By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, August 11, 2022 Coco Gauff outlasted Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4) in a tense three-hour, 11-minute drama to reach the quarter-finals in Toronto, where she will face on former world number 1 Simona Halep. Photo credit: Vaughn Ridley/Getty In the face of a strong hitter and tiny margins, Coco Gauff …
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It’s been a busy summer for the King County Play Equity Coalition and, by extension, the city’s professional sports teams, season or not. Last week, the Kraken joined the Mariners, Storm, Sounders, Reign, Seahawks, Seawolves and Cascades to offer a free week-long “sports sampling” camp for 50 girls and boys in collaboration with the Play …
Queen of Karaoke Serena Williams he wasn’t in the mood for a Toronto swan song today. Williams cleared her throat and connected with the muse to claim her first win of 2021 in thrilling style. Showing steely will and strong wheels in the crunch, Williams withstood a stiff challenge from a lucky Spanish loser Nuria …
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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday, August 7, 2022 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are eliminated and opportunities abound, while world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev holds the court in Montreal. Photo credit: Getty The action on the court will heat up significantly this week in Canada with 1000-level events in Toronto (WTA) and Montreal …
Since making the announcement on social media on July 19, 2021, Prokop has been traded from one Western Hockey team to another, won that league’s championship, played in the Canadian Hockey League’s Memorial Cup tournament, skated in the color rainbow, has received two humanitarian awards and has become an inspiration and role model within the …
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