National Sports

Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau plays hero as Vancouver Whitecaps shutout FC Dallas 1-0

VANCOUVER — Maxime Crepeau thought it was about time he saved a penalty kick.

Sep 25, 2021 11:53 PM Read more >

Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021

Saturday's Games NHL Pre-Season Toronto 4 Montreal 1 St. Louis 6 Minnesota 2 --- MLB American League Oakland 2 Houston 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 3 Detroit 5 Kansas City 1 Cleveland 6 Chicago White Sox 0 Baltimore 3 Texas 2 Toronto 6 Minnesota 1 L.A.

Sep 25, 2021 11:16 PM Read more >

Venerable captures second running of $1-million Woodbine Million to remain unbeaten

CAMPBELLVILLE, ONTARIO — Venerable made yet another emphatic case Saturday night that she should be considered North America's top two-year-old trotter.

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Canadian men to face Ireland in Edmonton rugby sevens quarterfinal

EDMONTON — Canada will play Ireland in the Cup quarterfinals Sunday after winning two of three on Day 1 of the HSBC Canada Sevens.

Sep 25, 2021 10:24 PM Read more >

Zardes scores twice, Crew tops Montreal 2-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the Columbus Crew kept its playoff hopes alive by defeating Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Forge FC snaps first-place Pacific FC's five-game unbeaten streak in CPL play

HAMILTON — Forge FC kept the pressure on Pacific FC atop the Canadian Premier League standings by beating the league leaders 2-1 on Saturday night. Third-place Forge (10-7-1) are five points behind first-place Pacific (10-4-6) with two games in hand.

Sep 25, 2021 9:55 PM Read more >

Blue Jays beat Twins 6-1; stay 2 back in AL wild-card race

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien and George Springer homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays held their position in the playoff chase by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday night.

Sep 25, 2021 9:42 PM Read more >

Two views of a 0-0 draw: A point won by Toronto FC but two points lost by Colorado

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — As one might expect from the 26-point chasm separating the teams in the standings, Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids had different reactions to their 0-0 draw Saturday.

Sep 25, 2021 9:41 PM Read more >

Tavares, Leafs down Canadiens in pre-season action as fans return to Scotiabank Arena

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe joked his focus early Saturday wasn’t on the ice. It's easy to understand why.

Sep 25, 2021 9:30 PM Read more >

U Sports Roundup: Montreal Carabins crush McGill Redbirds 31-7 on three TDs by Morand

MONTREAL — Carabins quarterback Dimitri Morand had three touchdowns in the first quarter and Montreal easily defeated the McGill Redbirds 31-7 on Saturday in USports football action. Morand staked the Carabins (3-1) to an early 25-0 lead.

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