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Canada's Gabiel Diallo reaches third round of men's National Bank Open
TORONTO – Canada's Gabriel Diallo has advanced to the third round of the men's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 27th-seed from Montreal beat Italy's Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 (6). Gigante doubled-faulted on match point. Diallo, 23, hit eight aces to Gigante's five. Alexis Galarneau from Laval, Que., fell 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy in a rain-interrupted match that paused after two sets at Sobeys Stadium. The 26-year-old Galarneau was a wild-card entry in the tournament. Monday Mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top Canadian seed in men's singles at 21, was scheduled to face Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in the second round. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2025.
National Post
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- National Post
Vernon Adams Jr. out, P.J. Walker in: What's it mean at QB for Calgary Stampeders?
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National Post
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- National Post
Toronto Blue Jays salvage trip by winning a wild series finale in Baltimore
The Jays got to exhale and exult, albeit by the thinnest of margins, by ending an ugly slide that saw the team lose four straight, including three losses that were so lopsided that concerns began to mount. Article content One of the catalysts to a roughly two-month run that vaulted the Jays to the top of the MLB standings was their offence, which went missing in the Sunday's series finale in Detroit and into the first three games in Baltimore. Article content Article content Article content In Wednesday's series finale, Toronto's gutted it out in a 9-8 hit-fest to salvage a split of a eight-game trip that could have gone pear shaped had Baltimore completed its four-game sweep. Article content Mind you, the Jays nearly threw it away. Article content Article content The unlikely heroes were Myles Straw — who had a three-hit game, including a two-run homer — Nathan Lukes, whose three-run pinch-hit dinger capped off a five-run seventh inning, and rookie pitcher Braydon Fisher, who got two big outs — though the second to end a frenetic frame was a ball on a full count that would have tied the game. Article content Here are three takeaways from an entertaining afternoon in which Jays manager John Schneider emptied his bench, be it positional players or pitchers — including Seranthony Dominguez, the reliever the Jays acquired from the O's in between Tuesday's double dip, for the second game in a row. Article content Not much was made of Bo Bichette's game-ending strikeout in the night cap of Tuesday's split doubleheader. The truth is his at-bat was an abomination. Article content The game was on the line and Bichette resorted to his old ways by chasing an elevated fastball to cap off an 0-for-5 day after he went 5-for-5 in Detroit to ignite a franchise record for consecutive hits in nine at-bats. Article content Article content In his first at-bat Wednesday, he meekly flew out to right field. Article content In his second, Bichette grounded out to strand a runner at second as the Jays' inability to hit with runners in scoring position only got worse — though it did improve in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. that tied the game. Article content Then came a Bichette sac fly to ostensibly give the Jays the lead until the O's asked for a video review. The play was overturned and the game remained deadlocked. Article content Another big moment arrived in the seventh inning in a 5-4 game, runners at second and third with one out and Baltimore bringing in the infield. Bichette delivered by driving in two runs as the Jays took the lead. Article content 2. Wild day for Jose Berrios Article content He wasn't bad and neither was Jose Berrios good in his latest start. Article content For those who prefer to draw conclusions strictly by the numbers, a case can be made that Berrios had an off day. Article content No walks were yielded, while he looked dominant during a brief stretch. Five runs would be plated during his 4.1 outing, but only two were earned. Article content What resonated were the two homers Berrios gave up against an O's team that hit three longballs way back on opening day with the righty on the mound for the Jays. Article content It marked the fifth game this season Berrios had surrendered a multi-homer game, the fourth game in a row he has been susceptible and the fifth belt he yielded in his past four starts. Article content 3. Homer-prone and error-prone Article content One of the reasons veteran reliever Chad Green was DFAed involved his penchant for giving up longballs. In fact, no bullpen arm in the bigs had surrendered more than the right-hander. Article content Article content One of the reasons why Baltimore was able to pounce on the Jays was its ability to parlay mistakes, in the strike zone and on the field, into crooked innings. Article content A two-run home run would be recorded in the first inning to give the O's a 3-0 lead. Article content It was all set up on an Ernie Clement throwing error at second base. Clement made his second error of the game, this time at first base, when Baltimore cut into the Jays' four-run lead. Article content By no means can injuries be used as an excuse to explain why teams play poorly on the field. Article content Cedric Mullins robbed the Jays of two home runs during the series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the latest against Ali Sanchez. 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