Category Archives: Sports
Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham is on its way to the United States after being given the Hollywood treatment
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fift...
Jul 17, 2023
Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players. He's been in 35 Grand Slam finals. He's won 23 of ...
Jul 17, 2023
A year after trading Soto, the Nationals still need to be patient with the players they received
Almost a year after trading Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals are struggling as expected - and it will still be a while before that deal can be fully evaluated. The Nationals received a massive pack...
Jul 17, 2023
Oh boy! Men to compete in artistic swimming -- formerly called synchro -- at Paris Olympics
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers - now called artistic swimmers - have heard the putdowns before. But they're getting t...
Jul 16, 2023
Australia's Matildas call for equal prize money for men's, women's World Cups
SYDNEY (AP) - Australia's Matildas have called for equal prize money for soccer's global showpiece tournaments just days out from kicking off the Women's World Cup in Sydney. Australia and New Zealand...
Jul 16, 2023
Mexico beats Panama 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup final as Giménez scores 88th-minute goal
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Santiago Gimnez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the record ninth time with a 1-0 victory over Panama on Sunday...
Jul 16, 2023
Vincent Norrman scrambles in playoff for first PGA Tour victory at Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Vincent Norrman lipped in an 8-footer for bogey on the 72nd hole to get into a playoff, then scrambled for par on the same hole in sudden death on Sunday to beat Nathan Kimse...
Jul 16, 2023
Guillorme delivers in a pinch as the Mets edge the Dodgers 2-1 in 10 following Scherzer's gem
NEW YORK (AP) - After failing to get a bunt down, pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Su...
Jul 16, 2023
Four Canadians prevail in Calgary Stampede rodeo finals
CALGARY - Canadian cowboys held their own at the Calgary Stampede rodeo by winning four of six events on Showdown Sunday. Tie-down roper Beau Cooper, saddle-bronc rider Dawson Hay, steer wrestler Scot...
Jul 16, 2023
North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax as prime minister attends
HALIFAX - The North American Indigenous Games have officially opened, with the prime minister attending as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the Halifax Forum Civic Cen...
Jul 16, 2023