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Redblacks top Alouettes 38-24 to earn back-to-back wins for first time this season

MONTREAL - The Ottawa Redblacks earned back-to-back wins for the first time this season courtesy of a 38-24 victory over the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Stadium on Friday night. The Redblack...

Sep 02, 2022

Manoah, Bichette power Blue Jays to 4-0 win over Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alek Manoah pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and Bo Bichette homered, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Manoah (13-7)...

Sep 02, 2022

Serena loses to Tomljanovic at US Open; could be last match

NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7...

Sep 02, 2022

California teen Lucy Li with 64 takes the lead at Dana Open

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) - Lucy Li already is assured of an LPGA Tour card for next year. The 19-year-old Californian played Friday as though she is ready to join the big leagues even sooner. Li had five b...

Sep 02, 2022

Vancouver Canucks ink star forward J.T. Miller to seven-year, US$56-million deal

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have locked up a major piece, signing forward J.T. Miller to a seven-year deal. The club announced the US$56-million contract on social media Friday afternoon, ending...

Sep 02, 2022

Toronto FC running out of time and games as rival CF Montreal comes to town

TORONTO - Time and the MLS schedule are not on Toronto FC's side as Bob Bradley's retooled team looks to make a late-season charge. And CF Montreal would no doubt like nothing more than to derail TFC'...

Sep 02, 2022

Oilers sign defenceman Ryan Murray to one-year, $750,000 contract

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Murray to a one-year contract worth US$750,000. Murray appeared in 37 games for the Colorado Avalanche last season and recorded four assists....

Sep 02, 2022

Canada's Marino out of U.S. Open after third-round loss to Zhang

NEW YORK - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino has been eliminated from the U.S. Open after a 6-2, 6-4 loss to China's Zhang Shuai in third-round action on Friday. Marino was up 2-1 in the first set before Zha...

Sep 02, 2022

Whitecaps looking to answer questions in road game against San Jose

VANCOUVER - After looking like they had run out of answers, the Vancouver Whitecaps now face some big questions. The Whitecaps hopes of making the Major League Soccer playoffs took a blow with an emba...

Sep 02, 2022

Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Birarda to apologize for sex offences: lawyer

VANCOUVER - A former coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national youth soccer teams is expected to make a public apology today in court for sex crimes. Bob Birarda, 55, pleaded guilty in Fe...

Sep 02, 2022