along the side of the South Sudan locker room after their run in the World Cup was over, cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled the same thing, over and over. “Where we goin’?” he shouted. “Paris,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Preece ready to race at Darlington after frightening Daytona crash
By Pete Iacobelli, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2023
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) – Ryan Preece had a message to deliver, no matter how bad his eyes looked after his frightening crash at Daytona last week. “It’s OK to not race,” the Stewart Haas Racing driver said at Darlington on Saturday. “But it’s OK to race, and I think that’s what needs to be said.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big-spending Chelsea humbled in 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest
By Mattias Karen, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements. Chelsea lost at home to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday, a day after closing the summer transfer window by taking its spending past the $500 million mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign offensive lineman Jordan Murray
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2023
HAMILTON – Offensive lineman Jordan Murray has returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL club announced the signing of the American on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Coppell, Texas started 11 games, including a pair of playoff games, for the Tiger-Cats in 2021. He was then released to sign with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, with whom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novak Djokovic comes back after dropping the first 2 sets to beat Laslo Djere at the US Open
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 1st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Novak Djokovic came all the way back from a two-set deficit to beat Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open to avoid what would have been his earliest exit there since 2006. The match began under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on ... Read More »
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