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Canadian Stephen Ames wins Boeing Classic by 7 shots
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - Calgary-based golfer Stephen Ames shot a final-round 63 on Sunday to win the Champions Tour Boeing Classic by seven shots. Ames carded rounds of 67, 67 and 63 on the par 72 Snoqual...
Aug 13, 2023
Rybakina upset with arduous schedule at National Bank Open: 'I feel destroyed'
MONTREAL - Elena Rybakina is not pleased with how her National Bank Open unfolded. The third seed from Kazakhstan lost to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 1-6, 2-6 Sunday afternoon in a sem...
Aug 13, 2023
Sinner beats de Minaur in National Bank Toronto final for first Masters 1000 title
TORONTO - Jannik Sinner is the winner of the National Bank Open. The seventh-seeded Italian beat Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1 today for his first career Masters 1000 series title. Sinner broke ...
Aug 13, 2023
Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event
MONTREAL - There was a festive mood across downtown Montreal on Sunday as the city's Pride parade drew a record number of participants one year after the 2022 event was abruptly cancelled. Simon Gamac...
Aug 13, 2023
Varsho's five RBIs power Blue Jays past Cubs 11-4; Toronto avoids three-game sweep
TORONTO - Daulton Varsho had a three-run homer and a two-run single to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Chicago Cubs 11-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Whit Merrifield went 4 for 6 with an...
Aug 13, 2023
Samsonova defeats Rybakina, advances to NBO final against Pegula
MONTREAL - Liudmila Samsonova of Russia defeated Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to advance to the National Bank Open women's singles final. Up 4-2 in the third set, Sam...
Aug 13, 2023
Barrett scores 31 points, Canada comes back to beat Germany in basketball exhibition
HAMBURG - RJ Barrett scored 31 points and Canada came back to beat Germany 133-112 in overtime in the final of the DBB SuperCup, a warm-up basketball tournament for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The Ne...
Aug 13, 2023
Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77
MONTREAL - A member of the first same-sex couple to be legally joined in a civil union in North America has died. Theo Wouters said his husband Roger Thibault, 77, died in his arms Friday. The two men...
Aug 13, 2023
Canada makes three changes to starting lineup for second rugby test against Tonga
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has made three changes to his starting lineup for Monday's rugby test match with Tonga. The 23rd-ranked Canadian men lost 28-3 to the 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders in the o...
Aug 13, 2023
Déjà Vu: American golfer Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women's British Open
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) - American golfer Lilia Vu won the Women's British Open to claim her second major title of 2023, taking any potential drama out of the final round by shooting 5-under ...
Aug 13, 2023