Sign up for the battlefordsNOW newsletter
Scheffler jailed, released and stays in the mix on a memorable day at the PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele, fresh off his record start of 62,...
13h ago
Read More
Thitikul shoots 65 for 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open; world No. 1 Nelly Korda lurking 3 back
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Rising star Atthaya Thitikul birdied five of the final seven holes in a round of 7-under 65 to grab the halfway lead in the Mihuho Americas Open on Friday, with top-ranked Nelly Korda in contention one week after having her LPGA record-tying five tournament winning streak halted. Thitikul, who ...
13h ago
Read More
Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain added to UFC 303 fight card
Featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain has been added to UFC 303, joining fellow Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Robertson and Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault on Irish star Conor McGregor's comeback fight card. Jourdain (15-7-1) will take on Brazil's Jean (Lord) Silva on the June 29 mixed martial arts show at T-Mobile Are...
15h ago
Read More
Canada earns 3-1 win over China in women's Volleyball Nations League
RIO DE JANEIRO - Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., had a game-high 27 points as Canada defeated China 3-1 in women's Volleyball Nations League on Friday. Canada, ranked 11th in the world, won the opening set 25-22 before No. 6 China took the second set 25-20. Canada responded by winning the third set 25-23 and finished Ch...
15h ago
Read More
Former sporting director Renard explains what led to his CF Montreal departure
MONTREAL - In nearly five years in Montreal Olivier Renard was not one to beat around the bush, but he skilfully navigated a tricky situation on Friday. CF Montreal's former vice president and sporting director bid farewell to the city in front of about 20 media representatives a week after his mutual separation from t...
16h ago
Read More
Penny Oleksiak wins 100-metre freestyle at Olympic swim trials
Toronto's Penny Oleksiak won the women's 100-metre freestyle on Friday night at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. Oleksiak finished with a time of 53.66 seconds to go just over the Olympic qualifying time of 53.61. Mary-Sophie Harvey of Laval, Que., placed second in 53.71 seconds. Oleksiak, a seven-time Olympic med...
16h ago
Read More
National Spotlight
Local teams vying for National gold at Chief Thunderstick Championships
The fourth annual Fred Sasakamoose "Chief Thunderstick" National Hockey Championship kicked off on Thursday in Saskatoon with more than a handful of local teams competing for their shot at national glory. Among those teams is last year's runners-up the PBCN (Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation) Stars, who fell in la...
16h ago
Read More
Green, Francis, Rodriguez to make appearances for Blue Jays' triple-A affiliate
TORONTO - Three of the Blue Jays' relief pitchers have scheduled appearances with Toronto's triple-A affiliate as they recover from injuries. Chad Green and Bowden Francis will pitch for the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday. Yariel Rodriguez will take the mound for Buffalo on Tuesday. Green has been nursing a right shoulder st...
16h ago
Read More
Montreal's players already excited for Year 2 of PWHL: 'This league is on the up'
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin couldn't find enough positive things to say about her experience in Year 1 of the Professional Women's Hockey League, even though she had to work through a malfunctioning microphone to express it. Montreal's captain winced as a staticky, distorted noise echoed through the speakers during ...
16h ago
Read More
Veteran difference-maker
Jackson Allan ready to lead North Stars' next wave
Boasting quick hands, quick feet, and a motor that never quits, there are few players who can jet up-and-down ice, and inspire their teammates to give it their all at both ends of the rink, like North Stars' forward Jackson Allan.A third-round selection by the Battlefords back in the 2019 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Lea...
17h ago
Read More