Category Archives: Sports

Djokovic tops Berrettini in Open QF to close in on true Slam
NEW YORK (AP) - Never fazed, rarely flummoxed, Novak Djokovic is so collected in best-of-five-set matches even when falling behind, as he has done repeatedly at the U.S. Open. No opponent, or the pros...
Sep 08, 2021

Guerrero, streaking Jays drop sliding Yanks from top WC spot
NEW YORK (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 41st home run and the streaking Toronto Blue Jays knocked the slumping Yankees out of the AL's top wild-card spot, beating New York 6-3 Wednesday night. T...
Sep 08, 2021

Canada wastes little time putting El Salvador to the sword in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Early strikes by Atiba Hutchinson and Jonathan David gave Canada the lead and Tajon Buchanan added an exclamation-point goal in the second half of a convincing 3-0 win over El Salvador in CO...
Sep 08, 2021

Canadian guard Pangos finally NBA-bound, signs two-year deal with Cavaliers
Canadian Kevin Pangos is finally NBA-bound. The Cleveland Cavaliers signed the 28-year-old guard, who'd spent the past six years playing in Europe, to a two-year deal on Wednesday, according to his ag...
Sep 08, 2021

Canadian rugby sevens star Nate Hirayama announces his retirement
Canada rugby sevens star Nate Hirayama, who ranks third in career scoring on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, has announced his retirement. The 33-year-old from Richmond, B.C., was Canada's co-capt...
Sep 08, 2021

Canada star Alphonso Davies clarifies confusing social media post
Injured Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies found himself having to explain a social media post Wednesday on the eve of Canada's World Cup qualifying game against El Salvador. Davies, who flew to Germa...
Sep 08, 2021

Yankees star Derek Jeter inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Derek Jeter was simply Derek Jeter on his special day - smooth as silk. On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon with the temperature in the 70s and a few sprinkles in the air and ador...
Sep 08, 2021

College football's return boosts television ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college matchups scored among the Nielsen company's four most-watched television programs last week. Only an episode of NBC's "Ame...
Sep 08, 2021

Calgary Flames sign RFA defenceman Connor Mackey, veteran forward Brad Richardson
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are beefing up their roster ahead of training camp, signing a pair of players to new contracts. The club said in a release Wednesday that it had signed defenceman Connor M...
Sep 08, 2021

Aurélie Rivard still floating on a cloud after record medal haul in Tokyo
MONTREAL - The undisputed queen of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Aurlie Rivard mentions it right off the top: she is still floating on a cloud two weeks removed from her experience in Japan. Rivard, 25,...
Sep 08, 2021