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Conners earns $502,391 at U.S. open, plus Olympic team ticket
PINEHURST - Lost in all the excitement of Bryson DeChambeau's victory and Rory McIlroy's shocking implosion at the U.S. Open on Sunday, was the steady and quiet even-par round of Canada's Corey Conners. The 32-year-old Conners, from Listowel, Ont., finished tied for ninth with Americans Davis Thompson and Sam Burns. Th...
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Lauther's field goal on final play rallies Riders to 33-30 win over Ticats
HAMILTON - Brett Lauther's 43-yard field goal on the final play of the game rallied the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a stunning 33-30 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night. Lauther's boot was set up by C.J. Avery's interception at the Hamilton 37-yard line with 35 seconds left on the clock. It was the second ...
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McIlroy's two missed short putts cost him a shot at U.S. Open title
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Rory McIlroy put himself in position to end a decade-long drought in the majors, and answer a whole lot of questions about his ability to get it done, only to miss two short putts Sunday that left him peeling out of the parking lot in disappointment. McIlroy signed for a 69 that left him 5 under ...
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Vu wins playoff in return from back injury, spoiling Thompson's bid to snap slump
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday in her return from a back injury, spoiling Lexi Thompson's bid for her first victory in five years. Playing for the first time since the Ford Championship in late March in Arizona, Vu beat Thompson and third-round leader Grace Kim with ...
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DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with clutch finish to deny McIlroy
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with another memorable finish on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2, along with another heavy dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy. In a wild final hour of more blunders than brilliance, DeChambeau capped off a week of high entertainme...
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Edmonton Oilers return to Florida seeking to extend Stanley Cup final again
EDMONTON - After scoring just four goals over the first three games of the Stanley Cup final, the Edmonton Oilers avoided elimination with widespread contributions they hope carry over into Tuesday's Game 5. Mattias Janmark, Dylan Holloway, Adam Henrique and defenceman Darnell Nurse were among foot soldiers chipping in...
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Daulton Varsho's fifth-inning grand slam leads Blue Jays past Guardians 7-6
TORONTO - Daulton Varsho's grand slam in the fifth inning powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday. Ernie Clement had a two-run homer in the second to give Toronto (35-36) an early lead. Addison Barger added an RBI single in the fifth. Jose Berrios (6-5) allowed four runs on eight hits o...
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Waterman replaces injured Hoilett on Canada's Copa America roster
OTTAWA - Joel Waterman has replaced injured winger Junior Hoilett on the Canadian men's soccer team's Copa America roster. Canada opens the tournament Thursday against reigning World Cup champion Argentina in Atlanta. The Canadians, ranked 49th in the world, will also face No. 32 Peru on June 25 in Kansas City and No. ...
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MLS teams adjust to a summer of soccer without some of the league's biggest names
Lionel Messi could miss as many as six games with Inter Miami if Argentina wins its way to the Copa America final. With 12 goals and a league-leading 13 assists, Messi has helped push Miami to the top of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. Questions loom about whether Miami can weather his absence during the Copa...
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Andreescu drops Libema Open women's final in three sets to Samsonova
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Bianca Andreescu lost a hard-fought Libema Open women's final Sunday in three sets to Liudmila Samsonova in the grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., fell 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to the second-seeded Samsonova, who had to finish her rain-interrupted semifinal earlier in the day. "...
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Riot police in Germany intervene to stem fan clashes before Serbia-England match at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Riot police in Germany intervened to stop brawling soccer fans before Sunday's match between Serbia and England at the European Championship soccer tournament in Germany. Social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with Serbian flags in the ...
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Dabrowski, Routliffe win Nottingham women's doubles title ahead of Wimbledon
NOTTINGHAM - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and teammate Erin Routliffe have won the women's doubles title at the Rothesay Open, which is a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. The top seeds outlasted Britain's Harriet Dart and Diane Parry of France 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 in the final. It was the first win of 2024 for Dabrowski and ...
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Ukraine keen to show its spirit at Euro 2024 with added motivation to advance
MUNICH (AP) - Three years ago Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the pandemic-delayed Euro 2020 in the country's most successful European Championship to date. But a lot has changed since then. The war following the Russian invasion has been going on for two years and has been a constant and uniting force for this Uk...
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German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an ax in a city hosting Euro 2024 match
BERLIN (AP) - German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. The man was receiving medical treatment, Hamburg police said in a post on X, without providing furth...
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New signs warning of great white sharks in the works for some East Coast beaches
HALIFAX - There's growing evidence that the number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada's East Coast, where plans are in the works to post warning signs for beachgoers for the first time. Fred Whoriskey, director of the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says the population of these...
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McDavid, Oilers avoid sweep, thump Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 of Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - The Oilers still have life in the Stanley Cup final. Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as Edmonton thumped Florida 8-1 on Saturday to cut the Panthers' lead in the best-of-seven title series to 3-1. Dylan Holloway, with two goals and an assist, Mattias Janmark, with a goal and an assist, Adam Henri...
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Teens Buck, Bajraktarevic spark Revolution to 3-2 win over Whitecaps
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Teenagers Noel Buck and Esmir Bajraktarevic scored first-half goals and the New England Revolution ran their win streak to three with a 3-2 Major League Soccer victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. The Revolution (5-10-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute on the 19-year...
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B.C. Lions collect first victory of the season, beating Calgary Stampeders 26-17
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 277 yards and the B.C. Lions downed the Calgary Stampeders 26-17 to collect their first win of the season on Saturday. The quarterback connected on 17 of 29 attempts, including two touchdowns, and drove in another major for the Lions (1-1). Jake Maier went 26 for 33 with 339 passi...
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CF Montreal holds Western leader Real Salt Lake to scoreless draw
MONTREAL - With four key players back from injury, CF Montreal played to a scoreless tie on Saturday at Stade Saputo against Western Conference-leading Real Salt Lake. This was Montreal's (4-7-6) fourth 0-0 draw of the Major League Soccer season, while Salt Lake City (9-2-7) extended its undefeated streak to 14 games. ...
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Chicago Fire take advantage of sloppy Toronto FC defending to post first away win
TORONTO - The Chicago Fire, taking advantage of sloppy defending, scored three second-half goals - including two just three minutes apart - to defeat a depleted Toronto FC 4-1 for its first away win of the MLS season Saturday. Maren Haile-Selassie, Hugo Cuypers, Mauricio Pineda and Allan Arigoni scored for Chicago (4-8...
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DeChambeau a one-man show at Pinehurst No. 2, leads U.S. Open by 3
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn't smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained thousands of sun-baked fans on his way to a 3-under 67 and a thr...
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Second-inning rally leads Toronto Blue Jays past Cleveland Guardians 5-0
TORONTO - George Springer, Addison Barger and Spencer Horwitz all had RBI singles in a second-inning rally as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Saturday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa added an RBI single in the fourth for the Blue Jays (34-36) and Daulton Varsho drove in another run in the fifth. Relief pi...
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Italy recovers to beat Albania 2-1 at Euro 2024 after conceding goal after 23 seconds
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - By conceding a goal after just 23 seconds, Italy made the worst possible start to its European Championship title defense. Thankfully for the Azzurri, it soon got much better. Italy recovered from letting in the quickest goal in the tournament's 64-year history to beat Albania 2-1 in Dortmund o...
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Yamal, 16, leads Spain's new generation to 3-0 win over Croatia at Euro 2024
BERLIN (AP) - Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to appear in a European Championship as Spain's new generation brushed aside Croatia's challenge 3-0 in their opening game on Saturday. Yamal, aged 16 years, 338 days, also became the youngest to set up a goal at the tournament when he crossed for Dani Carvajal to s...
Jun 15, 2024
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Mitchell doesn't believe his running prowess is causing concern for Roughriders
HAMILTON - He was the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' second-leading rusher last week but Bo Levi Mitchell doesn't believe that's kept the Saskatchewan Roughriders' defensive braintrust up at night. Mitchell leads Hamilton (0-1) into its home opener against Saskatchewan (1-0) on Sunday night. The veteran quarterback ran for a per...
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Andreescu marches into final with straight-set semifinal victory at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Bianca Andreescu is off to the Libema Open final after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Hungary's Dalma Galfi on Saturday. The Mississauga, Ont., native won 63.6 per cent of her first-serve points and broke on four of her five opportunities. She will next face the winner between two-time defending champion Ekater...
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Canada cricketers miss out on marquee matchup with India due to wet ground conditions
LAUDERHILL - Canada's first trip to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup ended prematurely Saturday with its final game against top-ranked India abandoned without a ball bowled. The match, due to start at 10:30 a.m. ET, was delayed due to wet ground conditions at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium. The umpires ca...
Jun 15, 2024
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Canadiens sign forward Oliver Kapanen to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Oliver Kapanen to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. Kapanen had 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists) in 51 games playing for KalPa Kuopio in the Liiga in Finland this past season. The 20-year-old centre added 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 13 playoff...
Jun 15, 2024
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