Roy Halladay picked the wrong team to have an off night against. Carl Crawford went 4-for-5, scored three runs, stole two bases, and had an RBI as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays handed Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays a 10-2 loss last night. It was the 16th win in […]
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David Bell needed to be patient. Standing on third base, Bell had to endure a conference by the umpires before learning his triple would count giving him the cycle as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 14-6 last night. “The thing is it’s just rare,” Bell said while standing […]
Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was a serving sensation while Canada’s Daniel Nestor reached the quarter-finals in men’s doubles today at Wimbledon. Williams served 12 aces, including one clocked at a Wimbledon women’s record of 203 km/h, as she overwhelmed 16-year-old Tatiana Golovin 6-2, 6-1. Williams crushed the Russian-born French […]
Emeka Okafor tried masking his displeasure about being chosen second rather than first in the NBA draft. Instead, his sarcasm made it clear who he believed should have been No. 1. “It made me feel real special, all warm inside,” Okafor deadpanned on a night when potential was valued more […]
It’s a long way from an 83 at a “laughable” U.S. Open to a course-record 61 at the TPC at Avenel, but Charles Howell III made the journey in just four days. On a perfect day with the wind calm and the greens soft and smooth, Howell shot 10-under-par yesterday […]
Robby Gordon figured this was the perfect place to test his car—Infineon Raceway, site of Sunday’s NASCAR race on a road course in scenic wine-growing country. Gordon dominated and won last year’s Dodge/Save Mart 350 on the same 1.99-mile, 10-turn circuit, then won in August at Watkins Glen, N.Y. “We […]
There was no doubt about the score in this Williams match. A day after sister Venus was the victim of an umpire’s mistake during a second-round defeat, top-seeded Serena Williams swept into the third round at Wimbledon today with a 6-0, 6-4 win over French qualifier Stephanie Foretz. American Andy […]
Once again, the NHL is going on trial. Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi was charged yesterday with assault causing bodily harm for a March 8 on-ice attack that left Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore with a broken neck and his NHL career in doubt. Bertuzzi has been ordered to appear […]
Andy Hallikas of Team Subway pours out more electricity than a downed power line when he’s on the soccer field, instructing his teammates there or positioning them here. But yesterday evening, Hallikas let his performance speak for itself. Scoring both goals for his team in a 2-1 victory over Taggs, […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club’s season is well underway, with the first big race under their belt and the spring series going every Wednesday evening. Since starting the weekly races in mid-May, participation has grown from two or three boats to six or seven, said club commodore Diane Wessels. Boats of […]
Though Aquanaut head coach Roman Ramirez has the provincial and national rankings for his swimmers, he prefers not to share them. Ramirez feels the emphasis should be on the team and its accomplishments over the season rather than on individual rankings that might not mean very much—and most likely will […]
This is Little League Week in Canada and local baseball players are celebrating, in a way. The Fort Frances Little League will hold two games at the St. Francis Sportsfields tomorrow. The Lions will host a team from Atikokan around 10:30 a.m., then play against the Barwick-Emo junior team around […]
