Category Archives: Sports

B.C. Lions blitz Ottawa Redblacks 38-12, snap five-game skid in Touchdown Pacific
VICTORIA - The B.C. Lions snapped their losing skid in impressive fashion Saturday, blitzing the Ottawa Redblacks 38-12 at the CFL's first-ever game in Victoria, B.C. B.C. (6-6) quarterback Nathan Rou...
Dave Barry Aug 31, 2024

Varsho, Horwitz homer in 7-run first inning as Blue Jays rout Twins 15-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Toronto hit three two-run homers, including two in a seven-run first inning, and Jos Berros tossed six shutout innings as the Blue Jays routed the Minnesota Twins 15-0 on Saturday n...
Aug 31, 2024

Badji and Pirani's late goals help lowly D.C. United cool off Toronto FC 3-1
TORONTO - Attacker Dominique Badji scored in the dying minutes of the match as lowly D.C. United cooled off Toronto FC with a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Midfielder Martin Rodriguez, himself a sub, had s...
Aug 31, 2024

Scheffler closes in on $25 million FedEx Cup prize with late burst of birdies
ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capp...
Aug 31, 2024

Travis Kelce's racehorse Swift Delivery finishes second in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) - A racehorse named Swift Delivery that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce bought into has finished second in its latest start. Sent off as the even-m...
Aug 31, 2024

Jin Young Ko takes 2-shot lead in Boston after Ryu struggles
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Jin Young Ko took advantage of an early collapse by Haeran Ryu and turned her own bad break into a birdie Saturday for a 5-under 67 that took her from a six-shot deficit to a two-...
Aug 31, 2024

Montreal's Gabriel Diallo loses to American Tommy Paul in U.S. Open third round
NEW YORK - Gabriel Diallo's run at the U.S. Open is over. The 22-year-old from Montreal lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (3) to No. 14 seed Tommy Paul of the United States in the third round of the Grand S...
Aug 31, 2024

Canada upgrades to silver, still seeks gold after Day 3 of Paralympics
PARIS - Canada upgraded its medal colour at the Paralympics on Saturday, but is still searching for its first gold in Paris after Day 3. Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C., swam to silver in the men...
Aug 31, 2024

Reeling Roughiders host surging Blue Bombers in Labour Day Classic
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are two teams travelling on different paths heading into their first-place showdown in the CFL West Division on Sunday. Saskatchewan, wh...
Aug 31, 2024

Carolina Hurricanes reach 8-year, $63.2 million deal with rising forward Seth Jarvis
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Seth Jarvis to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract in a move that keeps a top young forward with the team for the long term. The team announced the deal S...
Aug 31, 2024