June 30th, 2025

National Sports

RamĂ­rez hits 3-run homer to leads Marlins to 6-2 win over Braves

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — AgustĂ­n RamĂ­rez hit a three-run home run, Janson Junk pitched five effective innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Friday night. RamĂ­rez made it 4-1 in the third with a drive off Braves starter Didier Fuentes (0-1) that went 436 feet to left, giving the rookie catcher a ... Read More »

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Luis Robert Jr.’s two-run homer lifts lowly White Sox over Blue Jays 7-1

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

TORONTO — Luis Robert Jr.’s two-run homer was the highlight of a four-run inning as the White Sox routed the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday as Chicago snapped an eight-game losing skid. Josh Rohas had a two-run double as part of the four-run third for Chicago (24-52). Andrew Benintendi had a solo home run ... Read More »

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DeGrom pitches 6 strong innings, Seager snaps homer drought in Rangers’ 6-2 victory over Pirates

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out seven in six strong innings, Corey Seager hit his first home run since May 10 and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night. DeGrom (7-2) retired the first 11 batters and allowed two runs and five hits in six innings with one walk. One ... Read More »

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Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson apologizes for red card in Club World Cup loss to Flamengo

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicolas Jackson apologized to Chelsea fans after he was sent off with a red card during the team’s 3-1 loss to Flamengo in the Club World Cup on Friday. Trailing the Brazilians 2-1, the striker was sent off in the 68th minute with a straight red just four minutes after replacing Liam ... Read More »

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Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki resumes his throwing program in recovery from shoulder injury

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki has restarted his throwing program as he continues his recovery from a right shoulder injury. Manager Dave Roberts said the 23-year-old phenom threw from 60 to 90 feet Friday in his return to workouts after a brief pause. “That was a bonus,” Roberts said. “That ... Read More »

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Youcef Belaili scores in Esperance’s 1-0 victory over LAFC in the Club World Cup

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Yousef Belaili scored in the 70th minute and Esperance de Tunisie beat LAFC 1-0 on Friday night in the Club World Cup to remain in contention to advance and eliminate the California MLS team. LAFC had one final chance to tie it in the 99th minute on DĂ©nis Bouanaga’s right-footed shot ... Read More »

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Padres closer Suarez suspended 3 games, fined for hitting Ohtani with pitch; managers banned 1 game

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday for intentionally hitting Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a pitch during the NL West rivals’ contentious meeting Thursday night. Suarez will appeal the suspension, keeping him eligible to play for San ... Read More »

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Florian Wirtz joins list of most expensive soccer signings in history

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

Florian Wirtz became one of the most expensive players in soccer history when the Germany playmaker joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday for a fee of up to 116 million pounds ($156 million). Neymar: $262 million (222 million euros) Paris Saint-Germain shattered the world-record transfer fee by signing the Brazil superstar from Barcelona in ... Read More »

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Diamondbacks catcher Moreno has hairline fracture of finger. Reliever Puk has surgery

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

DENVER (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno has a hairline fracture in his right index finger and could be sidelined until after the All-Star break. Moreno was injured June 6 in Cincinnati, then played through it for more than a week. He was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Monday. “I ... Read More »

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Semi-retired Thompson heads into weekend at KPMG Women’s PGA contending for another major

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Semi-retired Lexi Thompson shot a 2-under 70 in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Friday to put herself in position to contend over the weekend for her first major title in more than a decade. After an even-par round Thursday, Thompson was bogey-free in the second round ... Read More »

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The Brad Blizzard: Panthers star’s love for desserts reaches new level

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

For one day only: The Brad Blizzard, available at Dairy Queen. The snack story of the Stanley Cup playoffs — did Brad Marchand eat a Blizzard between periods of a playoff game or not? — reached its celebratory peak Friday. A Dairy Queen in Sunrise, Fla., where the Panthers play their home games, renamed the ... Read More »

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