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Vaughan shoots 68 for early Senior British Open lead, Norman struggles to 75

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:39 -0400

TROON, Scotland - Bruce Vaughan made eight birdies Thursday in a 3-under 68 to take the early clubhouse lead at the Senior British Open, while Greg Norman laboured to a 75. Vaughan's opening round ...

Baseball roundup: Wednesday's action on the diamonds

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:32 -0400

The Detroit Tigers were nearly perfect, from the pitching of Armando Galarraga right down to the torrid offence. Galarraga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera drove in th...

SCORECARD:

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:19 -0400

Here are the sports results from Wednesday: American League baseball Toronto 2 Baltimore 1 (suspended - top 6th) Boston 6 Seattle 3 (12 innings) Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 5...

Olympian Hardy tests positive for banned substance according to source

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:28 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results. Hardy's ...

World No. 1 Roger Federer eliminated by Gilles Simon at Rogers Cup

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:33 -0400

TORONTO - For nearly six hours on Wednesday, play at the Rogers Cup was disrupted by pounding rain, lightning and thunder. Then Gilles Simon went out and made more noise than all of it combined. Fr...

Jelena Jankovic opens bid for No. 1 ranking with victory at Carson

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:34:21 -0400

CARSON, Calif. - Jelena Jankovic opened her bid to gain the No. 1 ranking with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over American Vania King in the East West Bank Classic on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Serbian c...

Blue Jays, Orioles game suspended in sixth inning with Jays leading 2-1

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:58:21 -0400

BALTIMORE - A pitching duel between A.J. Burnett and Jeremy Guthrie ended without a clear winner. The game between Toronto and the Baltimore Orioles was suspended by rain Wednesday night with the B...

Dominicans overpower Canada at junior volleyball tournament

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:44:48 -0400

SALTILLO, Mexico - The Dominican Republic defeated Canada 3-1 Wednesday at the NORCECA junior women's volleyball championship. Set scores were 27-29, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17. Canada fell to 1-1 in the ...

World No. 1 Roger Federer loses to Gilles Simon at Rogers Cup

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:21:36 -0400

TORONTO - World No. 1 Roger Federer is out at the Rogers Cup. The top seed from Switzerland lost 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to France's Gilles Simon. Federer won the tournament in 2004 and '06. He finished seco...

Paul Tracy set to race in Edmonton in one-shot deal to get career on track

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:47:10 -0400

EDMONTON - Canadian auto racing legend Paul Tracy will run his first practice lap Thursday in a car he's never been in before in his first open-wheel race in almost four months as part of a one-shot a...

Ontario urges Ottawa to support Toronto bid for 2015 Pan Am Games

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:18 -0400

TORONTO - Time is running out for the federal government to indicate whether it supports Ontario's bid for Toronto to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. The formal ...

Soccer star Beckham finally to make BMO Field debut in MLS all-star game

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:44:38 -0400

TORONTO - It's been almost a year since David Beckham sat in his tailored suit on the sidelines of BMO Field, watching as his Los Angeles Galaxy played Toronto FC to a scoreless draw. The buzz of a...

Nadal ousts Levine after nearly six-hour rain delay at Rogers Cup

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:44:39 -0400

TORONTO - The last Canadian-born singles player in the Rogers Cup went down Wednesday, but not without making an impression. Second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeated Jesse Levine 6-4, 6-2 on a ...

Short-track speedskating team holds training camp in Olympic venue

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:53:19 -0400

VANCOUVER - The seats were empty and the ice wasn't up to par but members of Canada's short-track speedskating team liked what they saw as they held their first training camp at the venue where they w...

Ferrer, Safin move on after nearly six-hour rain delay at Rogers Cup

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:53:22 -0400

TORONTO - Fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer advanced to the third round at the $2.6-million Rogers Cup with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American Robby Ginepri on Wednesday. The match was played after a ne...