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Lappalainen's goal sends Montreal past Dynamo 3-2
HOUSTON (AP) - Lassi Lappalainen scored the only goal of the second half and CF Montreal held off the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on Saturday. Lappalainen found the net in the 69th minute - with an assist from...
Aug 13, 2022
B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win
CALGARY - Sean Whyte's 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a B.C. Lions' comeback in a 41-40 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Lions quarterback Natha...
Aug 13, 2022
Insigne, Bernardeschi score as Toronto FC ends Portland Timbers' unbeaten run
TORONTO - Late goals by Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi lifted Toronto FC to a 3-1 Major League Soccer win over Portland on Saturday night, ending the Timbers unbeaten run at 1...
Aug 13, 2022
Johnson dazzles, Canada tops Czechia 5-1 in world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Mason McTavish scored twice and Canada stayed undefeated at the world junior hockey championship with a 5-1 win over Czechia on Saturday. Kent Johnson left jaws on the floor with a stunning...
Aug 13, 2022
Cameron Smith has claret jug, now eyes No. 1 in world
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Spaun did just enough right at the end to fashion a 2-under 68 and keep his one-shot lead Saturday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a familiar name lurking. At stake ...
Aug 13, 2022
Hernandez homers to lift Blue Jays past Cleveland Guardians
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez smashed a leadoff seventh-inning homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. With the game tied, Hernande...
Aug 13, 2022
Hurkacz beats Ruud in early semifinal at National Bank Open tennis tournament
MONTREAL - Hubert Hurkacz earned a berth in the National Bank Open final on Saturday afternoon with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud at IGA Stadium. The eighth seed from Poland picked up a bre...
Aug 13, 2022
Canada's Rory MacDonald knocked out by replacement fighter in PFL semifinal
CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Dilano (The Postman) Taylor, a late replacement, knocked out Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald in the first round of their Professional Fighters League semifina...
Aug 13, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz coming to Canada to meet with Trudeau, business leaders
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau will accompany the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, on a brief Canadian visit later this month that will include stops in Montral, Toronto a...
Aug 13, 2022
Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final
TORONTO - Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final. The Romanian beat Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the WTA event's first semifinal on Satur...
Aug 13, 2022
