The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–Ryan Borucki’s introduction to the big leagues hasn’t been easy but the rookie left-hander is embracing the challenge. Borucki went seven innings, allowing just one earned run, in picking up a no-decision as the Blue Jays fell 2-1 to the Yankees in 10 innings yesterday afternoon. […]
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The Canadian Press LONDON–Canadian Milos Raonic is heading to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third year in a row. The No. 13 seed defeated unseeded American Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the fourth round today. Once again, Raonic was dominant with his serve. McDonald didn’t have a […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, and Mookie Betts form a dream outfield for the American League. Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer make up a not-so-gracious welcome committee for the NL. Power in the centre of power. A capital-sized All-Star Game. Baseball unveiled the rosters for its mid-summer […]
The Canadian Press LONDON–Eugenie Bouchard’s four-match winning streak is over–and so is the Canadian’s run at Wimbledon. The 24-year-old native of Westmount, Que. lost 6-4, 7-5 to No. 17 seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the second round of the grass-court major today. Bouchard, won three qualifying matches to get […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Marcus Stroman switched up his warm-up music for his start last night, using Drake’s “Trophies” as a tribute to former teammate Jose Bautista. But Bautista, who used “Trophies” as his walk-up music during Toronto’s playoff-bound seasons in 2015 and 2016, may have benefited more from hearing […]
The Associated PressJohn Raby Decisions by most of the world’s elite golfers to skip the PGA Tour’s stop in West Virginia have been a boost for younger players like Xander Schauffele. Schauffele had a one-stroke victory over Robert Streb at The Greenbrier resort last season, which ended with the 24-year-old […]
The Canadian PressDylan Earis REGINA–Jeremiah Masoli is looking to join some select company as he continues to emerge as the face of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ resurgence. The quarterback needs one more game of 300-plus yards passing to tie a long-standing CFL record currently shared by Sam (“The Rifle”) Etcheverry and […]
The Canadian PressDavid Alter TORONTO–Blue Jays’ left-hander Ryan Borucki delivered another strong outing in just the second major-league start of his career. But for a second-straight time, he came up short of a win. Borucki struck out eight batters and allowed just two runs over seven innings of work in […]
The Canadian Press LONDON–Eugenie Bouchard is off to the second round at Wimbledon. The Canadian beat British wild card Gabriella Taylor 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 today. A native of Westmount, Que., Bouchard qualified for the main draw with three wins last week. A finalist at Wimbledon in 2014, Bouchard was forced […]
The Associated PressKristie Rieken HOUSTON–It isn’t very often that Alex Bregman whiffs on two-straight fastballs, so when he did so in the ninth inning yesterday, it left Houston’s third baseman a bit upset. Fortunately for the Astros, he took out that aggression on the next pitch–connecting for a two-run homer […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Chris Streveler doesn’t need public accolades to boost his confidence. The rookie Blue Bombers’ quarterback was named one of the CFL’s top performers Tuesday for his role in Winnipeg’s 56-10 thumping of the Montreal Alouettes last Friday. In only his second professional game and first victory, […]
The Canadian Press LONDON–Eugenie Bouchard has qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon. The Canadian upset No. 2 qualifying seed Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia 6-3, 6-2 in the final round of qualifying today to book a spot in the main draw next week. A finalist at Wimbledon just four years […]
