Category Archives: Sports

Korda and Corpuz get a good bounce and help maintain Americans' big Solheim Cup lead over Europe
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Allisen Corpuz got lucky with a worm-burner of a fairway wood and Nelly Korda took advantage, helping the Americans thwart a potential European rally and take an 8-4 lead midwa...
Sep 14, 2024

Bologna prepares for Champions League debut with draw at promoted Como
MILAN (AP) - Bologna's preparations for its Champions League debut are not going well though it managed to spoil Como's first Serie A home match in 21 years on Saturday. Bologna came from two goals do...
Sep 14, 2024

Man United beats Southampton 3-0 as Marcus Rashford ends goalless run
Marcus Rashford snapped a 12-game barren run in front of goal as Manchester United beat Southampton 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Rashford doubled United's lead at Saint Mary's after Matthijs...
Sep 14, 2024

Leclerc qualifies on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Title challenger Norris 17th
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Charles Leclerc qualified on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday as Max Verstappen was sixth and Lando Norris only 17th in a session that could have a big i...
Sep 14, 2024

'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion
WINNIPEG - Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day. But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist in...
Sep 14, 2024

New book captures 'intimate look' at Terry Fox with journal entries, interviews
TORONTO - When Barbara Adhiya first learned that Terry Fox had run the length of a marathon a day during his journey across Canada, she was shocked. Like most Canadians, Adhiya had known about the ico...
Sep 14, 2024

Canadian men lose to Tonga, finish sixth at Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament
TOKYO - Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place match Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament. While th...
Sep 14, 2024

Toronto Argonauts snap two-game slide with 33-17 victory over B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts snapped their two-game losing skid in decisive fashion Friday night, downing the B.C. Lions 33-17. Argos quarterback Kelly connected on 18-of-28 pass a...
Sep 13, 2024

Tree-hugging Patton Kizzire takes lead at Silverado in FedEx Cup Fall opener
Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall ser...
Sep 13, 2024

Kirk's walk-off single in 11th inning lifts Blue Jays past Cardinals 4-3
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk's long single with the bases loaded provided the Toronto Blue Jays with a walk-off 4-3 win in the 11th inning of their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday....
Sep 13, 2024