Category Archives: Sports

Jays widen gap on Orioles in wildcard race with 6-3 win over Baltimore
TORONTO - Raimel Tapia's bases-clearing double in the fifth inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. With the Blue Jays ahead 3-2, Tapia smacked a do...
Sep 17, 2022

Auger-Aliassime guarantees Canada spot in knockout stage of Davis Cup Finals
VALENCIA, Spain - Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia on Saturday to guarantee Canada's men's tennis team a spot in the knockout stage of the Davis Cup Finals. A day after Auger...
Sep 17, 2022

Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki on speaking French: 'I can get better'
LAS VEGAS - Nick Suzuki learned some French growing up in southwestern Ontario. Knowing a big responsibility was right around the corner, he went to work both dusting off and trying to improve those s...
Sep 17, 2022

Elks pull out dramatic 26-24 win over Roughriders behind late field goal
REGINA - The Edmonton Elks survived a late charge by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to register a 26-24 victory on Friday night. Kicker Sergio Castillo nailed a 47-yard field goal with 24 seconds remain...
Sep 16, 2022

Defending champ Max Homa, Danny Willett share lead in Napa
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour's season...
Sep 16, 2022

Matt Chapman's two homers lift Blue Jays over Orioles 6-3 in crucial Toronto win
TORONTO - Matt Chapman had a solo home run and a two-run homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Friday. George Springer's three-run homer broke the game open for Toronto...
Sep 16, 2022

Top-ranked Alcaraz loses to Auger-Aliassime at Davis Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's biggest fans had flocked to see the world's new top-ranked player in his homecoming to Spain. Instead, they witnessed Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat the...
Sep 16, 2022

Judge signs off on fund for U-Michigan doctor's victims
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collect...
Sep 16, 2022

Matthews believes Leafs' playoff pain will pay off: 'We're writing our own story'
HENDERSON, Nev. - Auston Matthews believes those deep, painful battle scars of past playoff failures will eventually - finally - pay dividends. The Maple Leafs star centre, in truth, has little choice...
Sep 16, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps searching for first win over Seattle Sounders in five years
VANCOUVER - For the second year in a row, the Vancouver Whitecaps need a big result against their regional rivals in order to preserve their faint playoff hopes. History, though, is not on Vancouver's...
Sep 16, 2022