Bieber excited to join Jays, return to mound after surgery
The Blue Jays' Bieber once wore a jersey with 'Not Justin' on the back during a players' weekend in 2019, which prompted Canada's Bieber to don a 'Not Shane Bieber' shirt a few weeks later.
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Canada News.Net
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- Canada News.Net
Blue Jays dismantle Rockies 20-1 to complete sweep
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images) Davis Schneider hit two of Toronto's five home runs to back seven strong innings by Kevin Gausman, and the Blue Jays routed the Colorado Rockies 20-1 in Denver on Wednesday afternoon. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Ernie Clement also went deep while Ty France reached six times -- on four hits and twice hit by a pitch. Clement and Guerrero added four hits apiece, and Bichette, Addison Barger, Tyler Heineman and Myles Straw had two hits each for Toronto, which posted a season-high runs total for the second time in the series. Schneider, Bichette and Nathan Lukes had four RBIs each. Toronto, which swept the three-game series, scored in double digits in all three games, finishing with 45 runs, 13 home runs and 63 hits in the series. Gausman (8-8) improved to 3-2 in his home state with another solid outing. He scattered three hits, fanned eight and didn't allow a runner past second base after the first inning. Ezequiel Tovar had two of Colorado's three hits in the game. The Rockies took the lead in the first when Tyler Freeman led off with a single and scored on Tovar's one-out double. Bichette hit a three-run homer in the third, his 16th of the season and third in two games, and the Blue Jays padded their lead in the fifth on Lukes' two-run triple. Jaden Hill relieved Kyle Freeland and gave up an RBI single to Heineman. Freeland (2-12) allowed six runs on seven hits and struck out four in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto put it away in the sixth inning. Schneider led off with his first homer of the day, France had a run-scoring double and Barger followed with an RBI single. Guerrero led off the eighth with his 18th home run, France and Barger singled before France scored on a groundout. The Jays then put up eight runs in the ninth inning. With Colorado catcher Austin Nola on the mound, Guerrero and Bichette had RBI doubles before Barger and Lukes hit sacrifice flies. Schneider added a three run-homer, his seventh of the season, and Clement hit his sixth homer of the season to increase the lead to 19 runs.
Vancouver Sun
an hour ago
- Vancouver Sun
Beloved B.C. folk musician Rick Scott dead at age 77
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. B.C.-based folk musician, actor and luthier Rick Scott has died. The beloved musician died on Aug. 1 at age 77. Born Richard Gaston Scott II in New Jersey and raised in both New York and Texas, Scott relocated to Canada in 1970 after military service in the U.S. army. Scott would go on to become a fixture on the vibrant Canadian folk music scene with his signature Appalachian mountain dulcimer. With this trusty four-stringed instrument in hand, Scott played everywhere, from dives to concert halls across a dozen countries, both as a solo act and as a member of legendary hippie-era trio Pied Pumkin. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. He continued performing with Pied Pumkin String Ensemble, Pied Pear, the Lotus Eaters, the Rick Scott Band, Essig and Scott and Roots & Grooves. Over five decades, Scott released 19 albums, ranging from adult to children's music, always delivered with bright-eyed honesty and wry wit. Chilliwack's Bill Henderson called Scott 'the master of rhythm and joy.' The three-time Juno Award nominee received the B.C. Live Touring Award of Excellence this year. Scott was also honoured as a member of the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame with a plaque on Granville Street, where he first began busking in Vancouver. His first professional engagement came through writing and performing the score for director Ryan Larkin's animated 1971 film Street Musique. In it, he appears live and is transformed into a cartoon while performing the song Crystal Clog. The segment was excerpted in the 2004 Academy Award-winning tribute film Ryan. After that experience, Scott spent a year honing his chops in Tokyo before returning to Vancouver to join musicians Shari Ulrich and Joe Mock to form Pied Pumkin. Combining upbeat grooves, perfect harmonies and a healthy sense of the absurd, the group would tour widely, establishing itself as a successful indie act. They reformed in 2019 to play a Rogue Folk Club gig in honour of Scott's induction into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame. During the 1980s, Scott was a regular on Metro Vancouver stages, creating and starring in title roles such as the Late Blumer and Barnum, for which he learned to walk tightrope. After a two-year run of the hit Angry Housewives at the Arts Club Theatre, he began playing concerts in schools. This launched him into children's entertainment. Scott and partner Valley Hennell released their debut children's album, Electric Snowshoe, in 1989 on the independent Jester Records label and toured Canada and southeast Asia. Through the 1990s, Scott averaged 100-plus family performances a year, becoming a mainstay at children's festivals and on radio and TV programs. In 1991, the Vancouver Symphony commissioned Scott to create a concert introducing children to Mozart, which inspired the Yo Mo Concerto, one of his most-requested songs. His nine children's recordings have sold more than 100,000 copies, with honours including NAPPA Gold, Parents' Choice, Family Choice, Children's Music Web, Western Canadian and Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 1995, Scott penned Angels Do for his granddaughter, who has Down syndrome. The tune became a feature on Treehouse TV's Ants in Your Pants program for the next decade. Scott became a goodwill ambassador for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation. Health issues interrupted Scott's performing career in 2023, but he kept busy at home on Protection Island as curator of the Protection Island Museum, as well as hosting a free YouTube channel about constructing and playing Appalachian mountain dulcimers. Scott had started building the instruments in the style of his friend and mentor, J.R. Stone, posting at . Scott is survived by his family and grandchildren. sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
CBC
an hour ago
- CBC
Blue Jays set MLB record for hits in a 3-game series to complete sweep of Rockies
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four hits, including a home run, and Davis Schneider went deep twice as the Toronto Blue Jays capped their Coors Field onslaught Wednesday with a 20-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The first-place Blue Jays finished with five homers and 24 hits to set a major league record with 63 hits in a three-game series. They established a franchise mark with 45 runs in the three-game set. Bo Bichette and Ernie Clement also homered for the AL East leaders, who outscored the Rockies 45-6 in the series and are 26-11 since June 25. Toronto hit 13 home runs in the series. Ty France had four doubles and Clement added four hits. Bichette and Schneider had four RBIs apiece. Guerrero extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the longest current streak in the American League. Kevin Gausman (8-8) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two. Bichette hit a three-run homer off Kyle Freeland (2-12) in the third for a 3-1 lead. Nathan Lukes had a two-run triple in the fifth and Schneider homered off Angel Chivilli to begin a five-run sixth. Guerrero connected in the eighth. Bichette and Daulton Varsho, who did not play Wednesday, both had three homers in the series. Guerrero went 8 for 17 with two homers and four RBIs. Bichette was 7 for 17 with 10 RBIs, and Lukes was 6 for 13 with six RBIs.
