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Bohm’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly scores Schwarber and lifts Phillies over Braves
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night. Schwarber, who became the 21st player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game on Thursday, hit a one-out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlanta secures a WNBA playoff spot for 11th time in franchise history with 100-78 win over Wings
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and a career-high six blocks to help the Atlanta Dream secure a playoff spot with a 100-78 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Atlanta, which won the season series with Dallas 3-1, made the playoffs for the 11th time in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giants say reliever Rodriguez needs Tommy John surgery
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants reliever Randy Rodriguez needs Tommy John surgery, the team announced Friday. Last weekend, the Giants placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. Rodriguez, who turns 26 next week, is 3-5 with a 1.78 ERA in 50 2/3 innings this season. He has four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabalenka eliminates Fernandez from singles in straight sets at U.S. Open
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
NEW YORK — Leylah Fernandez’s singles run at the U.S. Open is done. The Laval, Que., athlete was beaten 6-3, 7-6 (2) by the world’s No. 1-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Friday night in a third-round match that took one hour, 37 minutes to finish. Despite having more unforced errors (18-12) and double ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspended Little Leaguer’s bat sells for nearly $10,000 at auction
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The bat tossed in the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to celebrate a home run that earned him a suspension later lifted by a judge sold Friday for nearly $10,000 at auction. All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat will be donated to the program he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stoney still learning as head coach of Canada’s women’s soccer squad
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The first seven months of Casey Stoney’s tenure at the helm of Canada’s women’s soccer team has come with a lot of lessons. She knows there’ll be more — and she’s ready for the challenges ahead. “I’m loving it,” the head coach said Friday. “It’s very different than the club game, so I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wake Forest’s Claiborne shaken up early in Friday’s opener against Kennesaw State
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne suffered an apparent injury early in Friday night’s opener against Kennesaw State. The exact nature of the injury wasn’t immediately clear, but Claiborne was standing on the sideline with an icebag wrapped around his left side near the ribs and no longer holding his helmet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miranda Wang waits a long time for a short birdie and leads rain-delayed LPGA by 2 shots
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Miranda Wang waited a long time to make a short birdie finally finish a 5-under 67, giving her a two-shot lead Friday among those who completed their second rounds in the rain-delayed FM Championship. Most of the wet day at TPC Boston was a series of rain delays, and it wound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime spot: Deion Sanders has a sideline bathroom at Colorado, sponsored by Depend undergarment
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Determined to be No. 1 on any front in this wild new world of marketing in college sports, Colorado introduced a branded sideline bathroom for Deion Sanders in its opening game against Georgia Tech. Friday night’s sponsor: Depend undergarment. This is not simply some silly bathroom joke. The Colorado coach was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauri Markkanen’s 43 points lead Finland to a 109-79 rout of Britain at EuroBasket
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 29 of his 43 points in the first half in a dazzling performance that highlighted Finland’s 109-79 rout of Britain at EuroBasket on Friday. Markkanen played just 23 minutes while matching his EuroBasket high for points, set in 2022 against Croatia. He was four points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays RHP Yimi GarcÃa out for the season, needs surgery on sore elbow
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Yimi GarcÃa will miss the rest of the season because he needs surgery on his sore elbow, manager John Schneider said Friday. The news was better for slugger Anthony Santander, who took batting practice with the team Friday. The veteran switch hitter hasn’t played since May 29 because ... Read More »
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