National Sports

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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French leader PSG beats Montpellier 2-0 for 8th straight win

PARIS (AP) — French league leader Paris Saint-Germain relied on early and late goals to beat Montpellier 2-0 on Saturday and make it eight straight wins. Midfielder Idrissa Gueye scored in the 14th minute at Parc des Princes.

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A 3rd generation of Maldini family scores in Serie A

MILAN (AP) — Like grandfather, like father, like son. There was a third generation of the Maldini family to score in Serie A on Saturday as Daniel Maldini helped AC Milan to a 2-1 win at Spezia.

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Dortmund slumps to defeat at Gladbach without Haaland, Reus

BERLIN (AP) — No Erling Haaland, no Marco Reus. Borussia Mönchengladbach highlighted Borussia Dortmund’s reliance on its two star players as it dealt its Bundesliga rival a 1-0 defeat in former Gladbach coach Marco Rose’s return on Saturday.

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