Category Archives: Sports

Bouchard wins opening match in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal had to work a little longer than expected, but she made it through the first round of the Guadalajara Open on Sunday. Bouchard advanced to the second...
Sep 17, 2023

Chapman hits winning double as Blue Jays complete sweep of Red Sox with 3-2 victory
TORONTO - Matt Chapman's walkoff double off the centre field wall gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win to complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The sweep concluded a 10-game hom...
Dave Barry Sep 17, 2023

Mike Babcock resigns as head coach of Blue Jackets amid investigation
Mike Babcock resigned as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced Sunday. The club also announced that associate coach Pascal Vincent has been named head coach and agreed to a t...
Dave Barry Sep 17, 2023

Canada's Arop sets national record in second-place finish in Diamond League final
EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Marco Arop set a national record and personal best in a second-place finish in the men's 800 metres at the Diamond League final on Sunday. The 24-year-old ran a time of one min...
Sep 17, 2023

Kuss secures Spanish Vuelta victory to become first American to win a Grand Tour race in a decade
MADRID (AP) - A decade later, the United States has a Grand Tour winner again. Sepp Kuss won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday to become the first American to win one of cycling's top races since Chris Hor...
Sep 17, 2023

Ryan Fox rallies to win European tour's top event at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Ryan Fox overcame a three-shot deficit and a triple bogey early in the final round Sunday with six birdies on the back nine - the last one from 6 feet on the 18th hole -...
Sep 17, 2023

Canadian women take first loss at Olympic volleyball qualifier to Dominican Republic
NINGBO, China - Canada suffered its first defeat in an Olympic women's qualification volleyball tournament, falling in five sets to the Dominican Republic on Sunday. Canada lost 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 2...
Sep 17, 2023

Dodgers wrap up NL West title for 10th time in 11 years with 6-2 win over Mariners in 11 innings
SEATTLE (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title for the 10th time in 11 seasons with a 6-2 win in 11 innings over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Max Muncy's single off Gabe ...
Sep 16, 2023

Canada's Kyle (The Monster) Nelson wins by decision on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson, who won just one of his first six UFC outings, made it two victories in a row Saturday when he earned a unanimous decision over Mexico's F...
Sep 16, 2023

Whitehead hauls in late game-winning TD as B.C. stages comeback to edge Ottawa 41-37
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions roared back to a 41-37 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday despite trailing for the majority of the second half. Vernon Adams Jr. went 26 of 37, throwing for 325 yards...
Dave Barry Sep 16, 2023