August 7th, 2025

National Sports

Kwan lifts surging Guardians to 3-2 win over slumping Mets

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Kwan singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Manzardo and Gabriel Arias each had an RBI single off starter Clay Holmes in the fourth as the Guardians erased an early ... Read More »

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Naomi Osaka powers into semifinals in Montreal, will face Clara Tauson

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

MONTREAL (AP) — Naomi Osaka powered into her first National Bank Open semifinal, beating No. 10 seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday night. Osaka advanced to face No. 16 seed Clara Tauson, who eliminated sixth-seeded Madison Keys 6-1, 6-4 in the first quarterfinal of the night. Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion who reached ... Read More »

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Crochet, Story lead Red Sox to 7th straight win over Royals

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet scattered four hits over seven innings and Trevor Story hit a blooper into center field to break a sixth-inning tie on Tuesday night and led the Boston Red Sox to their seventh straight win, 6-2 over the Kansas City Royals. Crochet (13-4) struck out eight to win his ninth consecutive ... Read More »

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Altuve and Diaz homer to lead the Astros over the Marlins 7-3

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz homered to help the Houston Astros beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night. Jeremy Peña drove in two runs as AL West-leading Houston won its second straight game. AJ Blubaugh (1-1) pitched five innings of two-run ball in his first career win. Altuve hit a two-run ... Read More »

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Keaschall and Larnach hit homers off former teammate Paddack, helping Twins beat Tigers 6-3

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Luke Keaschall hit his first homer in the majors and Trevor Larnach also cleared the fences against former teammate Chris Paddack, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday night. The AL Central-leading Tigers lost for just the third time in nine games. The rebuilding Twins had dropped seven ... Read More »

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Athletics’ Shea Langeliers join elite list of catchers with second 3-homer game

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers has become the fourth catcher to have two three-homer games after belting three against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Langeliers hit in the leadoff spot for the first time and cashed in quickly, homering off MacKenzie Gore to open the game. After a single and a groundout, ... Read More »

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Kepler, Marsh homer, Walker pitches 6 shutout innings as Phillies top Orioles 5-0

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh homered and Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings as the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night and extended their winning streak to three games. Marsh opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI double that scored Nick Castellanos and ... Read More »

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Clara Tauson advances to NBO semifinals, dedicates win to late grandfather

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

MONTREAL — Clara Tauson wore a heavy heart when she took the court Tuesday night. Just two days after her grandfather’s death, Tauson delivered a composed performance to reach the National Bank Open semifinals. The 22-year-old from Denmark ousted Madison Keys of the United States with a 6-1, 6-4 win in the women’s singles quarterfinals. ... Read More »

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Wings’ Maddy Siegrist scores 13 points in return from knee injury after missing 18 games

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist made the most of her return to the lineup after missing 18 games with a knee injury. Siegrist scored 13 points in the Wings’ 85-76 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night. “It’s been a long process building up to the moment. I want ... Read More »

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Jonquel Jones, Leonie Fiebich and Emma Meesseman power Liberty to an 85-76 win over Wings

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the New York Liberty to an 85-76 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night. Leonie Fiebich scored 14 points and Emma Meesseman, playing her first home game for the Liberty since her return to the WNBA, added 13. Chants of ... Read More »

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Logan Webb strikes out 10 in 6 innings as the Giants beat the Pirates 8-1

By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Logan Webb struck out 10 in six innings, and the San Francisco Giants hit three home runs on their way to an 8-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Webb (10-8) allowed one run while scattering seven hits. It was his sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season. Rookie Christian ... Read More »

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