At the Olympics, 16 year old swimmer Penny Oleksiak set a Canadian record as she won a silver medal in the women’s 100 metre Butterfly. In women’s rugby, Canada defeated France 15-5 to secure a spot in the semifinals against Australia. In a massive upset, Canada won its opener in men’s volleyball in straight sets over the reigning World Cup champion United States. At the Olympics, 16 year old swimmer Penny Oleksiak set a Canadian record as she won a silver medal in the women’s 100 metre Butterfly. In women’s rugby, Canada defeated France 15-5 to secure a spot in the semifinals against Australia. In a massive upset, Canada won its opener in men’s volleyball in straight sets over the reigning World Cup champion United States. The International Paralympic Committee has banned Russia from taking part in the Paralympics over the doping scandal.
13 year old Alexander Cumming of Quispamsis will represent Canada in Karate at the Pan Am Karate Federation Junior and Cadet Championships in Ecuador.
The New York Yankees announced Alex Rodriguez will play his final game on Friday and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team.
In the Majors, the Toronto Blue Jays lost to Kansas City 7-1 while Baltimore beat up on the Chicago White Sox 10-2. Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings of a game…..The Orioles now lead the American League East by one game over the Jays…..The Boston Red Sox fell three games back, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 as Adrian Gonzalez hit the 300th homer of his career. David Price lost and his record is now 9 and 8. In other play, it was the NY Yankees 3 Cleveland 2….NY Mets 3 Detroit 1….Minnesota 6 Tampa Bay 3 Washington 1 San Francisco 0….Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 3…..Texas 5 Houston 3 (11 innings)….Atlanta 6 St. Louis 3….Chicago Cubs 3 Oakland 1….Miami 10 Colorado 7…..Seattle 3 Los Angeles Angels 1…..Arizona 9 Milwaukee 3 and Philadelphia 6 San Diego 5.
Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki got the 3 thousandth hit of his career.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball over the weekend, the Alpines lost to the Chatham Ironmen 10-3.
