Category Archives: Sports
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada its first gold of 2024 Paris Paralympics
PARIS - O Canada has played at the Paralympic Games in Paris for the first time. Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday, finishing atop the podium in the men'...
Sep 02, 2024
Bo-Levi Mitchell leads Ticats to 31-28 Labour Day win over Argonauts
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned a thrilling 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday afternoon. Mitchell finished 20-of-3...
Sep 02, 2024
US Open: Jessica Pegula reaches her 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal. She is 0-6 at that stage so far
NEW YORK (AP) - Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now come...
Sep 02, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada's first Paralympic gold medal in Paris.
PARIS - Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday. The 20-year-old swimmer from Parksville, B.C., was first in the men's 100-metre breaststroke and collected his...
Sep 02, 2024
Canada's Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel
PARIS - Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway. Winnipeg's Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women's whe...
Sep 02, 2024
Bombers hang on for thrilling 35-33 road win over Roughriders
REGINA - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved into a share of first place in the CFL's West Division with a thrilling 35-33 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday in Regina. In front of a sold...
Sep 01, 2024
Haeran Ryu rebounds from third-round meltdown to win FM Championship
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowin...
Sep 01, 2024
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded...
Sep 01, 2024
Stampeders look to earn a win coming off long layoff against Elks on Labour Day
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson is a little uneasy heading into Monday's Labour Day Classic between his Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton Elks at McMahon Stadium. After all, the Stampeders (4-6) haven't pl...
Sep 01, 2024
Defending champion Coco Gauff loses in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro
NEW YORK (AP) - Defending champion Coco Gauff lost in the U.S. Open's fourth round to Emma Navarro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-American matchup on Sunday, unable to overcome a poor performance that includ...
Sep 01, 2024