Category Archives: Sports

Arsenal and Liverpool win in Premier League to keep in touch with Man City
Last-gasp wins helped to fuel Arsenal's unlikely title challenge in the Premier League last season. Maybe it's happening again. Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus both scored deep into stoppage time for Ar...
Sep 03, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez and partner Taylor Townsend advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend have advanced in the women's doubles tournament at the U.S. Open. Fernandez and Townsend beat Karolina Pliskova of Czechia and...
Sep 03, 2023

Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory
MONZA, Italy (AP) - Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Red Bull one-two on Ferrari's home track. "Tha...
Sep 03, 2023

Guardians activate slugger Josh Naylor, sidelined more than a month with oblique injury
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Guardians activated Canadian first baseman Josh Naylor from the injured list Sunday, giving Cleveland back one of its best hitters for a September playoff push. Naylor, from Missi...
Sep 03, 2023

Tiger-Cats chasing eighth win in nine Labour Day showdowns versus Argonauts
HAMILTON - Labour Day never gets old for Simoni Lawrence. The veteran linebacker will lead the Hamilton into its annual clash Monday versus archrival Toronto before a Tim Hortons Field sellout crowd. ...
Sep 03, 2023

Gilgeous-Alexander leads Canada past Spain to make FIBA Basketball World Cup quarters
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including going 14-of-16 at the free-throw line, as Canada fended off Spain 88-86 on Sunday at the FIBA men's basketball World Cup. Canad...
Dave Barry Sep 03, 2023

Canada loses senior women's VCC semifinal to Dominican Republic
QUEBEC - Canada's unbeaten ride at the NORCECA senior women's Volleyball Continental Championship came to a halt Saturday night when the Dominican Republic won the best-of-five semifinal matchup 3-1. ...
Sep 02, 2023

Blue Jays blow 5-0 lead, lose 8-7 to lowly Rockies
DENVER (AP) - Brenton Doyle hit a three-run triple in a four-run fifth inning, Charlie Blackmon had three hits and three RBIs on his bobblehead night, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Ja...
Sep 02, 2023

Adams, Hollins lead Lions to 34-25 win over Alouettes
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. threw for more 300 yards for the fourth consecutive game, and the B.C. Lions snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34-25 in a bac...
Dave Barry Sep 02, 2023

Hernandez scores 3, Crew cruise past CF Montreal 4-2
MONTREAL - Cucho Hernandez scored three times, including once on a second-half penalty kick, and the visiting Columbus Crew cruised to a 4-2 Major League Soccer victory over CF Montreal on Saturday ni...
Sep 02, 2023