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Coco Gauff overcomes 14 more double-faults to advance in Montreal
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — Coco Gauff overcame 14 more double-faults to beat Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday in the National Bank Open. Two days after surviving 23 double-faults and a third-set tiebreaker against fellow American Danielle Collins, the top-seeded Gauff rallied from a set and break down against Kudermetova to reach the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanton and Rice hit early homers as Yankees beat Rays 7-4 on busy trade-deadline day
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice homered in the first two innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in a game delayed by rain for nearly three hours Thursday. The Yankees highlighted a busy trade-deadline day by agreeing to acquire reliever David Bednar from Pittsburgh in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB trade deadline tracker: Astros reunite with Carlos Correa, Padres swing several deals
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
Major League Baseball’s trade deadline brought plenty of chaos Thursday, with dozens of deals capping a frenetic 24 hours as teams sought to improve their rosters ahead of the postseason. Among the highlights: All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa is reuniting with the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres went on a trading spree that brought in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowboys’ need to build offensive line depth stressed again with Tyler Smith exiting practice early
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The hits keep on coming for the Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line, after left guard Tyler Smith came out of practice early on Thursday. Smith is dealing with tendinitis in his knee, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones told the Dallas Morning News. Smith left practice with about 30 minutes remaining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” Trump said of the fitness test that began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers tweak offence, defence for rematch with Argonauts
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea will field a revamped roster when the Blue Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts and try to end a three-game losing skid Friday. Injuries factored into some changes, including one that has some fans scratching their heads. Others, particularly in the secondary, are aimed at boosting performance after Winnipeg (3-3) lost 31-17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff through to the fourth round of National Bank Open
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
MONTREAL — Top-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States has reached the fourth round of women’s singles at the National Bank Open in Montreal. Gauff, the world No. 2 in women’s tennis behind Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, defeated Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on centre court. With Sabalenka withdrawing from Montreal due to fatigue, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dog bite to blame for former Barcelona player missing a game in Greece
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Former Barcelona forward Carles Perez missed a game with Greek club Aris on Thursday because of a dog bite that required stitches. The 27-year-old Perez is on loan at Aris, which hosted Azerbaijani club Araz-Naxçıvan in a qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League. Two days earlier, Perez was out for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canyon Lake and Calallen players share top honors on Texas 4A all-state baseball team
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press: FIRST TEAM Pitchers — Evan O’Connor, Brock, jr.; Holding Herring, Mineral Wells, sr.; Collier Carroll, Calallen, jr. Relief pitcher — Cody Andrade, Calallen, sr. Catcher — Colton Blakley, Life Waxahachie, sr. First baseman — Blake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos believe linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s latest leg injury isn’t serious
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Linebacker Dre Greenlaw pulled up while covering running back J.K. Dobbins in a 1-on-1 drill Thursday, then jogged off the field with the Denver Broncos’ athletic trainers and didn’t return to practice. Coach Sean Payton said afterward that it wasn’t a recurrence of the thigh injury that sidelined Greenlaw this offseason. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton County OKs $470M Paycor Stadium renovation, but Bengals say they haven’t seen final lease
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — A new stadium lease for the Cincinnati Bengals has not reached the end zone yet. Hamilton County commissioners approved the 11-year lease on Thursday that includes $470 million in renovations to Paycor Stadium. However, the Bengals have not signed off because they have not seen the final version. “The version of the ... Read More »
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