NOT-SO-LITTLE UPSET
Cole balkovec, andre juco, jordan jaramillo and nate colina celebrate canada’s 6-4 upset win over mexico during monday’s elimination game at the little league world series in williamsport, pa. the whalley, b.c. team faces puerto rico tuesday. in a statement her Achilles is sore from “two weeks of many matches and I need to recover in time for the U.S. Open.” Halep won the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Aug. 12 and advanced to the finals in Cincinnati, losing in three sets Sunday to Kiki Bertens at the Western and Southern Open.
Iran tops Canada at wheelchair hoops
Canada fell 83-71 to Iran on Monday in men’s competition at the 2018 world wheelchair basketball championships in Hamburg. The result left Canada (2-1) in second place in pool A after preliminary round competition. Canada will next play in a crossover match on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to the quarter-finals. Tournament scoring leader Patrick Anderson led Canada with 34 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. David Eng added 14 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Walk-on freshman QB to start for Minnesota
University of Minnesota has tabbed true freshman walk-on Zack Annexstad as the starting quarterback to open the season. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck announced after practice on Monday that Annexstad will be behind centre on Aug. 30 against New Mexico State. Fleck said he’s not planning a rotation between Annexstad and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan, but the coach said he expects Morgan to see some action this year.
Hawks sign Hamilton, Poythress to add depth
The rebuilding Atlanta Hawks have added depth by signing guard-forward Daniel Hamilton and forward Alex Poythress. Poythress was signed to a twoway contract, so the former Kentucky player will split his time with the Hawks’ G League Erie team. Hamilton averaged 2.0 points in six games with Oklahoma City last season while on a two-way contract with the Thunder. He spent most of the season with the G League Oklahoma City Blue. Poythress averaged a point in 25 games with Indiana last season.