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Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits his 51st homer and closes in on more records
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 51st homer Tuesday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and drawing closer to Mickey Mantle for the most by a switch-hitter. The Seattle Mariners star went deep in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three ejected in Giants-Rockies game, delaying Rafael Devers’ 30th home run trot of season
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Rafael Devers’ 30th home run of the season was a weird one. Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland, along with San Francisco’s Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, were ejected from Tuesday night’s game following a benches-clearing incident that started after Devers hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Devers hammered a sweeper over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony leaves game after clutching at his back
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony left Tuesday night’s game after grabbing his back during an at-bat and walking gingerly back to the dugout. Anthony winced after whiffing on a 3-2 curveball for the second out in the bottom of the fourth inning. He walked off, still holding his back, and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Trout scratched from Angels’ lineup with skin infection
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Trout was scratched from the Los Angeles Angels’ starting lineup Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals because of a skin infection. The three-time AL MVP is considered day-to-day, and the Angels said they hoped to have more information after the game. Trout was originally penciled in as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ha-Seong Kim joins the Braves and starts at shortstop in his first game with his new team
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim joined the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and started at shortstop in his first game with his new team. The 29-year-old Kim was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on Monday. He was in the sixth spot in the lineup for the second game of Atlanta’s three-game set at the Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venus Williams’ US Open ends with a loss in the women’s doubles quarterfinals to Taylor Townsend
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams’ first Grand Slam tournament in two years ended on Tuesday when she and Leylah Fernandez lost in the U.S. Open women’s doubles quarterfinals to the top-seeded duo of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-2. When the match finished after 56 minutes in Louis Armstrong Stadium, Williams smiled as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to U.S. Open semifinals, Fernandez and Williams bounced
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women’s doubles title. The third seeds rallied Tuesday to defeat the 11th-seeded TĂmea Babos of Hungary and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. In a later quarterfinal match, the wild-card ride finally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caitlin Clark improving but still not cleared for contact drills
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark is improving but still hasn’t been cleared for contact drills during practice. With only a week left in the regular season, the Indiana star participated in full-court drills without defense during a shootaround before the Fever faced the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night. Coach Stephanie White told reporters that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists call on Mexican soccer fans to end homophobic chant ahead of 2026 World Cup
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frustrated that Mexico’s soccer federation has failed to stop a homophobic chant heard during national team matches, LGBTQ+ activists are appealing directly to local fans to end the offensive habit before next summer’s World Cup. The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, went viral in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending US Open champ Sabalenka returns to semifinals when Vondrousova withdraws with knee injury
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka returned to the U.S. Open semifinals without hitting a ball on Tuesday night because the woman she was supposed to face in the quarterfinals, 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, pulled out of their match with an injured knee. According to the U.S. Tennis Association, Vondrousova is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain’s EuroBasket title defense in jeopardy after loss to Italy
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Spain is in danger of not getting out of Group C after losing 67-63 to Italy on Tuesday, but the defending EuroBasket champion still controls its destiny. Marco Spissu put Italy in front for good at 64-63 with two free throws with 31 seconds left and made two more with 14 ... Read More »
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