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Moira puts on quite a show in winning $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO - Moira and jockey Rafael Hernandez made it look easy Sunday. Hernandez guided Moira to a stunning 10 3/4-length win in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks at Woodbine Racetrack. The filly captured the...
Jul 24, 2022
Canadian women tip Italy in test of rugby powers
LANGFORD, B.C. - A strong second-half performance by a rejuvenated Canadian side gave the hosts a 34-24 victory over Italy in a women's international rugby 15s test match at Starlight Stadium on Sunda...
Jul 24, 2022
MLB, union have Monday deadline for international draft deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball made what was termed a "final offer" for an international draft, increasing proposed money for the first year in 2024 by $10 million on Sunday to $191 million. Th...
Jul 24, 2022
Finau wins 3M Open by 3 with late surge, Piercy collapse
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) - After reading he was the betting favourite for the 3M Open, Tony Finau felt the pressure surprisingly mount in his mind as he sought to extend the momentum he has built this summe...
Jul 24, 2022
Canada's Pierce Lepage leads the decathlon at worlds after eight events
EUGENE, Ore. - A Canadian is in the hunt for a world decathlon title -- but it's not Olympic champion Damian Warner. Pierce Lepage, a 26-year-old from Whitby, Ont., was the leader after eight of 10 ev...
Jul 24, 2022
Gilbert: Canada took a chance and lengthened baton exchanges en route to relay gold
Glenroy Gilbert didn't watch Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team race live on Saturday night at Hayward Field. Instead, Canada's head coach -- an Olympic champion in the relay himself -- went for a ...
Jul 24, 2022
Big Papi a big hit at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered. His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted int...
Jul 24, 2022
O'Ward wins in Iowa after Newgarden crashes while leading
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - Pato O'Ward pounced on Josef Newgarden's misfortune Sunday to win the second race of the Iowa Speedway doubleheader, and Jimmie Johnson had the first top-five finish of his IndyCar...
Jul 24, 2022
Bills open camp seeking to shake sting of '13 Seconds' loss
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) - Try as the Buffalo Bills might in seeking to start fresh on a new season, the sting of those infamous 13 seconds still lingers some six months later. In opening training camp on...
Jul 24, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France
PARIS - King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees. Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first ...
Jul 24, 2022
