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Calgary skip Brad Jacobs and his rink win Pan Continental curling gold medal
Canada’s Brad Jacobs won the men’s Pan Continental Curling Championship with a 7-3 victory over John Shuster of the United States on Sunday in Virginia, Minn. Source link
Canada’s special teams struggle in International Para Hockey Cup final loss to U.S.
The United States scored a short-handed goal and another on the power play in a 3-0 victory over Canada for its fourth title at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Source link
Blue Jays' Scherzer set to pitch in 4th World Series: 'This means everything'
Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer is emotional about getting a fourth chance to play in the World Series. He will be the Toronto Blue Jays’ starter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday at 8 p.m. ET against the hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. Source link
Toronto Blue Jays fans not giving up hope yet, despite 5-1 loss to L.A. Dodgers
Toronto Blue Jays fans were quieter Saturday night after a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series, tying up the series 1-1. Source link
Surging Lions take 6-game win streak into West Division semifinal
After a dreadful start to the season, the B.C. Lions are heading into the CFL playoffs on a six-game winning streak following a 27-21 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. Source link
Star forward Olivia Smith leaves Canada camp, returns to Arsenal to treat hip pointer
Canadian star forward Olivia Smith, injured in a 1-0 loss to Switzerland on Friday, has returned to her club team in England for treatment for a hip pointer. Source link
'I hope they win it': Nova Scotian who pitched for Blue Jays reflects on playoff run, his career
Vince Horsman, who was born and raised in Dartmouth, N.S., played in 141 games over five seasons in the majors leagues, including one season with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991. Watching the team on their current playoff run, Horsman says they remind him of a style of baseball from another era. Source link
Jacobs, Homan advance to finals at Pan Continental Curling Championships
Canada’s Brad Jacobs is through to the men’s gold-medal game at the Pan Continental Curling Championships after posting a narrow 5-4 semifinal win over China on Saturday in Virginia, Minn. Source link
Like father, like son? Moosehead learns from dad's tough path to NHL
Halifax Mooseheads forward Alec Nasreddine learned from a young age that a career in professional hockey isn’t as glamourous as people think it is. His father carved out a 15-season career as a player and had to literally fight his way into the NHL. Source link
Yamamoto outduels Gausman as Dodgers beat Blue Jays in Game 2 to even World Series
Two swings of the bat. That’s all it took to turn what was shaping up to be a classic pitchers’ duel into a two-run Los Angeles Dodgers lead that might as well have been 10. Source link