Joey Votto came oh-so-close to matching the major league record with a home run in eight consecutive games during the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 defeat to the New York Mets in 10 innings Saturday night.
Canada’s men’s volleyball team’s quarter-final ticket is safe to pass despite a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) loss to Poland in its final preliminary round match on Sunday in Tokyo.
Canada’s fate at the Tokyo Olympic basketball tournament is now out of its hands. Spain beat Canada 76-66 in an early morning game in Japan that it led from start to finish.
The foursome of Kylie Masse, Sydney Pickrem, Maggie Mac Neil and Penny Oleksiak powered their way to a bronze medal in the women’s 4×100 medley relay on Sunday morning at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.