The Associated Press NORTON, Mass.–Bryson DeChambeau plays golf differently from everyone else and is getting the results everyone wants. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure that out. For the second-straight week in the richest part of the PGA Tour season, DeChambeau took down one of the strongest fields of […]
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The Canadian Press REGINA–Zach Collaros was due. Defence and special teams had been carrying the Saskatchewan Roughriders through much of the season. But on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic, Collaros came through–engineering two fourth-quarter touchdown drives to lift the ‘Riders to a 31-23 comeback victory over the Winnipeg Blue […]
The Associated PressAaron Bracy PHILADELPHIA–The Phillies added veteran Jose Bautista for his potent bat but it’s the confidence he displayed last night that might help even more. Bautista had the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–While they are rivals for the starting quarterback position on the Montreal Alouettes, there is no ill-will between Johnny Manziel and Antonio Pipkin. The two trained together at the George Whitfield quarterback academy in San Diego before they became teammates this season in Montreal. “We’ve known […]
The Associated Press BALTIMORE–Adam Jones hit his second career grand slam, and Trey Mancini added a solo shot, as the Baltimore Orioles dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 last night to complete their first three-game sweep of the season. The Orioles overcame a four-run deficit and three Toronto homers to […]
The Canadian Press PORTLAND, Ore.–It took a while for Brooke Henderson’s win at the CP Women’s Open to sink in. The 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont. made history Sunday when she became the first Canadian to win the national women’s golf championship in 45 years. Speaking a day before teeing […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK–Milos Raonic felt he stepped up in the second round of the U.S. Open–and the scoreline indicates the Canadian did just that. After an inconsistent performance in a four-set win over qualifier Carlos Berlocq to open the final Grand Slam of the year, the No. 25 […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–There was something bittersweet about David Ferrer’s last Grand Slam match. Yes, he got to depart by sharing the court with his friend and Spanish Davis Cup teammate Rafael Nadal, under the lights on the big stage of Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open. […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–Some players, like top-ranked Simona Halep, freely acknowledge they don’t deal well with the hustle-and-bustle of the U.S. Open and all it entails. Others, like 44th-ranked Kaia Kanepi, take to the Big Apple and its Grand Slam tournament. Put those two types at opposite ends […]
The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–Kendrys Morales took his cuts, and the ball didn’t go out of the park. It happens all the time to the best players in the land. On this occasion, however, Morales’ homerless performance ended his attempt to make baseball history. Morales had his home run streak […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong REGINA–Brooke Henderson was reminded all week of what was at stake at the CP Women’s Open. She knew about the 45-year Canadian victory drought at the tournament, the pressure of playing on home soil, the list of the LPGA Tour’s finest players who were nipping at […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–Hampered by a back injury, Marco Estrada struggled through his start yesterday. Estrada (7-10) surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and walked four over parts of just three innings as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 8-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies. “I just wasn’t making pitches, […]
