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Tommy Fleetwood, Brooke Henderson and Jon Rahm and his LIV team big winners on busy day of golf
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood of England ended a summer of heartache with the richest prize on the PGA Tour, winning the Tour Championship on Sunday for his first tour title to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million reward. Fleetwood got plenty of help at the start when Patrick Cantlay began bogey-double bogey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime CFL scout Craig Smith dies at the age of 69
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
REGINA — Craig Smith, a longtime CFL scout, has died. He was 69 years old. Smith’s wife, Cathy, announced her husband’s death Sunday on social media. Smith was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017 but had been battling a number of health ailments the past few years. Smith, a Winnipeg native, began his CFL career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River Lions beat Surge 79-73 to repeat as CEBL champions
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Niagara River Lions are once again kings of the Canadian Elite Basketball League jungle. The River Lions, who finished first in the five-team Eastern Conference with a pedestrian 14-10 record, defeated the Calgary Surge 79-73 on Sunday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg to win back-to-back titles. The River Lions edged the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Offensive lineman Fred Johnson heads back to the Eagles in trade with Jaguars, AP source says
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Offensive lineman Fred Johnson is headed back to Philadelphia. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded Johnson to the Eagles on Sunday for a seventh-round draft pick in 2026, a person familiar with negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither side had announced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani high-fives a heckler after his homer to cap Dodgers’ comeback rivalry win over Padres
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A heckler next to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to the visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani for his hitless performance in a portentous weekend series against the San Diego Padres. When Ohtani crushed his 45th homer and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooke is back: Canada’s Henderson wins CPKC Women’s Open for 14th LPGA Tour title
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
MISSISSAUGA — Brooke Henderson has won on the LPGA Tour 14 times but winning the CPKC Women’s Open a second time is on another level for her. Henderson shot a 4-under 67 to pull ahead of Australia’s Minjee Lee by a stroke in Sunday’s final round to win the Canadian national women’s golf championship. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge throws to bases for first time since flexor strain
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a month after going on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge took the next step in his throwing progression Sunday by briefly throwing to bases from right field. There is still no timetable for Judge’s return to the outfield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tommy Fleetwood, Brooke Henderson and John Rahm and his LIV team big winners on busy day of golf
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood of England ended a summer of heartache with the richest prize on the PGA Tour, winning the Tour Championship on Sunday for his first tour title to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million reward. Fleetwood got plenty of help at the start when Patrick Cantlay began bogey-double bogey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior Caminero’s grand slam powers Rays to 7-2 win over Cardinals
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Junior Caminero hit his second career grand slam to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday after a 4-hour, 25-minute rain delay that emptied most of the announced crowd of 8,809 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Rays (63-67) took two of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm and Legion XIII outlast DeChambeau and the Crushers in the LIV Golf team final
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) — Jon Rahm and Legion XIII outlasted Bryson DeChambeau and the Crushers in a playoff Sunday in the LIV Golf League team final. Legion XIII rallied to match the Crushers at 20 under at The Club at Chatham Hills, with the Stinger squad from South Africa well back at 12 under in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spencer Steer hits a 3-run homer as the Reds avoid a sweep with a 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a three-run homer in Cincinnati’s five-run eighth inning, and the Reds avoided a sweep by topping the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Sunday. Austin Hays had three hits for Cincinnati, and Noelvi Marte had two hits and scored two runs. Brady Singer struck out nine while pitching six innings of ... Read More »
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