The Canadian PressStephanie Myles WIMBLEDON, England–Three years ago in the fourth round at Wimbledon, Canadian Milos Raonic came back from a two-sets-to-none deficit for the first time in his career to beat Belgium’s David Goffin in five sets. Yesterday, Raonic found himself on the losing side of a strikingly similar […]
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The Associated PressChris Lehourites WIMBLEDON, England–Even though she is short on matches this year, Serena Williams is still big on grass. The seven-time Wimbledon champion reached the quarter-finals at the All England Club for the 14th time, beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 today. Williams, who missed about a year […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Trent Thornton bounced back from the worst outing of his career in a big way. The rookie right-hander pitched six scoreless innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays down the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 yesterday, avoiding a three-game sweep heading into the all-star break. “You just have much […]
The Associated Press LYON, France–A Women’s World Cup stirred by heated debates on politics, pay and technology saw the narratives fused in yesterday’s final by the undisputed and outspoken star of the tournament: Megan Rapinoe. By opening the scoring with a penalty awarded after a video review, Rapinoe claimed a […]
By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LYON, France — Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and savored each triumph at the Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe won the Golden Ball as top player […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Jacob Waguespack didn’t have time to rethink his game plan after the Blue Jays decided to shake things up an hour before first pitch. In an effort to take some pressure off the rookie right-hander, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo and pitching coach Pete Walker made a late […]
The Associated PressChris Lehourites WIMBLEDON, England–If the pressure is getting to Ash Barty at Wimbledon, she’s doing a great job of hiding it. The top-ranked Australian came into the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after winning the French Open and a Wimbledon warm-up event in Birmingham. And she’s now won two […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer Hayley Wickenheiser’s accolades have a hard time keeping up with her. The Hockey Hall of Fame wasted no time hustling Wickenheiser into its gallery of heroes in her first year of eligibility. But when board chairman Lanny McDonald phoned her Tuesday to relay the joyful news, […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, the pubs and the double-decker buses, there’s plenty to see in London. To Aaron Judge, there’s an even more enticing sight: The 385-foot fence in centre field at the soccer stadium where his New York Yankees will play this weekend. […]
The Associated PressBeth Harris SANTA MONICA, Calif.–The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals. They won big at the NBA Awards. A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honours, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year last night […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–The Yankees’ most recent power feat qualifies as “obscure” to manager Aaron Boone. Just not unexpected. Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched New York’s home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 last night. Hicks and Stanton […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson PARIS–Stephanie Labbe choked back the emotion. Sophie Schmidt’s voice broke. Desiree Scott was in shock. Christine Sinclair was the last player to emerge after Canada’s World Cup-ending 1-0 loss to Sweden in the round of 16 yesterday. She had time to compose herself, saying she was […]
