The Edmonton Elks have released offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breaching the team's COVID-19 protocols.
The Elks announced Ruby's release Tuesday, the last day of the team's 10-day isolation period for Tier 1 players, coaches and staff following an outbreak of COVID-19 among players.
The team did not say what Ruby had done, but said in a statement that the move was part of the club's "ongoing commitment to strictly following the CFL's COVID protocols."
On Monday, the team announced that football fans in Edmonton will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test before attending games at Commonwealth Stadium.
Ruby signed with Edmonton in 2017 after breaking into the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes in 2015.
The Elks have been in isolation since the onset of a COVID-19 outbreak that affected 13 players. The outbreak led to the postponement of the Elks' Aug. 26 game against the Argonauts in Toronto.
For the 19th time in tournament history, Canada and the United States will go head-to-head with a gold medal on the line at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Calgary.
Tuesday’s matchup marks the first time since the 2018 Olympic Games that we get to see this legendary rivalry hit the ice for gold.
Here are five storylines to watch heading into the game:
Canada looking to halt America’s decade-long momentum
A Canadian victory means halting the Americans’ worlds gold streak at five. The last time Canada won gold was in 2012, and it’s been even longer since it won on home ice (2007).
Canada had the upper-hand early in the tournament’s history, winning eight straight golds between 1990 and 2004, but there’s been a notable momentum shift ever since as it’s had to watch Team USA claim nine of the last 11 championships. Many players on this roster are still reeling from missing the gold-medal game altogether in 2019 — the first time Canada did not appear in the championship final after losing to Finland in the semis. An American win will be its tenth gold overall, tying Canada’s all-time tournament record.
Looking at this year’s tournament, the momentum belongs to Canada. It closed out the preliminary round with a dominant 5-1 win over its southern foes (its first perfect 4-0 round-robin record since 2013) before barrelling through the quarter and semifinals with a pair of shutouts.
A rivalry driven by its depth
Typically, we see a team’s depth ultimately determine the difference between opponents. In this case, depth is what defines and unites these national programs — and what makes this cross-border rivalry so good.
Team Canada has seen 18 of its 22 skaters who’ve appeared in this tournament tally at least one point, while 14 have scored at least one goal. Meanwhile, all 21 American skaters have registered a point — including 13 different players with goals.
With a matchup like this one, it’s going to come down to chemistry…
When Canada announced its top three players of the tournament following Monday night’s win over Switzerland, no one was surprised by the first name called: Melodie Daoust.
Daoust, 29, has been the most dominant player in Calgary this August, leading the tournament in goals (6), assists (6) and points (12). She’s got a point in all six of Canada’s games so far, and has four multi-point games.
The second name called for Canada’s top trio of the tournament? That was no surprise, either: Daoust’s linemate, fellow veteran Natalie Spooner. She, too, has been a revelation at these worlds, her best attributes — fast, physical, tough to play against — represent exactly what this edition of Team Canada has been harnessing at this tournament. Spooner’s four goals and nine points — including her 100th career point with the national team — at these worlds have her sitting second in tournament scoring.
Youth surge in the works
Daoust and Spooner’s linemate may not be as prevalent on the stat sheet this year, but it’s clear that Canada has a bona fide star in Sarah Fillier.
Fillier, 21, models her game after captain Marie-Philip Poulin’s — and it shows in her do-it-all skillset and elite hockey IQ. It’s those qualities that have made her the perfect linemate for the duo of Daoust and Spooner at these worlds, and the likely next leader of Canadian women’s hockey on the world stage.
“Sarah is amazing,” Poulin said. “She’s so fast, she’s so poised with the puck, honestly. Sarah is going to be the future, for sure.”
Well, the future has arrived.
Fillier is far from the only first-year player making her impact in Calgary — both Canada and the U.S. are seeing a bit of a youth surge happening. In fact, between the two teams, there are a combined 18 players making their first worlds appearances. State-side, it’s third-liner Grace Zumwinkle who’s making waves. Her four goals and point-per-game scoring pace has her tied with Hilary Knight for the team’s scoring lead.
This rivalry is in very capable hands.
History tells us to expect overtime
Thursday’s preliminary-round meeting between these two Group A foes was a lopsided win for Canada, but that’s no indication that Tuesday will boast more of the same.
Of their last six gold-medal meetings at the worlds, four have required extra time to settle the score. Buckle up!
From eighth at a world championships to bronze at the Paralympic Games, Zachary Gingras is Canada's latest medallist in Tokyo.
Warding off a late charge from his competitors on the track, the 20-year-old athlete from Markham, Ont., held on for a third-place finish in the men's T38 400-metre final. He also secured his first-ever Paralympic medal with a lifetime-best of 50.85 seconds.
Gingras was overcome with emotion at the end of the race and draped with the Canadian flag. He told CBC Sports's Devin Heroux, who was at the track, that he wished his parents could have been there to see it.
He adds the achievement to a silver won at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima.
Fellow Canadian Marissa Papaconstantinou raced shortly after and nearly had a bronze medal herself before being passed in the final seconds of a strong race, placing fifth.
Here's more of what you missed on Tuesday in Tokyo:
A near-podium result as road cycling begins
Cycling hit the roads of Tokyo on Tuesday, with 57 medals up for grabs on the first day of competition alone.
In the women's C4 time trial, Canada's Keely Shaw almost earned another medal at these Games with her fourth-place finish — the highest a Canadian cyclist placed in Tokyo on Tuesday.
She shared her goals on Twitter after the race:
Have fun on bikes
Leave my heart and soul on the course
"Above goals were definitely achieved, but can't say I'm not disappointed to be just off the podium. As they say: 'life is like riding a [bike.] In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving,'" she wrote.
Two other notables from the road cycling competition: Great Britain's Sarah Storey was the first to clinch a gold medal in the women's events. She upped her medal tally in the C5 time trial, winning a 16th Paralympic gold medal.
Meanwhile, Guyana had its first-ever Paralympian compete in the men's C5 time trial race. Walter Grant-Stuart raced the 32-kilometre course to finish in 13th place.
Canada loses quarters to rival U.S.
There were heavy Canadian hearts on the court after a quarter-final loss in wheelchair basketball to the United States on Tuesday.
The women's team was unable to get baskets to fall as much as their American counterparts, who beat them 63-48 to move on to the semifinals.
WATCH | Canada beaten by United States in women's wheelchair basketball:
Canada ousted in women's wheelchair basketball quarter-finals with loss to USA
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Canada was defeated 63-48 by the United States in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. 1:15
It means the Canadians, with ambitions of finding the podium in Tokyo for the first time since 2004, are out of medal contention.
But they leave behind strong performances in Japan and have one more game to determine whether they'll place in fifth or sixth.
Afghan athlete competes in Tokyo
It wasn't clear whether Paralympians from Afghanistan would be able to compete at the Games. But on Tuesday, Afghan athlete Hossain Rasouli took to the National Stadium to compete in the men's T47 long jump.
Rasouli and his other teammate, Zakia Khudadadi, had been recently evacuated to France, after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Zachary Gingras of Team Canada celebrates winning the bronze medal after competing in the men's T38 400-metre final in Tokyo. (Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
Though Rasouli missed the sprint event — his forte — he was still able to compete in Tokyo. He finished last in 13th place in the long jump, but recorded a personal best of 4.46 metres.
Mexican swimmer on top of the world after 17 years
It's been 17 years since Arnulfo Castorena of Mexico had a Paralympic gold in the men's SB2 50-metre breaststroke — and 21 years since he won it the first time.
Now he's done it again.
At age 41, the reigning world champion completed his comeback by winning the gold in Tokyo. The Mexican swimmer raced to the finish in a time of 59.25 seconds.
He raised a fist in the pool in triumph, back on top of the world.
Hossain Rasouli of Afghanistan competes in the men's T47 long jump final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND --
Manchester United have completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year deal, the Premier League side confirmed on Tuesday, as the Portuguese forward returns to the club where he won eight major trophies from 2003-2009.
United announced that they had agreed a deal with Juventus to bring the 36-year-old back to Manchester last week, with the transfer now complete after Ronaldo passed a medical, secured a visa and agreed personal terms.
The transfer fee agreed was 15 million euros (US$17.74 million) plus eight million euros in performance-related add-ons.
"Manchester United is a club that has always had a special place in my heart and I have been overwhelmed by all the messages I have received since the announcement on Friday," Ronaldo said in a statement.
"I cannot wait to play at Old Trafford in front of a full stadium and see all the fans again."
Ronaldo is set to join up with the squad after the international break and could make his first start on Sept. 11 when they host Newcastle United if he returns unscathed from his duties with Portugal.
Ronaldo was signed by Juventus in 2018 for 100 million euros from Real Madrid in the hope he could help the Italian team secure their first Champions League title since 1996.
While that goal never came to fruition, Ronaldo leaves Turin with 101 goals, two league titles and a Coppa Italia triumph.
He informed Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri that he wanted to leave the club last week. The Serie A club confirmed his departure earlier on Tuesday.
Media reports in Italy and England said the forward's agent, Jorge Mendes, had agreed personal terms with Premier League champions Manchester City.
But in the end it was United who secured his services, instigating much excitement around the club.
"You run out of words to describe Cristiano. He is not only a marvelous player, but also a great human being," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.
"To have the desire and the ability to play at the top level for such a long period requires a very special person."
United goalkeeper David de Gea said it would be a "dream" to have Ronaldo back at the club. Former captain Roy Keane said the 36-year-old is a "born winner."
Ronaldo spent six seasons at Old Trafford between 2003 and 2009, where he won the Ballon d'Or as the world's best player in 2008 alongside his team accolades, before sealing a then world record 80 million pounds ($110.24 million) move to Real Madrid.
During his first spell in Manchester he scored 118 goals and won the Premier League Golden Boot in the 2007-08 season, the year Ronaldo helped United claim their last Champions League title.
Tuesday's move comes after Newton started 15 games in 2020 and all three preseason contests in 2021. He re-signed with the Patriots after the 2020 season, inking a one-year deal that contained $3.5 million in guarantees and had another $1.5 million available through incentives. Newton also led the first-team offense in preseason practice, except for the time he missed due to COVID-19 protocols.
Jones will take over as the starter following a strong preseason showing. The Patriots drafted him 15th overall in April after he led Alabama to a national championship in his lone season as the full-time starter, making him the new face of the franchise.
QB comparison - preseason stats
CMP/ATT
Yards
TD
INT
C. Newton
14/21
162
1
1
M. Jones
36/52
389
1
0
Jones will debut against the Miami Dolphins, putting him in a head-to-head showdown with Tua Tagovailoa, the quarterback who preceded him at Alabama. He'll face Patriots legend Tom Brady for the first time when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit in Week 4.
The Patriots have Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham as backup options behind Jones, though it's unclear if either will make the final roster. NFL teams must trim their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon.
Andy Murray took particular exception to what he thought were stalling tactics Stefanos Tsitsipas during their encounter at the U.S. Open on Monday.
"I think he's a brilliant player," Murray told reporters after his five-set defeat. "I think he's great for the game. But I have zero time for that stuff at all, and I lost respect for him."
Tsitsipas had a medical timeout following the third set for an apparent foot injury, then took a bathroom break between the fourth and fifth frames. During the fifth set, Murray expressed his frustration at how long the Greek star had remained in the locker room.
The three-time Grand Slam champion explained he "spoke to my team before the match about it and said to expect that, prepare for it if things were not going his way." He also asserted Tsitsipas may have exaggerated the extent of his foot injury because he "was fine, moving great I thought" for the remainder of the match.
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Andy Murray on Stefanos Tsitsipas leaving the court: <a href="https://t.co/6QJ3PAUWqa">pic.twitter.com/6QJ3PAUWqa</a>
For his part, Tsitsipas denied he was doing anything untoward:
Reem Abulleil @ReemAbulleil
Tsitsipas: I don't know how my opponent feels when I'm out there playing the match. It's not really my priority. As far as I'm playing by the rules and sticking to what the ATP says is fair, then the rest is fine.
This comes after Alexander Zverev lodged a similar complaint during the Western & Southern Open, where he played Tsitsipas in the semifinals and won in three sets.
Tsitsipas walked back to the locker room with his equipment bag, which led Zverev to imply his opponent may have been receiving mid-match coaching. He also complained to the chair umpire it "was the same thing in Paris and is going to be the same thing every other tournament he's playing."
Murray stopped short of claiming Tsitsipas violated the rules against players getting coached in the middle of matches. Still, the matter clearly rankled him to a noticeable degree.
Now, it will be Adrian Mannarino's problem to sort out. Mannarino and Tsitsipas are scheduled to play Wednesday in the second round.
Was Sunday the end of the Jake Paul show in combat sports?
Paul swiped a page out of the Conor McGregor playbook Monday night by tweeting that he was now a “retired boxer” in the aftermath of his split decision win over Tyron Woodley.
Paul, of course, may simply be doing some light trolling given how hard Woodley has pushed for a rematch in the 24 hours since the bout’s conclusion. McGregor has used the same tactics for attention in the past, most memorably tweeting that he had “decided to retire young” in April 2016 and igniting a minor commotion on social media.
That could certainly be the case on Monday with Paul, considering that his follow-up tweet was directed at Woodley with a set of “tattoo guidelines” to fulfill the pair’s ongoing bet.
Woodley, for his part, said Monday on The MMA Hour that he’d be happy to get an “I Love Jake Paul” tattoo as long as it means Paul agrees to a rematch.
“This is all part of the story,” Woodley said. “Because when I whoop his ass, I’m going to look at that tattoo and I’m going to laugh. And it’s probably going to be a trilogy because he’s going to want to try to get revenge back, and we’ll have a whole f*cking Rocky thing.”
TORONTO – Shortly before 4 p.m. ET, George Springer wrapped up a series of baserunning drills and met Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, head trainer Jose Ministral and head strength and conditioning coach Scott Weberg near the pitching mound.
They chatted briefly, smiled, exchanged fist bumps and then picked up GM Ross Atkins, seated inside the dugout, on their way to the clubhouse to finalize the decision: Springer’s sprained left knee was strong enough for the star outfielder to be activated from the injured list.
“I know my body. I know how to handle my body,” he said of the decision. “I don't want to sit on the bench. I want to play. It felt good enough to go and I'm glad to be back out there.”
The tipping point on the club’s end came “when we were comfortable with the risk and what the medical assessment is and understanding from our doctors that he is not putting his knee at more risk from running and from moving forward with the next step,” Atkins, back in the dugout, said shortly afterwards. “More importantly, from his comments and his desire, which we have pushed him very hard on to make sure that he's not masking anything or covering anything up.”
Hours later, Springer looked like his old self, sliding into second base on a double steal with lead runner Jarrod Dyson in the third inning, and later starting the decisive three-run rally with a leadoff single in the sixth inning of a 7-3 victory Monday over the Baltimore Orioles.
Springer scored on Bo Bichette’s game-tying RBI single, a hit that was followed by Teoscar Hernandez’s two-run double, and the star outfielder reached base a third time with a walk in the seventh to set up Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s second homer of the game, a three-run shot.
For a team that over the past two weeks has struggled badly putting up runs and hitting with runners in scoring position – 14-for-107, or .131 in the previous 12 games – it was the type of outburst long in the making.
“We've been grinding a little bit, haven't gotten the results that we would want offensively. But that's the game,” said Springer. “It was a good night after a weird travel day (the Blue Jays flew in Monday afternoon after being stuck in Detroit when their pilot got ill Sunday), but it's good to see contributions up and down the lineup.”
By no means does beating up on the dreadful Orioles cure all that ails the Blue Jays, but any step toward reigniting their dormant offence is essential in fuelling their hopes of charging back into relevance in the chase for the post-season.
Springer, for the time being, will be limited to DH duties as he reacclimates to regular at-bats. The goal is to progressively build up his workload, reps and drills into the outfield eventually translating into defensive innings in the field but “it's the point in the season where we'll take the DH at bats,” said Atkins.
That will certainly help, especially if Springer continues to impact the games the way he did Monday.
Orioles starter Chris Ellis went through the first eight batters unscathed before Dyson worked a two-out walk in the third and stole second before Springer was hit by a pitch. They promptly pulled off a double steal but Marcus Semien lined out to deep centre to end the threat.
“I had just said I probably wasn't going to go if he went, and I did (go) and I don't really have an explanation for it,” Springer said of taking off for second. “I just ran and I'm glad I was safe. It wasn't something that I planned to do. I just kind of did it.”
Said Montoyo: “We're trying to tell him not to go, but he's just he's got that inside of him. And the good news is that he feels good doing it. Of course we've got to be careful with that. But he looked good.”
Guerrero’s solo shot in the fourth tied the game 1-1 and after the Orioles scratched out a run in the sixth on Ryan Mountcastle’s RBI single, Springer started the decisive rally in the bottom of the frame to light up a crowd of 14,406. Then in the seventh, Guerrero delivered his 38th homer to push the game out of reach.
“You knew that was coming,” Montoyo said of Guerrero’s big night.
The outburst ensured the latest Robbie Ray gem – seven innings, four hits, two runs, a walk and 10 strikeouts – didn’t go to waste. At 202 and counting, he cleared the 200-strikeout plateau for the fourth time in his career and 159.1 innings, his career best of 174.1, accomplished twice previously, is also within range.
“Just being able to go out and put up zeroes and give my team a chance to win,” Ray replied when asked what he was most proud of to this point of the season. “That's the main goal. Everything else is just going to fall into place when I can go out and I can put up those zeroes and I can keep us in the game. The big bats came around tonight and that was really great to see. But I was able to keep us in the game where we were within one run the whole time.”
Ray’s efforts in concert with the offence gave the bullpen a rare night of low leverage, even after Trent Thornton couldn’t mop up the ninth, forcing Jordan Romano to extinguish a small fire.
Nate Pearson and Julian Merryweather may soon be ready to reinforce the relief corps, with Atkins calling their most recent outings over the weekend “really encouraging. Both are recovering well. Both are feeling strong. Their stuff is there. It's just more about refining and command at this point.”
They’re due to pitch again at triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday and each is being assessed outing-to-outing at this point. The possibility of adding more leverage options and Springer delivering impact from the DH spot is one of the reasons Atkins feels the Blue Jays have “enough season left to really make a good run” at a post-season berth.
“We have yet to have a time where all things have been happening for this team,” Atkins added. “I'm very confident that it's in our future and certainly hopeful that it starts sooner and quicker to increase those chances.”
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open in New York.
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., moved on with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over on Croatia's Ana Konjuh on Monday.
Later, Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, seeded 12th in the men's draw, won three tiebreaks in a 7-6 (0), 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (8) win over Russia's Evgeny Donskoy.
Fernandez was more opportunistic and more accurate than her first-round opponent.
She was good on 76 per cent of her first serves, winning 65 per cent of those available points.
Konjuh was accurate on just 63 per cent of her first serves. While she slightly outpaced Fernandez by winning 68 per cent of first serve points, she won just 35 per cent of second serve points, compared to 47 per cent for Fernandez.
WATCH | Fernandez posts straight-sets win over Konjuh in Round 1:
Laval's Leylah Annie Fernandez forges ahead into U.S. Open 2nd round
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Leylah Annie Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Ana Konjuh of Croatia. 3:11
Konjuh also committed 10 double faults, compared to just three for her opponent.
Fernandez made the most of her break-point chances, converting four of her seven opportunities. Konjuh had 10 break point chances against Fernandez but was only good on two.
4-hour match ends on missed backhand
Fernandez next faces Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. It will be the first meeting between the players.
WATCH | Fernandez bows out in 2nd round of Olympic tourney:
Leylah Annie Fernandez falls to Barbora Krejcikova at Tokyo 2020
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Leylah Annie Fernandez is eliminated in the second round after a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova. 2:09
Vancouver's Rebecca Marino faced fifth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine later Monday.
Auger-Aliassime was down 8-7 in the tiebreak with Donskoy serving, but the 21-year-old Montrealer shifted momentum in the set with a pair of receiving points.
Auger-Aliassime completed the four-hour marathon by converting his first match point chance when Donskoy missed on a backhand.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime notches 14 aces in 4-set win:
Felix Auger-Aliassime survives U.S. Open 1st round 4-hour marathon
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Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy 7-6(0), 3-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(8) to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open. 3:55
The Canadian fired 14 aces in the match to Donskoy's eight, but also had seven double faults to Donskoy's one.
Auger-Aliassime was effective when accurate. While he was good on just 59 per cent of his first serves, he picked up 83 per cent of those available points.
Donskoy saved four of the five break points he faced, while converting two of three break-point opportunities against Auger-Aliassime.
Next up for Auger-Aliassime is a match against world No. 116 Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain.
Halep victorious in Grand Slam return
Simona Halep, who missed three of the year's biggest events while recovering from a calf injury, delivered a statement win in her return to Grand Slam action as she beat Italian Camila Gorgi 6-4 7-6(3) on Monday to reach the second round.
The former world No. 1, who is seeded 12th in New York, relied on a solid serving game to get by in-form Gorgi, who won the biggest title of her career just two weeks ago in Montreal.
Halep missed the French Open, Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics due to an injury suffered in Rome and then, in only her second tournament back, was forced to withdraw from a U.S. Open tune-up event in Cincinnati due to a right thigh injury.
The 29-year-old Romanian was considered to be one of the more vulnerable seeds in New York but showed she was up for the task at hand in the day's first match on Grandstand.
Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion whose best U.S. Open finish came in 2015 when she reached the semifinals, won 83 per cent of her first-serve points, fired down six aces and faced just two break points during the 93-minute match. Next up for Halep will be Slovakian lucky loser Kristina Kucova.
Rublev downs qualifier Karlovic
World No. 7 Andrey Rublev made short work of veteran qualifier Ivo Karlovic in the first round, beating the tricky Croatian 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3.
The Russian came into the year's final Grand Slam having reached the Cincinnati title clash and made a blistering start on Grandstand, winning the opening three games of the match before taking the first set with ease.
The 42-year-old Karlovic, the oldest U.S. Open qualifier in the Open Era, launched his comeback in the second set but Rublev held his nerve in the tiebreak, which he claimed with a forehand winner, before shifting gears in the final set.
After racing to a 5-3 lead, the 23-year-old former Flushing Meadows quarter-finalist closed out the match on the back of his superb serve, forcing a backhand error from the towering Karlovic on match point.
Brady, Ostapenko, Tsonga out of tourney
Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady has withdrawn from the U.S. Open because of an injury.
Brady, a semifinalist last year in Flushing Meadows, has not played competitively since being forced to retire from her second-round match against Jelena Ostapenko in Cincinnati. The U.S. Tennis Association did not specify her injury.
Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, also pulled out Monday for medical reasons.
On the men's side, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also withdrew. The 2008 Australian Open finalist has a right leg injury.
Social media star Jake Paul beat former UFC champ Tyron Woodley by way of eight-round split decision in their cruiserweight headliner last Sunday night (Aug. 20), part of the Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) event that took place in Cleveland, Ohio.
That might come as a surprise to anyone following “The Chosen One” on Instagram. Woodley posted a short video clip showcasing his juking and jiving as Paul huffs and puffs his way to safety, claiming to be “The Problem Child’s” daddy.
UFC fans were not impressed.
“You failed us,” one commenter wrote.
“So sad .. you said that this was for the culture ... bra this is embarrassing,” a follower added.
“Don’t talk shit he outboxed you, you did bad,” another said.
Coming to the defense of Woodley was former lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, who like “The Chosen One,” parted ways with UFC earlier this year — only to lose a decision in his first appearance under a different promotion.
Nobody outside of the Woodley camp seems to be motivated for a Paul rematch, especially with other fighters like Tommy Fury patiently waiting in the queue. Unless, of course, “The Chosen One” gets a “Problem Child” tattoo and posts it to Instagram.
The Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders both announced enhanced COVID-19 protocols for attendance at home games on Monday.
Both clubs will require spectators to be fully vaccinated or to provide negative COVID-19 tests to be admitted into The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium and Mosaic Stadium, respectively.
The Riders are targeting a Sept. 17 game against the Toronto Argonauts for the new policy to go into effect, while the Elks' new protocol is set to begin with the team's Oct. 15 game versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
“In consultations with local medical health officers this past week, they voiced their support to begin requiring proof of vaccination at Roughrider games,” Riders president Craig Reynolds said in a statement. “After speaking with our stakeholders, including the City of Regina - our stadium owner, REAL - our stadium operator, and the CFL, we decided that this is the right decision for our club and for our fans."
The Riders' release notes that children under the age of 12, who currently cannot be vaccinated, will be exempt from the protocol. The negative test used a proof of entry for partially or unvaccinated fans must be taken within 48 hours of the game.
Both the Elks and Roughriders will hold press availabilities later on Monday with more details.
Friedman reported on 31 Thoughts: The Podcast, that the Canadiens are potentially weighing the merits of the one-year, $6.1-million deal against the haul of draft picks from the Hurricanes and the flexibility offered by the 21-year-old coming off the books.
"I do think there is a legitimate chance that Montreal's considering not matching the offer sheet," Friedman said on 31 Thoughts: The Podcast. "Famous last words, it could change. It might just be a visceral reaction. They do have a week."
The Canadiens drafted Kotkaniemi third overall in the 2018 NHL Draft. Through 171 games played with the Canadiens, the centre has 22 goals and 40 assists. However, the 2020-21 season saw Kotkaniemi struggle to generate offence, evidenced by his five goals and 15 assists through 56 games.
For Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, the decision comes down to whether he should overspend on a young forward who has upside or go in a different direction with the cap space and draft compensation. Sportsnet's Eric Engels reported that Montreal may be interested in Arizona Coyotes centre Christian Dvorak.
"I think Montreal's going to take those picks around the league and are going to see," Friedman said. "I could see Montreal going to Arizona and saying, 'How would a first and a third be for Dvorak? Do we have the framework of a deal here?'"
Friedman also raised the question of the Canadiens going after Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel.
"I'm not sure Montreal is really big in the Jack Eichel sweepstakes. Their offer they knew was lower than what Buffalo would take," he said.
"We now know that Eichel has switched agents. There is a long history between Pat Brisson and Marc Bergevin. I just wonder does this change the dynamic between the Canadiens and the Sabres at all?"
If the Canadiens decide to not match the Hurricanes' offer sheet, they will lose Kotkaniemi but gain a first- and a third-round draft pick from Carolina. Montreal has until Sept. 4 to make a decision.
You can learn more about the Kotkaniemi offer sheet saga on the latest 31 Thoughts: The Podcast episode, co-hosted by Sportsnet's Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.
In today’s links, reactions to the revenge offer sheet, did Kotkaniemi want out of Montreal, giving Gallagher a bigger role, memorable offer sheets, Denmark qualifies for the Olympics for the first time, and more.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. –Tony Finau considers it one of the best flights of his life. It was three years ago, and he had just wrapped up play in the BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia, when his phone rang. On the other line was then U.S. captain Jim Furyk: You’re on the Ryder Cup team.
Finau had made the U.S. team for Paris as the final captain’s selection, and understandably, he was on cloud nine all the way back home to Salt Lake City.
“I got some goosebumps just thinking about that,” Finau said Sunday at Caves Valley Golf Club, site of this week’s BMW. “It was a cool time for me in my career. I played really nicely, and I was able to get picked.”
Finau will be hoping for a similar phone call from current U.S. captain Steve Stricker next Sunday. With Patrick Cantlay winning the BMW in dramatic fashion to claim the sixth and final automatic spot as U.S. Ryder Cup qualifying wrapped up, that meant that Finau will have to rely on another captain’s pick.
This time, though, he should feel more confident while he waits. After Finau backed up his Northern Trust win with a closing 63 and T-15 showing at Caves, he’s a virtual lock, finishing just behind Cantlay in points, to earn a nod from Stricker once the Tour Championship concludes in a week’s time.
“I feel like I've done what I can,” Finau said. “I've had my clubs do the talking.”
Cantlay is first to three PGA Tour wins in 2021
So, too, has Xander Schauffele, the recent Olympic gold medalist and No. 8 in final points. Like Finau, Schauffele also has memories from that 2018 BMW – only his aren’t so great.
“Yeah, it sucked,” Schauffele said playfully. “Thanks for reminding me.”
Not only did Schauffele lip out a putt on the final hole and end up tied for third, but he also failed to do enough to impress Captain Furyk.
“I was sitting there with my caddie in the car driving to the airport, and we got a phone call,” Schauffele recalled, “and I already knew sort of what the tone, what that was going to look like.”
He may not have made that team, but Schauffele should be able to count on a better conversation with Captain Stricker. Schauffele and Jordan Spieth, and to a lesser extent (but not much) Harris English and Daniel Berger, have surely all done enough to join Finau as picks.
Spieth is Spieth, and he’s also had a resurgent season where he’s won once and notched six other top-5s, including at the Masters (T-3) and The Open (second). English, who was T-27 at Caves, is a two-time winner this season with three top-5s in his last six starts, including a Travelers win and solo third at the U.S. Open. Berger shared 26th at the BMW, but his three top-10s in the past few months include two majors and a WGC.
Schauffele, English and Berger would all be Ryder Cup rookies along with auto first-timers Collin Morikawa and Cantlay. Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas also locked up their spots via qualifying.
That leaves one spot left, and the last pick is anybody’s guess.
Does Stricker go with more new blood? Sam Burns is a winner this season and was solo eighth at BMW. Scottie Scheffler hasn’t won, but like Burns, he also has eight top-10s this season.
What about Patrick Reed? A couple of months ago it appeared he’d be playing a fourth straight Ryder Cup, but a recent ankle injury and bout with double pneumonia have kept him out of action since Memphis.
Webb Simpson still has a chance thanks to his T-12 finish at Caves and his ability to pair with any personality, but how big of a chance is it?
Those questions won’t be answered until after East Lake.
What we do have is a better idea of which players probably saw their hopes for a pick dashed this week: names such as Billy Horschel, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Kisner and Phil Mickelson. The latter two, Kisner and Mickelson, tied for last in the 69-player tournament, 26 shots behind Cantlay, who left Caves Valley with quite the haul: $1.71 million, a 10-under starting number at the Tour Championship and a trip to Whistling Straits.
“It's nice to get in on points,” Cantlay said. “I'm really looking forward to that whole event. I've heard so much about it and watched it growing up. I mean, I'm sure it will be everything I've imagined and more. I will lock in there, and hopefully we'll get a victory.”
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – If we needed final confirmation that Patrick Cantlay was a stone-cold killer on the golf course, we got it Sunday.
Locked in a low-scoring battle with big, bad Bryson DeChambeau, Cantlay went toe to toe with the bruising bomber on a course seemingly tailormade for the longest of balls. For 72 holes. And for six more, before Cantlay finally delivered the crushing blow by coolly rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win the BMW Championship.
What Cantlay has done in his three victories this season is downright scary – if you’re Team Europe, that is; Cantlay’s victory locked him up the sixth automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Last fall, Cantlay fired a closing 65 to storm past Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm at the Zozo Championship, and earlier this summer he took down ball-striking superstar Collin Morikawa in a playoff at the Memorial. Now, he can add DeChambeau to his list of big game.
No wonder they call him “Patty Ice.”
Well, at least some people did prior to this win.
“That's the first time I've heard it, but I got it all week,” Cantlay said of his new moniker. “I think there was maybe one or two guys that followed me around maybe all four days, and they, just every hole, were screaming it.”
It fits. And so, too, does Cantlay’s new weapon of choice.
Ranked 61st on Tour in strokes gained: putting entering the BMW, Cantlay hasn’t historically been known as a guy who’s going to beat you with the flatstick. But he switched to a Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 midway through last week’s Northern Trust, and the results were stunning.
'Long week' ends in playoff victory for Cantlay
“I got the magic one now,” said Cantlay, who, armed with the new putter, went out and gained 14.577 strokes on the green this week, a new ShotLink-era record.
The mark bested that of Kevin Na, who, coincidentally, did so at the 2019 Shriners Open, where he beat … Cantlay.
“Good, a little redemption then,” Cantlay said with a smirk.
It was a record-breaking kind of week at Caves Valley, which was hosting its first Tour event. Caves’ debut was the polar opposite of last year’s BMW slugfest at Olympia Fields, as Cantlay and DeChambeau became the first two players in Tour history to finish 72 holes of regulation at 27 under in the same event. And after combining for 58 birdies and five eagles (four by DeChambeau alone), neither player was going to go down without a fight.
Cantlay forced extra holes by sinking a 22-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole, a hole after he rinsed his tee ball but still saved bogey at the par-3 17th.
Yet, despite the clutch moments, his demeanor stayed stoic.
When his birdie chip on the first playoff hole caught the hole, he barely flinched. And after DeChambeau somehow saved par after driving the ball into the creek on the fourth playoff hole? The same. Even when DeChambeau flagged his tee shot on the fifth overtime hole, No. 17, Cantlay confidently put his shot inside of it before both players traded birdies.
The only time Cantlay blinked was the second playoff hole, No. 18, where DeChambeau lipped out an 8-footer to win.
Cantlay 'stays within himself' to win BMW playoff
“I thought he was going to make that putt,” Cantlay said. “That was maybe the only time that I really thought I was done.”
But like most killers in this game – and there are only a handful – Cantlay, though methodical with his routine, quickly regained his determination, and a few holes later he had sent DeChambeau packing.
The guy who drove it 343 yards into a greenside bunker on the opening hole on Sunday got beat by the guy who, with less firepower off the tee, wedged it to 25 feet and canned the matching birdie.
“I'm as focused as I can be on every single shot, and I try not to let my mind get past the moment that I'm in, and maybe that's why I come across a little sedated out there,” Cantlay said. “But I'm locked in, and I'm as focused as I can be. Then I kind of let the chips fall where they do, try not to get caught up in being outdriven 45 yards or whatever it is. I just try and lock in and do my absolute best in that moment, and my best is pretty good.”
After a brief handshake between the playoff competitors, a defeated DeChambeau trudged up the hill toward the locker room, and then the parking lot. It didn't take long before the silent one, beaten by the silent assassin, was gone.
Cantlay, meanwhile, stayed back on the final green, basking in victory and finally cracking a smile.
Patty Ice, the stone-cold killer, had done it again.
WINNIPEG — Marc Liegghio couldn't have asked for a better CFL debut.
The rookie Blue Bombers kicker nailed a 45-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in his first pro start and Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Stampeders 18-16 on Sunday.
“That’s a first game you dream of,” said Liegghio, a 24-year-old Western University product who hails from Woodbridge, Ont.
“I never thought my first game would come to that. I’m just glad I made all my field goals and helped the team get the win in the end. I missed that first (point after) early on and I wanted to make sure I was gonna be perfect from that point forward.
“It’s a pretty exciting feeling hitting a game-winner and I’m gonna remember this moment forever.”
Liegghio had actually attempted a 35-yarder and missed, but the Bombers (3-1) were called for a time-count violation so he got a second shot from 45 yards and watched the ball sail through.
Making his pro debut in place of injured Tyler Crapigna, Liegghio also connected on field goals from 50, 42 and 37 yards out. He missed the convert after an Andrew Harris touchdown.
Calgary veteran kicker Rene Paredes had a chance to win the game with two seconds remaining, but he missed a 52-yarder – his first miss of the season.
Paredes had booted a 33-yard field goal with 1:49 remaining to give his team a 16-15 edge before Winnipeg came back for Liegghio's memorable kick. Paredes also made field goals from 35 and 39 yards out, putting him at 12 of 13 on the season.
Harris, making his CFL season debut after missing the first three games with a calf injury, finished with 17 carries for 81 yards and one touchdown in front of 22,806 fans at IG Field that cheered after his first run.
“When you get the ball in your hands and you still feel like you can do the things you've been doing, it's always a great feeling,” Harris said.
He was also impressed with Legghio.
“It's amazing. That's a lot of pressure,” Harris said. “It's got to be one of the highest-pressure positions on the team. Putting him in that situation, and he knows his counterpart, Paredes, has got a big leg, too.
“He did an amazing job. He was cool, calm and collected. I'm definitely proud of what he did today, and he's going to build off that.”
Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros completed 16-of-25 pass attempts for 243 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Stampeders (1-3) rookie quarterback Jake Maier threw a Calgary club-record 17 straight completions. He finished 30 of 39 for 307 yards with no TDs and no picks.
Making his second start in place of injured veteran Bo Levi Mitchell (broken leg), Maier was a perfect 16 of 16 through the first half, added another completion early in the third and then had a pass go incomplete.
Maier didn't want to talk much about the record, but said the proud moment was one he shares with his teammates and coach.
“It has to do with everybody,” Maier said. “I know that's cliche for me to say, but it's absolutely true. Once the ball leaves my hand, it's up to the guy on the other end to make the play.
“Like I told somebody earlier, I mean a lot of it has to do with play calling and how efficient and how locked in coach (Dave) Dickenson was in his game plan and getting the ball out of my hands, making the reads easy.”
Calgary running back Ka'Deem Carey rushed eight times for 66 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown.
“That's why I'm not down, because I really feel like our team is getting better and we're fighting,” Dickenson said.
Winnipeg led 6-3 after the first quarter. Calgary was up 13-9 at halftime and had a 13-12 edge after three quarters.
“Sometimes things like this can be great for a team, especially early on,” Maier said. “I think it makes us battle-tested. It's not always going to go your way.
“It comes down to a yard, it comes down to maybe one turnover, it comes down to a kick, it comes down to a big incompletion that gets us off the field.”
A Calgary roughing-the-passer penalty helped get the Bombers close enough for Liegghio's winning kick.
The Stamps had 10 penalties for 104 yards, compared to Winnipeg's eight flags for 70 yards.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2021.
TORONTO -- It wasn't all that long ago that the Blue Jays were putting together nine-run innings. Just a few weeks back, on Aug. 6, they scored nine in the fifth inning against the visiting Boston Red Sox -- and while no one would have described that outburst as usual, it hardly seemed out of character for a team with so much offensive ability.
Now, those days seem distant. Gone is the high-flying offence that would score in bunches. Instead, the offence has all but disappeared thanks to injuries, underperformance and some truly awful numbers with runners in scoring position. These days, they’re more likely to score six over the course of an entire series as they did against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park this weekend.
It hasn’t been good. At the same time, the Blue Jays have pitched so well that they were still able to emerge with their first series win since they beat up on those Red Sox earlier in the month. Jose Berrios pitched seven dominant innings Sunday, rebounding from some recent struggles to deliver a 2-1 win over Detroit and nudge the Blue Jays’ fading playoff hopes ahead.
“We’re winning because of pitching and defence and that’s great,” manager Charlie Montoyo said. “Nail biters every day. It’s good that we’re winning when we’re not hitting because you know we’re better than what we’re doing right now at the plate. That’s coming. I know I keep saying that and it hasn’t come, but it will come and when it comes it’s going to be a lot of fun for this team.”
On a hot and humid day in Detroit, Berrios was exceptional. He overcame a 26-minute rain delay on his way to 11 strikeouts while allowing just one unearned run on six hits. This is exactly the kind of outing the Blue Jays had in mind when they acquired him ahead of the July 30 deadline, and it was a welcome contrast to the 12 earned runs the 27-year-old had allowed over his previous three starts and 12.1 innings.
Afterwards, Berrios said a mechanical adjustment helped him rebound. Instead of bringing his arms all the way over his head while winding up, he simply raised them from his belt to his chest before delivering.
"Because coming upstairs and then going forward I sometimes don't feel like myself and sometimes I miss my release point," Berrios explained. "Being simple, from my belt and coming a little bit up I feel more myself and tried to stay in line to home plate."
“He was really good. He was on the whole time,” Montoyo added. “It’s not that easy to make an adjustment like that. You’ve got to give all the credit to the pitcher for making the adjustment and of course the pitching coach, Pete Walker, for doing it.”
Yet even with the win, the Blue Jays remain 6.0 games out of the second wild card spot with a 68-61 record. Their playoff odds -- 5.3 per cent entering play Sunday, according to FanGraphs -- will go up, but not by enough to scare the teams ahead of them all that much.
Offensively, the Blue Jays continued to underperform, squandering a bases-loaded, none-out opportunity in the seventh to create another stressful finish for Walker and Montoyo. Thankfully, Adam Cimber pitched well and Tim Mayza recorded his first career save on a day Jordan Romano was unavailable.
All the offence the Blue Jays got came from two solo home runs: a Bo Bichette opposite-field shot in the first inning followed by Kevin Smith’s first career home run three innings later. Smith, who was robbed of a near-home run, had 19 home runs in the minor leagues before earning his first ever call-up to the majors earlier this month.
While he was hitting those home runs at triple-A, he and his teammates would sometimes wonder whether the Blue Jays’ celebratory home run jacket would be their size. As it turns out, the fit wasn’t bad.
“Once I put it on I realized it was a little bit too big for me,” Smith joked afterwards. “Everyone was telling me I had to wear it until the inning was over.”
Before the game the Blue Jays activated Jarrod Dyson, who debuted as a pinch-runner before taking over defensively in centre field -- a position he's expected to play with some frequency as George Springer will likely be limited to designated hitter duty when he first returns from the injured list. Meanwhile, Santiago Espinal was placed on the injured list with a right hip flexor strain, meaning Smith and Breyvic Valera are the third base options for the time being.
From here, the Blue Jays head back home to Toronto where they’ll host the lowly Orioles and then the struggling Athletics. But regardless of who they’re facing, the Blue Jays have a lot of ground to make up, and overcoming this deficit won’t be possible unless their slumping offence can finally give an impressive pitching staff some support.
A bronze medal for Canada at the Paralympics briefly hung in the balance of controversy at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
It came under extraordinary circumstances — a pair of disqualifications that left the Canadian women's swimming relay team waiting in anticipation on Sunday.
Great Britain and the United States were disqualified in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay for early takeoffs during the second exchange of the race. The latter country protested the race but the decision was upheld, resulting in Canada being awarded third place and the bronze medal — its 11th of the Games.
The team of Morgan Bird, Katarina Roxon, Sabrina Duchesne, and Aurélie Rivard looked at each other and around the pool deck when the news of the disqualification broke following the race, seemingly afraid to celebrate too early.
Due to the United States' protest, the medal ceremony for the event was postponed.
At nearly the same time as the swimming chaos, Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos charged to another silver medal in Tokyo, this time in the men's T53 400-metre race.
Fresh off his other second-place win, the 41-year-old from Dorval, Que., pushed to the finish line in a personal best time of 46.75 seconds. But it wasn't enough to catch Thailand's Pongsakorn Paeyo, who broke Lakatos's world record in a blistering 46.61.
The Canadian women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team was awarded a third-place finish following a pair of disqualifications at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. (Oliver Walters/CBC)
Canada gets bronze in Para triathlon
While it didn't happen overnight in Canada, it's impossible not to mention Stefan Daniel's incredible bronze medal race in the men's PTS5 Para triathlon.
The 24-year-old finished in 59 minutes 22 seconds and adds it to his silver medal from the Para triathlon PT4 at Rio 2016.
"I absolutely fought for this. I'm really proud of my effort today," he told CBC Sports's Devin Heroux.
The athlete added that he wants to show that Para sport is just as legitimate as the Olympic side.
"I think we're doing a good job of proving that here ... I'm really excited with where the sport's at; I'm really hoping I inspired Canadians back home, and maybe some people will go ride a bike today or go for a run."
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Canada's Kamylle Frenette finished just outside of the medals in fourth place with a time of one hour 10:09 minutes in the in the women's PTS5 Para triathlon.
Frenette, 25, has also been working on the front line as a pharmacy student, helping to give people the COVID-19 vaccine in Nova Scotia clinics.
Paying tribute to former captain
The Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team now has its first win in Tokyo. It came against Korea in a 74-64 battle at the Ariake Arena on Sunday.
Along with impressive skill, there's a lot of heart with this team.
The men have been sporting Superman tattoos as a tribute to its former co-captain David Eng, who has one on his shoulder.
Eng has three Paralympic medals, two of them gold, and was the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for Rio 2016. But after a bureaucratic disagreement on classifications, athletes were reassessed and Eng was ineligible for the team.
The athlete posted a 'thank you' message on Instagram, saying he got emotional while acting as commentator for the game for Radio-Canada.
Football, shooting launch in Tokyo
Two more sports got underway in Tokyo on Sunday — football 5-a-side and shooting.
While one of the five players can be sighted — the goalie — Para football is played solely by the visually impaired. Though fans are banned from these Games, it's required that crowds must be silent until a goal is scored — players use their hearing to track the ball, which makes noise.
Canada's Brent Lakatos raced to silver in the men's T53 400m final on Sunday. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Shooting athletes were involved with training sessions at the Asaka Shooting Range. But football matches truly began, with host nation Japan earning a 4-0 win over France on home soil.
A centimetre from gold
Garrah Tnaiash of Iraq roared after he had the throw of his life at the National Stadium in Tokyo, hitting a mark of 11.15 metres in the men's F40 shot put.
It was a world record — but only for a moment.
Denis Gnezdilov of the Russian Paralympic Committee also came to play and beat the athlete with a throw one centimetre further to claim the world record title and the gold medal.
The athletes hugged after a hard-fought battle. And Portugal's Miguel Monteiro, the previous world record holder, secured the bronze.
Satoru Hinata, left, of Team Japan and Babacar Niang, right, of Team France compete in the football 5-a-side Preliminary Round Group A match at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
Swimmers make a splash
Canadian swimmers are destroying national records in the pool.
On Sunday alone, three athletes — Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Nicholas Bennett, and Sabrina Duchesne — had speedy swims in their respective events to set new Canadian marks.
Despite not winning medals, the trailblazers are making a statement in Tokyo.
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