• The Canadian Press

    Everton secures fifth straight EPL home win by beating relegated Sheffield United

    LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton signed off its season at Goodison Park by enjoying a jeopardy-free 1-0 victory over already-relegated Sheffield United in the English Premier League on Saturday. With safety already secured and nothing to play for except a club record-tying fifth consecutive home win without conceding, there was no nerve-jangling, nail-biting finale to its last home game of the campaign unlike recent times. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s first goal in five months ensured fans could, for t

  • The Canadian Press

    Rays closer Fairbanks reinstated from IL after missing 19 games with nerve-related hand issues

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks was reinstated from the 15-day injured list before Saturday's game against the New York Yankees after missing 19 games with nerve-related hand issues. Fairbanks was shut down after experiencing numbness while playing catch. He has had a frustrating season, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in eight games before being sidelined. The right-hander allowed eight runs — seven earned — over seven innings. The Rays optioned reliever Edwin Uceta t

  • The Canadian Press

    Lions open training with a little added incentive as 2024 Grey Cup host

    Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions have added incentive to win the 2024 Grey Cup. The game goes Nov. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the last CFL team to win a championship on home soil, doing so in 2013. The path to the '24 Grey Cup begins Sunday with the opening of CFL training camps. "It would be huge for the organization and city if we could make that happen but we have to take it one practice, one game at a time," Adams said. "It could be added pressu

  • The Canadian Press

    Brentford beats Bournemouth on Yoane Wissa's stoppage-time strike

    BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Yoane Wissa scored in stoppage time to give Brentford a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Congo international took a pass from Bryan Mbeumo and from a tight angle blasted a high shot past goalkeeper Mark Travers at the near post in the fifth minute of stoppage time, shortly after the teams traded late goals at Vitality Stadium. Wissa had set up Mbeumo to open the scoring in the 86th minute and three minutes later Dominic Solanke r