Category Archives: Sports
Star swimmer Penny Oleksiak has surgery to repair cartilage tear in knee
Decorated swimmer Penny Oleksiak says she has a long recovery process ahead of her after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in her knee. The seven-time Olympic medallist form Toronto says in ...
Aug 31, 2022
AC Milan announces ownership change involving the NY Yankees
ROME (AP) - AC Milan announced the closing of its latest ownership change Wednesday, which involves a minority stake for the New York Yankees. RedBird Capital Partners completed the deal to purchase a...
Aug 31, 2022
UEFA: Women's Euro live TV audience doubles from '17 edition
NYON, Switzerland (AP) - The European Championship in women's soccer was watched by a tournament-record total live audience of 365 million broadcast viewers, which is double the number from Euro 2017,...
Aug 31, 2022
Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling admits cannabis use
SINGAPORE (AP) - Olympic gold-medal swimmer Joseph Schooling has apologized for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service in his native Singapore. Schooling achiev...
Aug 31, 2022
Venus Williams out of US Open; Raducanu loses in 1st Rd, too
NEW YORK (AP) - The welcome and support for Venus Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon were not the same as they were for her sister, Serena, a night earlier. Nor was the result. Venus...
Aug 30, 2022
Teoscar Hernandez lifts Blue Jays over Cubs 5-3 to back Kevin Gausman's strong outing
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer in the sixth inning gave Toronto its first lead of the game as the Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a solo home r...
Aug 30, 2022
Shapovalov grinds out five-set win over Huesler at US Open
NEW YORK - Denis Shapovalov's first set in the U.S. Open on Tuesday was over in a New York minute. But it wasn't the 19th-seeded Canadian who took only 26 minutes to post a quick 6-2 victory in men's ...
Aug 30, 2022
Raducanu's US Open title defense ends with loss to Cornet
NEW YORK (AP) - Emma Raducanu's defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship ended with 6-3, 6-3 loss to Aliz Cornet in the first round on Tuesday night. Raducanu is only the third woman to l...
Aug 30, 2022
Knight, Keller lead U.S. in 5-2 win over Canada in women's world hockey
HERNING - Hilary Knight and Megan Keller each had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 after the f...
Aug 30, 2022
CF Montreal looks to break franchise points record with win over Red Bulls
MONTREAL - Three points are all CF Montreal need to break the club record for most points in a season, and the Major League Soccer club can set a new mark with a win over the visiting New York Red Bul...
Aug 30, 2022