SATURDAY SPORTS PAGE: ARGOS TOP STAMPEDERS
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CFL
Javon Leake’s club-record fourth punt-return touchdown earned the Toronto Argonauts a shootout 39-31 home win over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night.
Leake returned Cody Grace’s punt 86 yards for the touchdown at 7:19 of the fourth quarter to break a 31-31 tie. Leake entered the contest tied with Jimmy Cunningham (1995) and Bashir Levingston (2003) for most punt-return TDs in a season for Toronto.
Toronto (8-1) avenged its lone loss of the season, a 20-7 road loss to Calgary on Aug. 4. The Argos remain atop the East Division, four points ahead of the second-place Montreal Alouettes (6-4).
Quarterback Chad Kelly finished 20-of-31 passes for 360 yards and three TDs with two interceptions. He also ran for another as Toronto claimed a sixth straight win coming off a bye week.
Jake Maier was 25-of-42 passing for 384 yards and four TDs for Calgary (3-8), who’ve dropped three straight. Receiver Reggie Begelton had nine receptions for 203 yards and two touchdowns.
With the CNE in full swing outside BMO Field, a season-high gathering of 17,906 saw both teams put on a high-flying, offensive show with plenty of fireworks. After Calgary turned the ball over on downs at the Toronto 44 with 2:13 remaining, the Argos successfully ran out the clock to secure the victory.
MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays fell 5-2 to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night for their third straight loss. Toronto sits fourth in the AL wild-card standings, trailing Seattle and Houston. Ramon Laureano drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, to pace the Cleveland Guardians in their win.
NFL
The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him. The Associated Press reports the Cowboys will send a fourth-round pick to San Francisco for a player drafted third overall in 2021. Lance had lost the competition to Sam Darnold to be the backup to Brock Purdy in San Francisco earlier in the week.
LPGA
Brooke Henderson – and her fans – can breathe a sigh of relief after she made the cut at the CPKC Women’s Open.
Henderson is very much the star of the show at the Canadian women’s golf championship but she was in danger of not seeing the weekend when she shot a 3-over 75 in the first round. She recovered with a solid 4 under on Friday to sit in a tie for 11th and make the cut by three shots.
Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has the most wins of any Canadian professional golfer. Ranked No. 10 in the world, Henderson’s image adorns most of the promotional material for the Women’s Open.
“It was much better today,” said Henderson, who won the CP Women’s Open in 2018. “Feels really good to get back under par.
“Feels like I fought really hard to get back under par, so I’m really happy about that.”
Henderson and Hamilton’s Alena Sharp (76) were the only two Canadians to make the cut on Friday. Sharp finished the day tied for 33rd at 1 over.
Megan Khang of the United States was the second-round leader at 7 under. She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move into the top spot in the morning wave.
(Canadian Press)
