National Sports

Mora scores on penalty as Timbers tie Whitecaps 1-1

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Felipe Mora scored the equalizer for the Portland Timbers in a 1-1 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night. Mora’s tying goal came on a penalty kick in the 82nd minute for the Timbers (6-6-9).

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Blue Jays use first pick to select pitcher Barriera in amateur draft

LOS ANGELES — The Toronto Blue Jays selected 18-year-old Brandon Barriera of Hollywood, Fla., on Sunday with their first pick, and 23rd overall, in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.

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Bull rider Buttar fit to be tied in Stampede rodeo

CALGARY — Dakota Buttar didn’t mind sharing the spotlight with Shane Proctor at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Both Buttar and Proctor posted scores of 88.

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Canadian triathletes win 2 medals in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Two of Canada’s development triathletes climbed on the podium of the America’s Cup on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.

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Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Holliday heard from agent Scott Boras that his son was about to be picked first in baseball's amateur draft, and the 2007 batting champion didn't let on. “That was kind of cool," Jackson Holliday said later.

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Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.

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Chez Reavie wins Barracuda for 3rd PGA Tour title

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title.

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Levins finishes historic fourth, crushes his Canadian marathon at world championships

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Cam Levins never lost his self-belief.

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Scott Dixon wins fourth Honda Indy Toronto, matches Mario Andretti for 52 career wins

TORONTO — Scott Dixon joked all week that Honda Indy Toronto is his home race because Canada is part of the Commonwealth of Nations, making it as close as IndyCar gets to his native New Zealand.

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Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy .

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