Category Archives: Sports

Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton's free throws to beat Liberty 82-80
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Canada's Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday ...
Oct 18, 2024

Bo Levi Mitchell's five TD passes lead Ticats past Stampeders 42-20
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell threw five touchdown passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Calgary Stampeders 42-20 on Friday night. The win was Mitchell's first against his former team. The 34-...
Oct 18, 2024

Dodgers' Jack Flaherty flops in 2nd NLCS outing vs. Mets, who force Game 6 in Los Angeles
NEW YORK (AP) - Instead of pitching his hometown team into the World Series, Jack Flaherty sent the NL Championship Series back to California. Dominant in the opener, Flaherty flopped in Game 5. Pete ...
Dave Barry Oct 18, 2024

Alonso and Mets extend season again, beating Dodgers 12-6 to send NLCS back to LA for Game 6
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the ...
Oct 18, 2024

CF Montreal must finish the job at home to make the MLS playoffs
MONTREAL - Just six weeks ago, CF Montreal was on the brink of collapse. Now Montreal has the perfect chance to exorcise its demons on Saturday. Coined as "Decision Day," the final match day of the Ma...
Oct 18, 2024

BetMGM cuts under prop bets on NBA players on 2-way or 10-day contracts
LAS VEGAS (AP) - BetMGM Sportsbook, in light of the lifetime banishment of Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, will not take NBA proposition under bets on players on two-way or 10-day contracts. Th...
Dave Barry Oct 18, 2024

Canada's Stefan Daniel wins sixth career world para triathlon title
TORREMOLINOS - Canada's Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon para championship title Friday, calling his victory "redemption" after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics. The 27...
Oct 18, 2024

Quarterback Adams, B.C. Lions look to reset against league-leading Montreal Alouettes
SURREY, B.C. - Vernon Adams Jr. has watched the B.C. Lions' struggles from a unique vantage point. And the quarterback's assessment of what's plagued the team is simple. "Just overall not being good e...
Dave Barry Oct 18, 2024

Anthony Stolarz relishing crease chance with Maple Leafs: 'You want to be the guy'
TORONTO - Anthony Stolarz saw an opportunity this summer in free agency. When fellow Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll went down injured ahead of the team's regular-season opener, another chance mate...
Oct 18, 2024

Fire and Ice: New curling exec Sulsky makes early impression on Slam circuit
Change is in the air on the Grand Slam of Curling series, and The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky is leading the charge as the face of the circuit's new ownership group. Early returns are in after the se...
Oct 18, 2024