National Sports

Five things to know as Canada meets Uruguay in Copa America consolation final

After losing to Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semifinals, Canada will conclude its dramatic run at this year's Copa America on Saturday (8 p.m. ET) in a third-place showdown with Uruguay.

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CF Montreal makes a move, expects more changes as transfer window opens

MONTREAL — Developing a style of play and identity doesn't happen overnight, but progress happens faster when everyone buys in. CF Montreal president and chief executive Gabriel Gervais set the tone at his midseason news conference Wednesday.

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Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union meet at BMO Field with both in desperate need of a win

TORONTO — Toronto FC's annual Caribbean Heritage Match on Saturday features two teams desperate to celebrate a win. Toronto and the Philadelphia Union are both mired in nine-game winless streaks (0-7-2 for Toronto and O-5-4 for Philadelphia).

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Sports fans rejoice: Wimbledon, Euro 2024, Copa America finals make for Super Sunday

BERLIN (AP) — Sports fans: How about this for a Super Sunday? Start with the men's singles final at Wimbledon , then take in the soccer European Championship title match between Spain and England , before finishing the day with the Copa America socce

Jul 12, 2024 11:21 AM Read more >

Yamal and Spain meet England in the Euro 2024 final. It's the best team against the most resilient

BERLIN (AP) — One is the best team in the tournament, on the brink potentially of a new era of success because of a teenage wonderkid , an outstanding midfield and a tweak in philosophy.

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Serena Williams hosts an ESPY awards show celebrating landmark year for women's sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women's sports, with Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night.

Jul 11, 2024 10:58 PM Read more >

Argonauts snap Alouettes win streak with 37-18 victory as Fajardo exits with injury

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes suffered defeat for the first time in 300 days — and lost their star quarterback in the process.

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Rays beat Yankees 5-4 as Arozarena homers, take 2 of 3 in New York's 8th straight winless series

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a first-inning home run in a 5-4 victory for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night as they took two of three from the Yankees and extended New York’s streak of winless series to eight.

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Justin Steele baffles Orioles for 7 innings as Cubs complete sweep with 8-0 rout

BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Steele pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Seiya Suzuki had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs blanked the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

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All-Star Tanner Houck limits A's to 2 hits in 6 innings, Red Sox win 7-0

BOSTON (AP) — All-Star pitcher Tanner Houck limited Oakland to two hits in six innings and Connor Wong, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-0 on Thursday night.

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