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Judge hits MLB-high 41st homer as Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-3

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge launched his 41st home run, adding to his major league-leading total, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Saturday. Anthony Volpe and No. 9 batter Tr...

Aug 03, 2024

Canadian star swimmer Summer McIntosh wins gold in Olympic 200-metre IM

PARIS - Summer McIntosh is Canada's first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Games. The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a victory in the 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-rec...

Aug 03, 2024

Canada's Liendo wins silver, Kharun bronze in Olympic men's 100 butterfly

PARIS - Canadian swimmer Joshua Liendo has won a silver medal and Ilya Kharun the bronze in the men's 100-metre butterfly at the Olympic Games in Paris. Hungary's Kristof Malik captured gold in 49.90 ...

Aug 03, 2024

Herdman focused on task at hand rather than outside noise of Olympic spying scandal

TORONTO - A date with Mexico's Pachuca in Leagues Cup play offers Toronto FC a welcome albeit difficult new challenge. "Everyone's excited, to be honest," said Toronto defender Nickseon Gomis. "Becaus...

Aug 03, 2024

Canada's Warner out of decathlon medal contention after pole vault miss

PARIS - Damian Warner's hopes of repeating as Olympic decathlon champion are over. The 34-year-old from London, Ont., knocked the bar down on all three attempts in the pole vault to fall out of medal ...

Aug 03, 2024

George Springer leaves Blue Jays' game at Yankees after fouling ball off shin

NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto slugger George Springer left the Blue Jays' 8-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night in the middle of the seventh inning after fouling a pitch off his left shin. B...

Aug 02, 2024

Some Yankee Stadium bleachers fans chant `U-S-A!' during `O Canada' before game against Blue Jays

NEW YORK (AP) - A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium's right field bleachers chanted "U-S-A! U-S-A!" during the playing of "O Canada" on Friday night before the game between New York and the Toronto Bl...

Aug 02, 2024

Blue Jays beat Yankees 8-5, overcome Judge's 40th home run after rain delay

NEW YORK (AP) - Ernie Clement had three early RBIs off faltering Marcus Stroman, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major league-leading 40th home run to beat the Yankees 8-5 Friday nigh...

Aug 02, 2024

Denied spot in Paris by the Dutch Olympic committee, Dewi Weber leads the Portland Classic

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Denied a spot in Paris because the Dutch Olympic committee didn't think she was good enough to contend, Dewi Weber shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead in t...

Aug 02, 2024

Alexander wins first CFL start as Montreal Alouettes defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-16

HAMILTON - Caleb Evans threw a touchdown pass and ran for another as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-16 on Friday night. Evans cemented the win with a 39-yard TD pass to Dav...

Aug 02, 2024