Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to U.S. Open third round, will play Sabalenka
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez rallied from one set down to defeat France's Elsa Jacquemot 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the women's singles second round Wednesday night at the U.S. Open. Fernandez, the tour...
Aug 27, 2025
Barger keys three-run eighth inning as Blue Jays come back for 9-8 win over Twins
TORONTO - Addison Barger hit a two-run double in Toronto's three-run eighth inning as the Blue Jays came back for a 9-8 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Barger drove a ball into the ri...
Aug 27, 2025
US Open foes Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko get into a tense back-and-forth after match
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Open opponents Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into a face-to-face argument on the Court 11 sideline right after Townsend won their second-round match 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesd...
Aug 27, 2025
Daniil Medvedev is fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct and racket abuse for US Open outburst
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the U.S. Open on Wednesday - more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money - for his meltdown during a first-round loss after...
Aug 27, 2025
US Open foes Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko get into a tense back-and-forth after match
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Open opponents Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko got into a face-to-face argument on the Court 11 sideline right after their second-round match ended Wednesday. "She told me I ...
Aug 27, 2025
Canadian women's hockey team hopes change in Olympic prep yields same golden result
CALGARY - Canada's preparation that has yielded a lot of Olympic gold medals in women's hockey will change for 2026 because of the women's pro league. Instead of the top players from across the countr...
Aug 27, 2025
Ivan Jaime 'excited to get to work' as CF Montreal’s newest designated player
MONTREAL - Spanish attacker Ivan Jaime is looking for a fresh start with CF Montreal as he looks to help the Major League Soccer side in its rebuild. Montreal acquired Jaime on loan from Portuguese cl...
Aug 27, 2025
Blue Jays utilityman Clement nursing "very small" hairline fracture in left hand
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays utilityman Ernie Clement suffered a "very small" hairline fracture to a small bone at the base of his left middle finger, manager John Schneider said. Clement was not in th...
Aug 27, 2025
Man United humiliated in penalty shootout loss to 4th-division team Grimsby Town in League Cup
GRIMSBY, England (AP) - Manchester United sank to a new low under Ruben Amorim by getting eliminated by fourth-tier Grimsby Town after a marathon penalty shootout in the second round of the English Le...
Aug 27, 2025
McDavid, Crosby lead Canada's prep for 2026 Olympic men's hockey tournament
CALGARY - Connor McDavid felt what it meant to be an Olympian as he looked around at Canada's broader hockey team. The Edmonton Oilers' captain was among 92 NHL, women's and para hockey players summon...
Aug 27, 2025