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Big-spending Chelsea humbled in 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest

LONDON (AP) - Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements. Chelsea lost at home to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English Premier Lea...

Sep 02, 2023

Toronto catcher Danny Jansen fractures finger in the Blue Jays' 13-9 win over the Rockies

DENVER (AP) - Initial X-rays showed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen fractured his right middle finger in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, manager John Schneider said. J...

Sep 01, 2023

Novak Djokovic is headed to a fifth set against Laslo Djere at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Laslo Djere were heading to a fifth set in their third-round match at the U.S. Open. Djere took the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, before Djokovic began mounting a comebac...

Sep 01, 2023

Kirk's pinch-hit double, Toronto's 3 homers power Blue Jays past Rockies 13-9

DENVER (AP) - Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk's three-run double keyed a five-run seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays hit three homers in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Dan...

Sep 01, 2023

Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening w...

Sep 01, 2023

Former Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed dies at 94

LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said. He was 94. Al Fayed, a ...

Sep 01, 2023

Blue Jays activate right-hander Chad Green from 60-day injured list

Right-hander Chad Green has been reinstated by the Toronto Blue Jays from the 60-day injured list. Green is set to join the Blue Jays for the first time this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery...

Sep 01, 2023

For a rising star in Canadian auto racing, one of the biggest challenges is off track

MONTREAL - Much like the way he moves around a racetrack, rising Canadian auto racing star Patrick Woods-Toth is quick to leave an impression. Just months since jumping from a go-kart to a race car, t...

Sep 01, 2023

Spain legal panel opens case against suspended soccer chief over World Cup kiss, reports say

MADRID (AP) - A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, the state news agency Efe said. Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls f...

Sep 01, 2023

CF Montreal set to meet familiar faces against visiting Columbus Crew

MONTREAL - CF Montreal will run into some familiar faces when Columbus Crew pays a visit to Stade Saputo on Saturday. Former head coach Wilfried Nancy and centre back Rudy Camacho will be returning fo...

Sep 01, 2023