The Canadian PressDavid Alter TORONTO–It was a bizarre collision that Justin Smoak believes Randal Grichuk probably didn’t see coming–and the one negative on an otherwise solid afternoon for the Toronto Blue Jays. Smoak hit his team-leading 24th home run of the season as the Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 […]
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The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–The U.S. Open final suddenly appeared to be slipping away from Novak Djokovic. He dropped three-consecutive games. He was barking at himself, at his entourage, at a crowd vocally supporting his opponent, Juan Martin del Potro. He was, in short, out of sorts. And then […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Even Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach Chris Jones had a hard time believing how his team’s 32-27 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers unfolded on Saturday. The Roughriders scored a pair of touchdowns and three field goals off Winnipeg interceptions while the Bombers recorded a pair of […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press DENVER — Last season, the Seattle Seahawks led the league when it came to the number of players willing to make a statement while the national anthem played. To start this season, that wave of Seahawks has dwindled to only two players. Linemen Duane […]
The Associated PressRob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA–Before the Philadelphia Eagles begin their quest for a repeat, they’ll have one more celebration. The first Super Bowl banner in franchise history will be unveiled tonight in front of a sell-out crowd that waited seemingly forever to witness the moment. Then it’s on to defending […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–Novak Djokovic put aside all of it: from his opponent’s unheard-of, middle-of-a-set chance to change out of sweat-soaked clothes and shoes to consecutive time violations because he let the serve clock expire to the 16 break points he wasted. All that mattered, really, was that […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Slowly but surely, Aaron Sanchez is beginning to feel like his old self. The Blue Jays’ right-hander tied a season high with eight strikeouts, and Aledmys Diaz hit his 17th home run as part of an early offensive explosion, as Toronto avoided the sweep with a […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols could do almost nothing wrong during the Blue Bombers’ three-game winning streak earlier this season. But now that the team is riding a three-game losing skid, many fans think the starting quarterback barely can do anything right. Any suggestion it’s time to […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.–Easily overlooked in golf this week is that other “cup,” the one more about finances than flags. Jordan Spieth sure hasn’t forgotten about the FedEx Cup. One year after he was in the mix for the $10-million bonus until the final hour at East […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The collector of the world’s most thorough cache of Olympic torches, medals and other valuable keepsakes insists he does not play favourites. They are all his babies. Still, when pressed, Gordy Crawford brings up a gold medal from the 1932 […]
By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press An endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick prompted a flood of debate Tuesday as sports fans reacted to the apparel giant backing an athlete known mainly for starting a wave of protests among NFL players of police brutality, racial inequality and other social […]
The Canadian PressDavid Alter Toronto Blue Jays’ starter Marcus Stroman and his ailing finger pointed the blame at himself for his most recent outing. “I just had no feel today,” he said. “I didn’t make the pitches I needed to and I kind of paid the price. “I didn’t execute.” […]
