Olympics
Canada finished with 24 medals at the Tokyo Olympics, 7 of which were Gold.
Track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell sent the Canadians out on a high note, winning gold in the women’s sprint competition.
The 24 medals placed Canada 11th in the overall standings & set a new standard for Canada in a non-boycotted Olympics.
The 7 gold tied the nation’s output at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Major League Baseball
American League
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Boston Red Sox 8
George Springer 3 run homer in the 8th inning
The Blue Jays were down 7-2 after 4 innings
Vladimir Guerrero smacked his 35th homer of the season to start the comeback
Toronto has won 10 of their last 12 games & went 9 & 2 after returning to their ” home field ” at the Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays are off today
Toronto will play their next 8 games on the road starting tomorrow in LA against the Angels.
Tampa Bay Rays 9 Baltimore Orioles 6
Seattle Mariners 2 New York Yankees 0
Cleveland Indians 7 Detroit Tigers 5
Minnesota Twins 7 Houston Astros 5
Oakland Athletics 6 Texas Rangers 3
National League
Philadelphia Phillies 3 New York Mets 0
Atlanta Braves 5 Washington Nationals 4
Colorado Rockies 13 Miami Marlins 8
San Francisco Giants 5 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Cincinnati Reds 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
San Diego Padres 2 Arizona Diamondbacks 0
Interleague
Chicago White Sox 9 Chicago Cubs 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Los Angeles Angels 2
Kansas City Royals 6 St.Louis Cardinals 5
Today
Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians 6:10 pm
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs 8:05 pm
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals 8:10 pm
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 8:10 pm
Miami Marlins at San Diego Padres 10:10 pm
PGA World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
at TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Abraham Ancer defeated Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns in a 2-hole playoff
Ancer shot a final round 68 to bypass Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau who struggled on the last 9 holes and create the 3 way playoff
Corey Conners of Listowel, Ontario tied for 36th at 2 under par for the tournament.
NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen
at Watkins Glen, New York
Kyle Larson gained the lead from Martin Truex Jr. during green flag pit stops in the final stage to win the race
It was the first Cup race after a 2-week break for the Tokyo Olympics.
Indy Car Music City Grand Prix
at Nashville, Tennessee
Marcus Ericsson from Sweden was the winner of the first-ever race in Nashville
Exhibition Jr B Lacrosse
at Puslinch, Ontario
Owen Sound NorthStars 6 Hamilton Bengals 0
Guelph Regals 7 Owen Sound NorthStars 3
Elora Mohawks 8 Owen Sound NorthStars 1
Thursday, the Junior NorthStars are scheduled to face Elora at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre.
Raptors Sign Rookie
The Toronto Raptors of the national Basketball Association signed first-round pick Scottie Barnes to a rookie-scale contract,
The Raptors selected Barnes 4th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Florida State, where he averaged 10.3 points in 24 games as a freshman last season.