By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 5:35 pm Updated August 10, 2024 5:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed Luis Frias off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays announced the acquisition Saturday and option Frias…
PARIS – Aaron Brown tried to warn everybody. But they didn’t listen. Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team claimed Olympic gold on Friday night at Stade de France in a stellar performance from Lane 9. With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.50 seconds. Entering the final, the…
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 3:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – Defending Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell is out of the Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old fromSherwood Park, Alta., was swept by Lea Friedrich of Germany in the women’s sprint track cycling quarterfinals Saturday…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 3:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – The Canadian women’s 4×400-metre relay team has finished sixth in the Olympic final on Saturday at Stade de France. The foursome of Zoe Sherar, Savannah Sutherland, Kyra Constantine and Lauren Gale…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 12:19 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – From the women’s marathon to the closing ceremony, here are five things to look out for at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 11: WOMEN’S MARATHON For the first time, the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 1:18 pm Updated August 10, 2024 1:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – Canada’s Marco Arop has claimed Olympic silver in the men’s 800 metres on Saturday at Stade de France after being edged at the finish line…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 12:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – Phil Kim has advanced to the quarterfinals of men’s breaking at the Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Vancouver, known in breaking circles as B-Boy Phil Wizard, won his three battles to…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 11:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The two Canadians in the women’s golf field at the Paris Olympics will not make the podium. Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., threatened midway through the final round but…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 10:41 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – A costly mistake kept Rylan Wiens off the podium, as the Canadian diver finished seventh in the men’s 10-metre platform Saturday. Wiens was in third place through three of six dives…
