Ward leads Redblacks to 19-13 pre-season win over Alouettes
OTTAWA - Lewis Ward helped the Ottawa Redblacks complete a perfect 2-0 pre-season Friday with four field goals in a 19-13 win over the Montreal Alouettes. Ward also converted the only touchdown of the game to account for 13 Ottawa points, including a 17-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. Dru Brown started at ...
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Lexi Thompson makes a tearful exit from U.S. Women's Open
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Lexi Thompson stood off to the side of the ninth green after hitting what could be her final stroke - a three-inch bogey putt - in the U.S. Women's Open. It was just like any other round until she headed toward the scoring room. "We'll miss you, Lexi," one fan yelled above the applause. ...
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David Hearn makes cut at RBC Canadian Open after long PGA Tour layoff
HAMILTON - It's been six long months since David Hearn played in a PGA Tour event. It's been even longer since the 44-year-old Canadian made a cut. But he will tee it up in the third round of the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday. Hearn was the low Canadian on Thursday after a 3-under 67 round but then he laboured to a 3-o...
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Simoneau wins solo technical gold in World Cup artistic swimming
MARKHAM, Ont. - Jacqueline Simoneau, who calls the Montreal suburb of Chambly home, won the women's solo technical gold medal at the World Aquatics artistic swimming World Cup on Friday. The 27-year-old Simoneau finished with 246.7950 points at the Pan Am Pool, finishing ahead of China's Huiyan Xu (244.2050) and Viktor...
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Priestman wants Canadian players to be themselves while pushing for Olympic spots
MONTREAL - Bev Priestman's message to her squad during the international window is clear: just be yourself. The Canadian women's national soccer team coach doesn't want her players to put additional pressure on themselves as they fight for roster spots in two upcoming pre-Olympic friendlies against Mexico. The No. 9-ra...
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Whitecaps look to capture road momentum for home game against Rapids
VANCOUVER - It hasn't been an easy month for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Between Major League Soccer play and a bid to defend their Canadian Championship title, the 'Caps are playing nine games in six cities in 29 days. Now Vanni Sartini is asking his players to make one final push before next week's international break. ...
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Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah placed on 15-day injured list with right elbow sprain
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a right elbow sprain and was scheduled for an in-person evaluation with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister next week. The 26-year-old right-hander, who missed the first five weeks of the season due to right shoulder in...
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Cowan fuelled by critics as he aims to keep proving them wrong at Memorial Cup
SAGINAW - Easton Cowan's big-game reputation has only grown this season, but he's had some added motivation pushing him to another level. The star right-winger of the London Knights was drafted in the first round (28th overall) in last year's NHL draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, going higher than he was projected to g...
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Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright moves on at Olympic boxing qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright won a 5-0 decision over Argentina's Aldana Florencia Lopez on Friday to advance to the round of eight in the women's 50-kilogram division at a last-ditch Olympic qualifier. The 33-year-old from St. Davids, Ont., whose opponent was a bronze medallist at the 2022 IBA Women's World...
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Toronto FC gets Laryea back but no firm word on Insigne's availability for D.C. game
Toronto FC gets Richie Laryea back after a three-month injury absence but Lorenzo Insigne's status is uncertain ahead of Saturday's game at D.C. United. Insigne missed Wednesday's scoreless draw in Philadelphia to be back in Naples, Italy, for the birth of his third son, Mattia. "We're doing everything we can on o...
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