Sports

Canada's Hughes birdies last 2 holes to catch Detry in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Canada's Mackenzie Hughes thought he had a chance to be picked for the Presidents Cup because of his putting. The strength of his game helped carry him to a 9-under 63 on Friday ...

Sep 30, 2022

Residential school survivor throws first pitch at Jays game for Orange Shirt Day

TORONTO - Dolores (McLeod) Naponse, hopes that her presence at a Toronto Blue Jays game will spark important conversation. Naponse, from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, near Sudbury Ont., threw out the cer...

Sep 30, 2022

Raptors coach Nurse impressed with sophomore Scottie Barnes four days into camp

VICTORIA - Nick Nurse's challenge to Scottie Barnes heading into this past off-season was to keep improving his game. Pretty straightforward, but not necessarily so easy coming off an outstanding rook...

Sep 30, 2022

Toronto Blue Jays to celebrate post-season berth after Friday's game versus Red Sox

TORONTO - Win or lose, the Toronto Blue Jays were planning to celebrate on Friday night. The Blue Jays clinched a playoff berth Thursday afternoon when the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Boston Red Sox...

Sep 30, 2022

Charley Hull with 8 birdies posts 64 to take lead in Texas

THE COLONY, Texas (AP) - Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting and she saw it pay off Friday with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the early 36-hole le...

Sep 30, 2022

CEO Storey adjourns heated bobsled/skeleton AGM over voter eligibility concerns

A move by Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes to unseat Sarah Storey ended abruptly with no resolution on Thursday. Storey, the president of the board of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and the federatio...

Sep 30, 2022

'We need to win': Vancouver Whitecaps look to contain Austin FC in home finale

VANCOUVER - If you squint really, really hard, you can still see a possible path to the playoffs for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The club needs a lot of results to go its way, however, starting with a wi...

Sep 30, 2022

Edmonton Elks look to avoid setting CFL futility record against visiting Alouettes

EDMONTON - Maybe the Edmonton Elks should wear their road whites when they take the field Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium. Maybe they should ask their fans to leave the green and gold gear at home an...

Sep 30, 2022

Canada's Wilkerson and Bukovec ousted from Paris Elite16 beach volleyball event

PARIS - Canadians Brandie Wilkerson and Sophie Bukovec were eliminated from the Paris Elite16 beach volleyball event after splitting a pair of matches on Friday. The Toronto duo started the day by dro...

Sep 30, 2022

Montreal Canadiens' retooled front office is focused on player development

MONTREAL - When Jeff Gorton signed on to become the Montreal Canadiens' new executive vice-president of hockey operations last fall, the two pillars he wanted to improve were hockey development and an...

Sep 30, 2022