Toronto Blue Jays (52-79, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (55-74, fifth in the AL West) Seattle; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Wilmer Font (3-3, 4.27 ERA) Mariners: Felix Hernandez (1-4, 6.52 ERA) The Mariners…
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Homers by Crawford, Narváez help Mariners past Blue Jays 7-4
SEATTLE – Omar Narváez and J.P. Crawford homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday night for their fifth win in six games. Narváez led off the second inning with his 18th homer and Crawford…
Blue Bombers down Eskimos 34-28 for 3rd straight win; sit 1st in West
Backup quarterback Chris Streveler rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held onto sole possession of first in the CFL West with a 34-28 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on a rainy Friday night. It…
Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders headed in opposite directions
It’s amazing how things have changed for the Ottawa Redblacks and the Saskatchewan Roughriders since their initial meeting of the season on June 20. Story continues below The Redblacks won a 44-41 shootout at TD Place in Ottawa, improving their record to…
First ever Alberta Masters Games a boost for town of Rocky Mountain House
August 23 2019 8:22pm The inaugural Alberta Masters Games has drawn over 1,000 athletes from across the province to Rocky Mountain House. Deb Matejicka reports on how residents from the town and Clearwater County have come together to ensure the…
Inaugural Alberta Masters Games roll into Rocky Mountain House
More than 1,000 athletes from across the province have converged on Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County for the first-ever Alberta Masters Games. “Masters is 35 [years old] and up,” explained Claudette Larocque who is competing in golf. “Some people…
3 young Edmonton athletes identified in Olympic talent search
A cross-country search for new athletes to put into Canada’s Olympic talent pipeline has identified three young women from Edmonton as hopefuls. RBC Training Ground, in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee, has extended invitations to the its national final…
Touchdown Atlantic CFL game in Moncton expected to be a capacity crowd
August 23 2019 5:03pm Despite a number of empty blue seats online Friday afternoon, promoters of Touchdown Atlantic say the excitement is building. Callum Smith has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] !=…
Lindsey Vonn, P.K. Subban engaged
Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban are engaged. The retired Olympic alpine ski racer and the Canadian hockey player announced the news on Friday. READ MORE: ‘Ballers,’ starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, to end with Season 5 The pair have been dating…
NFL game a ‘rip-off’; Manitoba fans disappointed by Raiders and Packers pre-season bout
Local fans and personalities say Thursday’s NFL pre-season match between the Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers at IG Field was disappointing, although the province’s premier had kinder words. “To me, this was a complete rip-off,” said Winnipeg Free…