• The Canadian Press

    Bengals address needs on offensive and defensive lines in NFL draft, add a receiver for depth

    CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals used the NFL draft to take some of the pieces they believe were most needed to address weaknesses. The Bengals want to keep oft-sacked franchise quarterback Joe Burrow off the turf. Toward that end, they took huge Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims (first round, 18th overall). To add depth to the interior of the defensive line, they got defensive tackles Kris Jenkins from Michigan (second round, 49th overall) and McKinnley Jackson from Texas A&M (third

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada's Leylah Fernandez out of Madrid Open in third-round loss to Jabeur

    MADRID — Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez was ousted Saturday in the third round of the Madrid Open in a three-set loss to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur. The eight-seeded Jabeur outlasted the 21-year-old from Montreal for a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 victory that lasted two hours 24 minutes. Jabeur had the advantage in first return points won at almost 33 per cent to 26 for Fernandez, who was the 32nd seed in the tournament. Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was scheduled to face 19th-seed Adrian Mannarino of I

  • The Canadian Press

    Luton loses at Wolves in another blow to survival bid in EPL

    WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Luton’s survival bid in the English Premier League took another hit after the team was beaten at Wolverhampton 2-1 on Saturday. A week on from a 5-1 hammering by Brentford at Kenilworth Road, the Hatters fell behind through Hwang Hee-chan’s goal just before the interval. A diving header from Toti doubled the hosts’ advantage five minutes into the second half. Carlton Morris pulled a goal back with 10 minutes of normal time to go but Luton was unable to prevent a thi

  • The Canadian Press

    Relegation-threatened Burnley salvages draw at Man United with late penalty

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Substitute Zeki Amdouni’s 87th-minute penalty earned relegation-threatened Burnley a 1-1 draw at Manchester United to increase the spotlight on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag and his stuttering team on Saturday. Old Trafford has been a happy hunting ground down the years for Manchester City great Vincent Kompany, and his Burnley team made the short journey looking to boost their faint hopes of English Premier League survival. Antony looked to have pushed Burnley furth