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Canadian golfers revel in home-field edge at CP Women’s Open
The Globe and Mail - Jeff Brooke
Canadian Brittany Marchand is among the LPGA Tour players who are excited that the CP Women’s Open has returned to the Greater Toronto Area for the first time since 2001. “I actually get to stay in my
Christine Sinclair
After World Cup disappointment, Sinclair eyes 2020 Summer Olympics
The Globe and Mail - Dan Ralph
The sting of Canada’s World Cup disappointment has been replaced by the allure of another Olympic women’s soccer medal for Christine Sinclair. Sinclair said Wednesday that time has helped ease the pain
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Hall of Famer Jayna Hefford to oversee new women’s hockey union
The Globe and Mail - John Wawrow
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association has selected Hockey Hall of Fame player Jayna Hefford to oversee its daily operations in a leadership shuffle three months after the union was founded.
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Defending champs Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic are No. 1 seeds for U.S. Open
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
Defending champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic are the No. 1 seeds for singles play in the U.S. Open. Osaka, who beat Serena Williams in last year’s final for her first Grand Slam title, recently the
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Canadian Steven Diez advances to final round of U.S. Open qualifying
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Canada’s Steven Diez is one victory away from his first main-draw berth at a Grand Slam after winning his second-round U.S. Open qualifier on Wednesday. The Toronto player defeated Yosuke Watanuki of 6-2,
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Chris Streveler takes over as Bombers’ starter with Nichols on the shelf
The Globe and Mail - Dan Ralph
Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the six-game injured
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo says 2018 ‘probably worst year’ of his life
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
Cristiano Ronaldo says the rape allegation against him was an attack on his honour and led to one of the worst years of his life. Ronaldo was accused of raping a woman in Las Vegas more than 10 years but
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Canadian men’s basketball team completes pre-World Cup sweep of New Zealand
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Phil Scrubb scored 24 points as Canada’s men’s basketball team completed a two-game sweep of New Zealand with a 103-100 overtime win in pre-FIBA World Cup action on Wednesday. Canada is now 4-2 in exhibition
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‘Crazy is a good word for it’: 12-year-old Vancouverite Michelle Liu prepares to tee off at Canadian Open
The Globe and Mail - Jeff Brooke
Michelle Liu got a big hug from Lydia Ko and advice from Christina Kim, and she met some of her other golfing idols that she had only seen previously on TV, including Canadian superstar Brooke Henderson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Kershaw moves past Koufax on wins list as Dodgers pound Blue Jays
The Globe and Mail - Beth Harris
Clayton Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax for most wins by a Dodgers left-hander, Will Smith hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the third inning, and Los Angeles routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-3 Tuesday night.
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Castillo, ex-Jays player Dotel allegedly linked to drug ring
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring, officials
Canadian News
Border agents arrest about 25 workers during raid at Vancouver racetrack tied to immigration and refugee act
The Globe and Mail - Andrea Woo
Members of Vancouver’s horse-racing community are seeking answers after officers with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) raided Hastings Racecourse and hauled off roughly two dozen backstretch
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Steven Diez of Toronto wins first qualifying match for U.S. Open
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Steven Diez of Toronto is one step closer to his first main-draw berth at a Grand Slam after winning his first-round U.S. Open qualifier on Monday. Diez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance
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Top Asian soccer official adds to pressure on Iran to lift ban on women attending men’s World Cup qualifiers
The Globe and Mail - Beh Lih Yi
Iranian women should be allowed to attend men’s World Cup qualifiers in the Islamic Republic later this year, a top Asian soccer official said on Tuesday, ramping up pressure on Tehran to end a long-running
Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers aren’t sure if Aaron Rodgers will play in Winnipeg exhibition game Thursday
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
The Green Bay Packers are making no promises that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play during Thursday’s NFL preseason game in Winnipeg against the Oakland Raiders. When asked if Rodgers will play
Jim Benning
Vancouver Canucks extend GM Jim Benning’s contract
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
The Vancouver Canucks are sticking with Jim Benning as their general manager. The club announced Tuesday that the 56-year-old has signed a three-year extension, keeping him with the team through the 2022-23
Overwatch League
Overwatch League team Toronto Defiant to play home games at Roy Thomson Hall
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Long the home of more traditional forms of entertainment, Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall will also become an esports epicentre next year. OverActive Media announced Tuesday that the Overwatch League’s Toronto
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Duckhee Lee, first deaf player on ATP Tour, wins in North Carolina
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
Duckhee Lee tossed the ball into the air for his first serve in an ATP tournament match and blasted it past his opponent with a loud pop. The 21-year-old South Korean never heard it. He was born deaf.
Phil Neville
Players should boycott social media to combat racist abuse, says coach Phil Neville
The Globe and Mail - Reuters
England women’s coach Phil Neville has urged the football community to boycott social media for six months and “send a powerful message” in response to a significant rise in online racist abuse of players.
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Aaron Best scores 20 points in Canada’s 122-88 basketball rout of New Zealand
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Aaron Best scored 20 points while Andrew Nembhard added 17 as Canada’s men’s basketball team trounced the New Zealand Tall Blacks 122-88 in a pre-FIBA World Cup exhibition game Tuesday. Six Canadians in
Presidents Cup
Woods wants U.S. Presidents Cup team playing before Australia
The Globe and Mail - Doug Ferguson
Tiger Woods wants the eight players who made his Presidents Cup team and four more under consideration as captain’s picks to play tournaments and stay sharp over the next three months leading to the December
Little League World Series
Canada eliminated from Little League World Series after 8-1 loss to Caribbean
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Canada was eliminated from the Little League World Series following an 8-1 loss to the Caribbean team on Monday. Curley Martha and Nathan Castillo each had two hits and drove in a run for the Caribbean
Paul Pogba
Manchester United held to 1-1 draw by Wolves as Pogba’s penalty is stopped
The Globe and Mail - The Associated Press
Paul Pogba pulled his jersey over his face when the final whistle sounded, his latest spot-kick failure costing Manchester United two points and casting doubt over the wisdom of the team rotating its The
Howard University
Stephen Curry to help fund Howard University golf program
The Globe and Mail - Sopan Deb
Golf has long been difficult to access by communities of colour. The barriers have ranged from hard-line racist practices at member clubs to more systemic issues involving the locations of courses or the
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Top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe suspended for doping violation
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
One of Canada’s top medal contenders in next year’s Tokyo Olympics has been provisionally suspended for a doping violation, but Laurence Vincent-Lapointe insists she did “nothing wrong.” The canoeist Trois-Rivières
Team Canada
Canada’s Brigitte Thibault wants to keep learning at CP Women’s Open
The Globe and Mail - John Chidley-Hill
Brigitte Thibault is having the best summer of her young career, and it’s only going to get better this week at the CP Women’s Open. Thibault, from Rosemère, Que., represented Canada at the Pan American
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols on 6-game injured list with upper body injury
The Globe and Mail - Judy Owen
Blue Bombers starting quarterback Matt Nichols has been placed on the six-game injured list with an upper-body injury. Head coach Mike O’Shea said after Monday’s practice that the unspecified injury does
Milos Raonic
Felix Auger-Aliassime leapfrogs Milos Raonic to become top-ranked Canadian in men’s tennis
The Globe and Mail - The Canadian Press
Felix Auger-Aliassime is now the top-ranked Canadian in men’s tennis after jumping into 19th spot in the latest ATP Tour rankings released Monday. The 19-year-old from Montreal moved up two spots to become
Luke Willson
Oakland Raiders’ Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
The Globe and Mail - Judy Owen
Luke Willson figures he’ll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday’s NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. “I think I’m going to have the easiest time