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Brees: Doctors discovered 6 more rib fractures – theScore

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November 22, 2020

While Drew Brees‘ recovery from the multiple injuries that landed him on injured reserve has been encouraging to his doctors, they have discovered six more rib fractures, the New Orleans Saints quarterback told ESPN’s Ed Werder.

Medical personnel had initially diagnosed Brees with five fractures and a collapsed lung but further X-rays and CAT scans uncovered eight rib fractures on his left side and three more on his right side, he told Werder.

Brees believes he first suffered the fractures on his left side in a Week 9 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The 41-year-old believes he fractured the three ribs on his right side in last Sunday’s win against the San Francisco 49ers after he took a hard hit in the first half and was unable to return at halftime. Brees told Werder he felt his body shut down due to the injuries, prompting him to tell head coach Sean Payton he wouldn’t be able to re-enter the game.

New Orleans placed Brees on IR Friday. The designation guarantees he will miss three games.

The veteran passer told Werder he hopes to return after the three-week absence. The Saints own a 7-2 record and currently lead the NFC South by half a game.

Taysom Hill is reportedly slated to start for the Saints versus the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

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Canada’s Marina Stakusic falls in Guadalajara Open quarterfinals

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canada’s Marina Stakusic fell 6-4, 6-3 to Poland’s Magdalena Frech in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament on Friday.

The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won 61 per cent of her first-serve points and broke on just one of her six opportunities.

Stakusic had upset top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) on Thursday night to advance.

In the opening round, Stakusic defeated Slovakia’s Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday.

The fifth-seeded Frech won 62 per cent of her first-serve points and converted on three of her nine break point opportunities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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Canada’s Sarah Mitton captures shot put gold at Diamond League in Brussels

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

BRUSSELS – Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton rebounded from a disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics by capturing Diamond League gold on Friday.

Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., won the competition, the final Diamond League event of the season, with a heave of 20.25 metres on her third throw.

Chase Jackson of the U.S. placed second with a throw of 19.90, while German’s Yemisi Ogunleye, the Olympic gold medallist, claimed bronze with a toss of 19.72.

Mitton, the runner-up of last year’s world championship, failed to qualify for the top eight in Paris.

Edmonton runner Marco Arop, who won silver for Canada in the men’s 800 metres at the Paris Games, was scheduled to race in the 800 on Saturday.

Olympic bronze-medallist Alysha Newman, of London, Ont., also competes Saturday in the women’s pole vault.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Travis Dermott to professional tryout

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a professional tryout on Friday.

Dermott, a 27-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., produced two goals, five assists and 26 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season.

The six-foot, 202-pound blueliner has also played for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto drafted him in the second round, 34th overall, of the 2015 NHL draft.

Over seven NHL seasons, Dermott has 16 goals and 46 assists in 329 games while averaging 16:03 in ice time.

Before the NHL, Dermott played two seasons with Oilers captain Connor McDavid for the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters. The team was coached by current Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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