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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:14:04 -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...

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

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:14:08 -0400

BALTIMORE - The game between Toronto and the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night was suspended by rain with the Blue Jays leading 2-1 in the sixth inning. Play will resume Thursday afternoon with ...

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...

Bernhard Kohl makes claim on climber's jersey at Tour de France

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:55:50 -0400

ALPE D'HUEZ, France - The King of the Mountains and white jersey for best young rider at the Tour de France were probably determined Wednesday. Bernhard Kohl kept the polka dot jersey given to the ...

Call it a curse? Wait continues for another homegrown champ at Canadian Open

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:55:52 -0400

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Somebody carrying a Canadian passport is bound to win the country's national golf championship eventually. Only two men have accomplished that feat since 1914 and neither of them i...

NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors prior to Indy race

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:19 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race i...

Why dope? Riders don't fear tests, rewards beckon

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:11:03 -0400

JAUSIERS, France - Cycling's image is in tatters, and authorities inside and outside the sport are being tougher than ever on doping. Yet it hasn't stopped the drug cheaters at the Tour de France. ...

CONI sets hearings for Ricco, Piepoli regarding doping at Tour de France

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:24:52 -0400

ROME - Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli are to face hearings with the Italian Olympic Committee after both riders were fired by Saunier Duval cycling team for being linked to doping at the Tour de ...

Spain's Sastre wins 17th stage of Tour de France, the last day in the Alps

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:24:45 -0400

ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Carlos Sastre won Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour de France, the hardest ride this year up three huge Alpine climbs, to take the overall lead from CSC teammate Franck Schleck....