The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–For a third-straight year, the Montreal Alouettes have changed coaches in the middle of the season. With his team mired in a four-game losing streak, general manager Kavis Reed took over as head coach yesterday after sacking Jacques Chapdelaine as well as defensive co-ordinator/assistant head coach […]
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The Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill.–Jordan Spieth already has won 14 times around the world, which already places him in unique territory. Over the last 75 years, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to have at least 10 victories and three majors before turning 25. That’s […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Blue Jays’ manager John Gibbons couldn’t have envisioned that the first pitch of last night’s game would be the difference-maker in Toronto’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Adam Jones doubled in Tim Beckham–who reached on a throwing error by Josh Donaldson on Marcus Stroman’s first […]
The Associated PressJoe Kay CINCINNATI–Andy Dalton was dreadful in the Bengals’ opener, turning over the ball five times and finishing with the second-lowest passer rating of his career. He’ll have one thing in his favour tonight: he tends not to let bad days linger. The crowd at Paul Brown Stadium […]
By Tom Withers The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Just a little more than a month ago, Jay Bruce was in New York sinking with the Mets as a season that began with promise and a richness of pitching was undermined by injuries. The plunge was dramatic. So was the rise. […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Sam Bradford set the NFL record for completion percentage for Minnesota last season–his accuracy aided by the volume of short passes under heavy pressure. With protection from the rush, he showed last night he can throw the ball down the field with the best of them. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Darwin Barney has been doing just about everything for the Blue Jays lately. That includes providing some comic relief. Barney hit a double in the second inning of Toronto’s 4-3 win over the Orioles last night and advanced to third when Baltimore’s Adam Jones bobbled the ball […]
The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis.–A marquee season-opener between two NFC heavyweights turned into a defensive slugfest. The Green Bay Packers–not the menacing Seattle Seahawks–landed the momentum-swinging punch. Green Bay defensive lineman Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seattle territory in the third quarter set up Ty […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Stephen Strasburg and teammates zipped through their quickest home game of the season, then waited along with several hundred fans at Nationals Park. About 90 minutes after finishing a victory over the Phillies, Washington broke out the champagne to celebrate its continued NL East supremacy. Strasburg extended […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Maurice Leggett has at least three reasons to always remember the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 48-28 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The veteran linebacker returned a punt 97 yards for a touchdown, grabbed an interception and ran 54 yards for a score, and had a […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Left-fielder Teoscar Hernandez was so excited by the biggest game of his young career that he couldn’t wait to see his family visiting him in Toronto. Unfortunately, that meant rushing out of the clubhouse before anyone else got to speak with him. The 24-year-old Hernandez hit home […]
The Associated PressHank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND, Va.–Kyle Larson and his Chip Ganassi Racing team needed a break–and it came with two laps to go. Running second to a dominant Martin Truex Jr. and itching for fresh tires and a shot at victory in overtime, Larson got it when Derrike Cope’s […]
