Falcons snap losing streak – Sports

Falcons snap losing streak - Sports

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Aug 1, 2018 / 11:30 am

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The success of Samuel Girard and his Canadian short track teammates at the Winter Olympics earlier this year has fueled former speed skater Éric Bé​dard’s excitement of overseeing the men’s national team, starting Aug. 13.

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Aug 1, 2018 / 10:01 am

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When teams gather this week in Mirabel, Que. to begin the 2018 Little League Canadian Championship, there’s no question who the heavy favourite will be. Teams representing British Columbia have won the last 12 of 13 national titles and will once again look to swing for the fences when the ball starts flying Thursday morning.

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Aug 1, 2018 / 9:11 am

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A lawyer for ex-Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who’s now a Houston Astro, says his client will not be in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon when the 23-year-old’s assault case related to an alleged domestic incident is before a court.

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Aug 1, 2018 / 7:45 am

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The start of the African track and field championships in Nigeria was delayed Wednesday after hundreds of athletes were stranded at an airport, some for three days when forced to sleep on the floor as they waited for a connecting flight to the host city.

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The Kelowna Falcons used a strong seven innings from Andrew Alvarez and a key late-inning hit from Taylor Wright to pick up a 3-2 victory over the Walla Walla Sweets in the series opener of a three-game set on Tuesday night at Borleske Stadium.

Andrew Alvarez threw seven strong innings along with terrific relief efforts from James Brooks and Cal Hehnke while Taylor Wright drove home the game’s winning run in the 8th inning to help the Falcons snap their five-game losing skid with a big win to open their road trip.

The Falcons continue their seven-game road trip as they take on the Walla Walla Sweets in the second of their three-game series at Borleske Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:35 PM and can be heard on mixlr.com/kelowna_falcons with the Voice of the Falcons, Trevor Miller.

Aug 1, 2018 / 6:44 am

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​The Toronto Wolfpack will open and close the playoffs on the road, hosting Super League sides Widnes and Hull Kingston Rovers. They are 0-2 over the last two years against Super League opposition and open the Super 8s Qualifiers on Aug. 12.

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Jul 31, 2018 / 10:34 pm

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Khris Davis smacked his 29th home run among three hits Tuesday night, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 6-2 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.

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Jul 31, 2018 / 8:24 pm

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In the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and the Washington Nationals kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the New York Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.

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Jul 31, 2018 / 7:07 pm

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Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka made another quick exit at the Citi Open, losing 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) to Donald Young in the first round of the hard-court tournament Tuesday night.

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Jul 31, 2018 / 3:54 pm

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Fans trickled in early to take in batting practice at Coca-Cola Field while stadium workers neatly folded No. 27 Bisons T-shirts outside the gift shops nearby. Buffalo was getting ready for the Vladdy show.

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Jul 31, 2018 / 2:35 pm

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Get to know the sport of canoe polo — which is actually played in kayaks — as the world championships play out this week in Welland, Ont.,

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Jul 31, 2018 / 2:32 pm

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Watch live coverage of the canoe polo world championships continuing on Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. ET.

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