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Canadian thrower Jesse Zesseu claims Paralympic silver in discus

PARIS - Canadian discus thrower Jesse Zesseu has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The 25-year-old from Toronto reached the podium in his Paralympic debut with a throw of 53.24 metres. He wa...

Sep 06, 2024

Chiefs hold off Ravens 27-20 when review overturns a TD on final play of NFL's season opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City defense kept Lamar Jackson and the Ravens out of the end zone on three heart-stopping plays in the fina...

Sep 05, 2024

US Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Emma Navarro to reach her second consecutive final in New York

NEW YORK (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved into her second consecutive U.S. Open final by taking the last seven points and beating Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Thursday night with her usual brand of high-r...

Sep 05, 2024

Australia coach fired for supporting a South Korean swimmer at the Olympics

SYDNEY (AP) - Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers. Palfrey told Sou...

Sep 05, 2024

US Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Emma Navarro to reach her second consecutive final in New York

NEW YORK (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved into her second consecutive U.S. Open final by taking the last seven points and beating Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Thursday night with her usual brand of high-r...

Sep 05, 2024

Ronaldo scores 900th goal and San Marino earns first competitive win. Spain held by Serbia

MADRID (AP) - With his 900th career goal, Cristiano Ronaldo got the best of Luka Modric in the duel of veterans in the Nations League on Thursday. The 39-year-old Ronaldo became the first man to reach...

Sep 05, 2024

Midnight Mascot installed as early favourite for $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

FORT ERIE, Ont. - Midnight Mascot has been installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second jewel of the OLG Triple Crown will be run Tuesday at Fort Erie Racet...

Sep 05, 2024

League-leading Alouettes host Lions as Rourke begins to find his groove

MONTREAL - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell believes Nathan Rourke is just getting rolling since returning from the NFL last month. Rourke will make his fourth consecutive start when the Lions (6-6...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadians Paralympians strike gold twice, with one bronze on Day 8

PARIS - Canada earned three medals, with two golds courtesy of two of its biggest names at the Paralympic Games on Day 8. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earned gold in the men's T53 800 metres on the ...

Sep 05, 2024

Elite Series anglers Gustafson, Gallant fine with new FFS changes for 2025

Jeff Gustafson is good with the Elite Series' new forward-facing sonar (FFS) rules but remains unsure about the impact they'll have on pro bass fishing's premier circuit. Starting next year, competito...

Sep 05, 2024