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Shapovalov struggles with injuries but finds confidence in Los Cabos final
MONTREAL - Denis Shapovalov insists there's nothing wrong with his tennis. It's his body, rather, that's been holding him back. "It's been a tricky year because I have been feeling good on court," Shapovalov said Monday in Montreal. "I've been feeling ...
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Adam Macko traded by Blue Jays to Texas on MLB's Trade Deadline Day
Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...
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Canada's Bianca Andreescu bounced from NBO after Kayla Cross secures first WTA win
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu has once again been bounced early from her home tournament. The product of nearby Mississauga, Ont., fell 7-5, 6-4 to Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova in first-round singles action at the National Bank Open on Monday. Andreescu, w...
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Evelyn Beaton
21-year-old Lethbridge athlete wins gold at Commonwealth Games in Judo
Lethbridge's Evelyn Beaton is one of 19 gold medal winners for Canada at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.The 21-year-old earned the honour, beating Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus this past Friday (July 31) in the final of the women's 52-kilogram division in Judo.Beaton had never beaten the Cypriot in previ...
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Rain interrupts men's National Bank Open in Montreal a second straight day
MONTREAL - Rain continued to wreak havoc Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal to further disrupt a backlogged men's schedule. A downpour that started before play was to get underway at 11 a.m. local time prompted officials to delay until noon, ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs hire Andy O'Brien to oversee NHL team's sport performance
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have made Andy O'Brien the team's vice-president of sport performance. O'Brien will oversee the NHL club's strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition, injury rehabilitation and mental performance. The 48-ye...
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Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.'s top citizens given Order of B.C.
VICTORIA - A dozen people have been appointed to the Order of B.C. including one the country's top experts in using insects to help in criminal investigations, a FIFA executive, and Canada's first chief accessibility officer. The Order of B.C. is consi...
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Argonauts bring offensive lineman Kolankowski home in a trade with Tiger-Cats
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts acquired Canadian offensive lineman Chris Kolankowski from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a sixth-round CFL draft pick next year. Kolankowski, 34, returned to his hometown team in the trade announced Monday after spending ...
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Montreal Canadiens sign defenceman Maksymilian Szuber to one-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Maksymilian Szuber to a one-year, two-way contract. Szuber, from Opole, Poland, scored 11 goals and had 16 assists for the American Hockey League's Tucson Roadrunners last season. The six-foot-th...
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Blue Jays trade three prospects to Los Angeles Angels for pitcher José Soriano
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed pitcher José Soriano from the Los Angeles Angeles in exchange for infielder Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr., and right-handed pitcher Angel Rivero before Monday's Major League Basebal...
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Mauricio Pochettino stays as US coach, agrees to 4-year contract extension through 2030 World Cup
Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing Monday to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup. A 54-year-old who took over in October 2024, Pochettino led the U.S. to the World Cup rou...
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Janelle Salaun comes off bench to score 24 points as Valkyries use big second half, beat Tempo 96-79
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Janelle Salaun came off the bench to score 24 points, Veronica Burton contributed 17 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries used their stingy defense down the stretch to hold off the Toronto Tempo for a 96-79 win Su...
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Kevin Gausman traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Chicago Cubs
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman's time with the Toronto Blue Jays has come to an end. The veteran right-hander was traded by the Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in return for outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene. Bateman, a 24-year-old ...
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Michael Thorbjornsen wins 1st PGA Tour title by 2 shots at the 8th and final Rocket Classic
DETROIT (AP) - Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday. "...
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Zverev would rather face the best as Sinner, Djokovic withdrawals open path at NBO
MONTREAL - Alexander Zverev has faced Jannik Sinner five times in the semifinals or finals of tournaments this season, losing on each occasion. Despite that, the German star wishes the world No. 1 hadn't withdrawn from the National Bank Open. "I think ...
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Max Scherzer on Blue Jays' trade deadline: 'If they sell, that's on us'
TORONTO - Max Scherzer says the Toronto Blue Jays have no one to blame but themselves for the uncertainty of the next 24 hours. Scherzer had his best start of the season on Sunday, striking out five over six innings of one-run ball as the Blue Jays fel...
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Sabalenka ready for hard-court return at National Bank Open after challenging stretch
TORONTO - Aryna Sabalenka desperately needed a break. The WTA's top-ranked player had just been bounced from Wimbledon in the fourth round - her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2022 - on the heels of a stunning quarterfinal loss at the French Open a mon...
Aug 02, 2026
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Fermin's RBI single kick-starts four-run ninth to lift Cardinals over Blue Jays 5-1
TORONTO - Jose Fermin's RBI single kicked off a four-run ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday. Lars Nootbar doubled down the first-base line in the third inning to give St. Louis (55-57) an early 1-0 lea...
Aug 02, 2026
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Shiho Kuwaki of Japan wins the Women's British Open on second playoff hole
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saved par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff Sunday and won with a par on the second extra hole to claim the Women's British Open over Esther Henseleit of Germany for her first major title. ...
Aug 02, 2026
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Blue Jays get pitcher Jameson Taillon from Cubs in trade for player to be named later
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays got right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon and cash considerations in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Chicago will get a player to be named later or cash considerations. In a corresponding move, Toronto moved infi...
Aug 02, 2026
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Rain washes out first day of National Bank Open main draw in Montreal
MONTREAL - National Bank Open tournament director Valérie Tétreault admitted she started tracking weather forecasts a month before the tournament began. "Every morning, I was looking at how things were shaping up," she said. Tétreault could hardly have...
Aug 02, 2026
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Venus Williams falls to Kamilla Rakhimova in rain-delayed first round at NBO
TORONTO - Venus Williams sat through a weather delay as rain pelted centre court. The seven-time Grand Slam winner then battled hard early before bowing out late after the skies finally cleared. Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Williams 6-4, 6-1 to kick off ...
Aug 02, 2026
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Extremely poor air quality blankets Lethbridge region, southern Alberta
Some of the worst air quality that the Lethbridge region has experienced in quite some time is hovering over the area this weekend.As of 10 a.m. Sunday morning, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) from Environment & Climate Change Canada for the city was measured at 10+, the highest reading on the 11-point scale.At...
Aug 02, 2026
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Canada's Reyes wins judo gold on final day of Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW - Kyle Reyes and Coralie Godbout added a pair of judo medals to Canada's tally as competition wrapped up Sunday at the Commonwealth Games. Reyes captured gold in the men's -100-kilogram division, defeating England's Max Gregory 1-0 by ippon in ...
Aug 02, 2026
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Markham's Chan wins NBO qualifier in Montreal
Duncan Chan of Markham, Ont., survived a National Bank Open qualifying battle on Saturday in Montreal, with a three-set victory over Hugo Gaston of France. Chan dropped the first set of the best-of-three match 2-6, then bounced back with 7-5, 6-3 wins....
Aug 02, 2026
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Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Skubal got the...
Aug 02, 2026
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Sports scoreboard and schedule for Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026
Sunday's Scoreboard MLB Interleague St. Louis 5 Toronto 1 N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago Cubs 1 Boston 8 L.A. Dodgers 4 Cleveland 5 Arizona 0 Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 0 (6) Colorado 8 Kansas City 1 L.A. Angels 3 Milwaukee 0 American League Chicago White Sox 9 ...
Aug 02, 2026
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Back-to-back bid denied as Shapovalov is bounced in Los Cabos Open final
CABO SAN LUCAS - Denis Shapovalov's goal of winning back-to-back singles titles at the Los Cabos Open came up a match short. Arthur Gea, a 21-year-old tennis talent from France, bounced the Richmond Hill, Ont., athlete 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's final of t...
Aug 02, 2026
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