July 27th, 2025

National Sports

Francona and Cash’s friendly feud continues with scoreboard prank

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash, playing for the Boston Red Sox, striking out against Yankees ... Read More »

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Dodgers’ Mookie Betts expected to rejoin team Saturday after death in family

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is expected to return to the team sometime Saturday night after missing a game due to a death in the family, manager Dave Roberts said. The 32-year-old Betts traveled to his home in Nashville for the day off Thursday and missed Los Angeles’ 5-2 victory over ... Read More »

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Royals rally past Guardians 5-3 in 10 innings in first game of doubleheader

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonathan India hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to send the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. Trailing 3-2, John Rave and Luke Maile walked to lead off the 10th off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase (5-3). ... Read More »

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Joc Pederson expected back in Rangers lineup Sunday after missing 52 games with broken hand

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joc Pederson is expected to be back in the Texas Rangers lineup Sunday after missing 52 games because of a broken right hand. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said before Saturday night’s game against Atlanta that Pederson would be activated from the injured list before the series finale and be the designated ... Read More »

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Georgia teen Hamilton Coleman wins US Junior Amateur

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

DALLAS (AP) — Hamilton Coleman made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 35th hole to hold on for a 2-and-1 victory Saturday over Minh Nguyen of Vietnam in the U.S. Junior Amateur. The victory sends the 17-year-old Coleman, from Augusta, Georgia, to the U.S. Open next year at Shinnecock Hills. Coleman, who plans to play ... Read More »

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Canada’s Fernandez advances to Citi Open final with three-set win over Rybakina

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

WASHINGTON — Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Citi Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in three sets on Saturday afternoon. She’ll face the winner of the other semifinal between Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu and Anna Kalinskaya, who is from Russia, on Sunday. It’s already Fernandez’s best showing of ... Read More »

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Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick returns from injured list after dealing with hamstring issue

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick returned from the injured list Saturday after recovering from a left hamstring issue. Frelick was leading off and playing right field for the Brewers against the Miami Marlins. The Brewers made room for him by optioning infielder Tyler Black to Triple-A Nashville. The 25-year-old Frelick is batting ... Read More »

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Nigeria fights back to stun Morocco 3-2 and win 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria won its 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title after fighting back from two goals down to beat host Morocco 3-2 in Saturday’s thrilling final. Morocco was up 2-0 until Esther Okoronkwo led Nigeria back with a penalty and two assists in the final half hour. The continent’s most successful ... Read More »

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McMahon goes 1 for 3, makes dazzling defensive play in Yankees debut during 9-4 loss to Phillies

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McMahon moved into DJ LeMahieu’s old locker between Trent Grisham’s and Anthony Volpe’s, then took over at third base on Saturday in his New York Yankees debut. New York acquired the 2024 All-Star from Colorado on Friday for a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors, right-hander Josh Grosz ... Read More »

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Phillies’ Sosa feeling better after collision leaves him with a bruised back

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia third baseman Edmundo Sosa said he is feeling better after he left Saturday’s victory over the New York Yankees. He was elbowed in the back by left fielder Brandon Marsh in a collision while catching Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s seventh-inning popup. “I feel good,” Sosa said through a translator following the ... Read More »

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$1 million In-Season Challenge prize sets up the Brickyard 400 for split-screen racing

By Canadian Press on July 26th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brickyard 400 viewers will be tuning into pure split-screen racing Sunday. On one side, they’ll monitor whether Kyle Larson can defend his Brickyard 400 title or if Denny Hamlin can charge from the back of the field to become the fifth driver to complete a career sweep of the Cup’s four crown ... Read More »

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