Category Archives: Sports
Players converted just 4 of 8 penalty kicks at Women's World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - How's this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women's World Cup each included a penalty kick - and the attacking team converted just four times from the s...
Jul 23, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks earn second straight OT win, edge Calgary Stampeders 43-41
CALGARY - The Ottawa Redblacks picked up their first road win of the season and a second straight overtime victory with a 43-41 win Sunday over the host Calgary Stampeders. Redblacks' Ante Milanovic-L...
Jul 23, 2023
Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Akshay Bhatia birdied the closing hole in regulation, then capitalized in sudden death when Patrick Rodgers found a divot in the fairway to win his first PGA Tour title at the B...
Jul 23, 2023
Jays get clutch homers from Guerrero, Belt to edge Mariners 4-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and closer Jordan Romano escaped a ninth-inning jam as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Marine...
Jul 23, 2023
Elysian Field comes on late to capture $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO - Elysian Field took the lead in deep stretch to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on a windy Sunday. Elysian Field, at 5-1 odds with jockey Sahin Civaci aboard, overtook Ticker Tape Home, ri...
Jul 23, 2023
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdraws from National Bank Open due to fatigue
TORONTO - World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the National Bank Open. Tennis Canada says Djokovic has to pull out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-ye...
Jul 23, 2023
Canada's 4x100 men's relay team a step closer to 2024 Paris Olympics
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canada's men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay is in a solid position to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a strong showing at the World Aquatics Championship on Sunday. Canada's ...
Jul 23, 2023
Blue Jays sign third-round pick Juaron Watts-Brown out of Oklahoma State University
TORONTO - Right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. He was drafted by Toronto in the third round of this year's Major League Baseball draft. The Bl...
Jul 23, 2023
Australian Titmus takes it out fast and sets WR in 400m freestyle as Ledecky settles for silver
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Australian Ariarne Titmus had only one tactic in mind to reclaim her women's 400-meter freestyle world record on Sunday's opening day of the World Aquatics Championships. Start f...
Jul 23, 2023
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year
PARIS (AP) - Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling's most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-lyses. With a huge lead built up ove...
Jul 23, 2023