National Sports

McIlroy and Tom Kim put on a show at CJ Cup, both 1 off lead

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Tom Kim felt as much a spectator as a player Thursday in the CJ Cup, amazed at how Rory McIlroy produces so much power with so little effort. Kim wasn't too bad himself.

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Injury woes grow for Canadian women at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

Canada scrum half Brianna Miller has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining "significant internal injuries" against Italy.

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Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has successful wrist surgery

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has had successful surgery on his left wrist. The club confirmed that the 29-year-old Gurriel had the procedure on Thursday.

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Padres turn to October ace Musgrove vs. Phillies in Game 3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There was at least one fuddy-duddy in San Diego who did not see the humor in a mural painted this week of the famous San Diego Chicken using his super-sized yellow foot to stomp on the side of the head of the Phillie Phanatic.

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Ilia Malinin headlines Grand Prix opener at Skate America

The new face of American figure skating began to play around with the quadruple Axel, that unicorn of a jump that had never been landed in competition, when he started to see some of the sport's best give it a go about a year ago.

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Canada's Bianca Andreescu eliminated in the round of 16 at Guadalajara Open

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Guadalajara Open on Thursday, after a 6-4, 6-4 loss to American Jessica Pegula in the round of 16 on Thursday. The elimination of the Mississauga, Ont.

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Montreal's Auger-Aliassime clinches quarterfinal spot in Belgium

ANTWERP, Belgium — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his berth in the quarterfinals of the European Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Manuel Guinard of France on Thursday.

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Canadian men add warm-up match against Bahrain ahead of Qatar World Cup

Canada has finalized its pre-World Cup plans, adding a warm-up game and camp in Bahrain ahead of next month's soccer showcase in Qatar. The Canadian men, ranked 41st in the world, will face No. 85 Bahrain on Nov.

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Ticats in control of their playoff destiny against Redblacks

HAMILTON — Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did more than just exorcise a few demons with last week's road win in Calgary. They also reclaimed control of their playoff destiny.

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Canada's Sophie Schmidt, Allysha Chapman get new deals with NWSL's Houston Dash

HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have signed veteran Canadian internationals Sophie Schmidt and Allysha Chapman to contract extensions. The NWSL club said Schmidt has signed a two-year contract to remain with the team through the 2024 season.

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