Local News from Across the Rainy River District
BALTIMORE (AP) – Alek Manoah finished this series the way Kevin Gausman started it, by pitching Toronto to a pivotal win. When those two are on the mound, the Blue Jays look like a complete team – one capable of a deep run this postseason. Toronto isn’t in the playoffs […]
Canada coach Henry Paul knows there is no margin for error at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. The tournament features the “winner takes all” knockout format introduced four years ago at the tournament in San Francisco, with a single loss taking teams out of championship contention. The […]
NEW YORK (AP) – The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management Tuesday to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director, sent a letter to MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem that claimed a majority of minor leaguers had signed […]
BALTIMORE (AP) – Bo Bichette hit a career-high three home runs in the second game of a doubleheader, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Monday night to complete a sweep and widen their lead in the AL wild-card race. Bichette hit a three-run homer off Nick […]
TORONTO – Canada’s Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners have been named to the international team at the upcoming Presidents Cup. It’s the first time that more than one Canadian will compete in the best-on-best tournament that sees a team from the United States play an international squad. Conners, from Listowel, […]
NEW YORK (AP) – On nearly every basketball court around the world -from NBA arenas to elementary school gyms – you’ll see players of all sizes regularly attempting long 3-point shots. There’s one man largely credited with transforming basketball from a must-see above the rim game to box office-long range […]
NEW YORK – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu earned an impressive 6-2, 6-4 second-round win over 15th-seed Beatriz Haddad Maia on Wednesday night at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., fired one ace and committed just one double fault to Haddad Maia’s six, as well as 14 unforced errors to the […]
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos and quarterback Russell Wilson have agreed on a five-year, $245 million extension that includes $165 million in guarantees, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday morning. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the extension, […]
TORONTO – Danny Jansen, the ninth hitter in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup, has turned into a late-game RBI machine. Jansen belted a three-run homer in the seventh to spirit the Blue Jays comeback on Monday and completed the deal with a walk-off single to left field in the 11th […]
Hockey Canada’s board of directors says it is supporting president and chief executive officer Scott Smith and his executive team amid calls for leadership change at the organization. Hockey Canada interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the backing of the organization’s executive in a statement posted Monday on its website. […]
NEW YORK (AP) – When Serena Williams won the 1999 U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title at age 17, she wore white beads in her hair. On Monday night, when Williams won her first match of the 2022 U.S. Open at age 40, her daughter, Olympia, was courtside, […]
NEW YORK (AP) – The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition. The players’ association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. While the average […]
