July 26th, 2025

National Sports

Twins shortstop Carlos Correa sprains ankle when baserunner slides into him at 2nd

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa had to be helped off the field after injuring his right ankle when Pittsburgh’s Tommy Pham slid into him at second base. Pham was trying to get to second on his liner off the wall in right field in the seventh inning of the Twins’ 2-1 victory ... Read More »

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Larnach hits two-run HR, Ryan outpitches Skenes as Twins beat Pirates 2-1

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer, Joe Ryan outpitched Paul Skenes. and the Minnesota Twins beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Friday night to hand the Pirates their seventh straight loss. Ryan (9-4) allowed one run and five hits with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings. He threw 54 of his 86 ... Read More »

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Shohei Ohtani crushes 32nd home run into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall Friday night. It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park’s 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to ... Read More »

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Mariners’ Cal Raleigh breaks AL record with 38 homers before the All-Star break

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs in Seattle’s 12-3 victory over Detroit on Friday night to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 major league record for homers before the All-Star break. Raleigh hit a solo homer off former teammate Tyler Holton in the eighth to tie the American ... Read More »

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Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski is an NL All-Star after just 5 starts for the Brewers

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski is a National League All-Star replacement, giving the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander a chance to break Paul Skenes’ record for the fewest big league appearances before playing in the Midsummer Classic. Misiorowski was named Friday night to replace Chicago Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd, who will be unavailable for the All-Star Game on ... Read More »

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Dean Kremer pitches 7 shutout innings to lead Orioles past Marlins

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Ryan O’Hearn and RamĂłn Laureano each had two RBIs and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Friday night. Jordan Westburg had three hits and scored three runs for the Orioles, who have won six of seven to improve to 43-50 ... Read More »

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Yelich, Vaughn homers help power Brewers to an 8-3 win over the Nationals

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn homered and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to five games with an 8-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Brewers scored six runs in the third, opening the inning with six consecutive hits off Mitchell Parker (5-10). The string of hits was ... Read More »

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Braves’ Austin Riley leaves game against Cardinals with abdominal tightness

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley exited the game against St. Louis after three innings due to abdominal tightness. Riley was replaced by pinch-hitter Luke Williams in the top of the fourth Friday night. Riley had an RBI single and scored in the first. The 28-year-old Riley has played in all ... Read More »

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China bumps Canada 3-1 in women’s Volleyball Nations League

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

ARLINGTON — Life in the Volleyball Nations League continues to be long on lessons and short on victories for the Canadian women’s team. China, which entered Friday’s best-of-five match in seventh place, edged the 16th-place Canadians 25-22, 25-15, 22-25 and 25-23 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Outside hitter Abagayle Guezen and opposite spiker ... Read More »

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Raleigh hits 37th and 38th homers, Mariners end Skubal’s 3-month unbeaten streak with 12-3 romp

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak. Raleigh — in the lineup as designated hitter — made it ... Read More »

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Rafaela’s two-run, walk-off homer gives Red Sox 5-4 win over Rays

By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best eight games with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Rafaela had already extended his RBI streak to seven games when he turned on ... Read More »

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