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Saigo wins Chevron Championship in 5-way playoff. Novak and Griffin team to take Zurich Classic
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Mao Saigo of Japan won the Chevron Championship on Sunday for her first major title, making a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a five-way playoff. Saigo birdied the par-5 18th in regulation for a 2-under 74, leaving her tied with Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL playoffs: Julien leads charge for hot Knights in 6-2 win over Rangers
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON — Jacob Julien had two goals and two assists as the London Knights beat the visiting Kitchener Rangers 6-2 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday at Canada Life Place. Jesse Nurmi, Cam Allen, Blake Montgomery and Oliver Bonk also scored for the Knights, who took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaguars add veteran Emmanuel Ogbah after failing to land a pass rusher early in the NFL draft
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — After failing to land a pass rusher early in the NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with veteran defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah on Sunday. Ogbah, 31, is signing a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. A second-round pick by Cleveland in 2016, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin misses Game 4 of series with Bucks due to abdominal bruise
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin isn’t playing in Game 4 of the Pacers’ first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night due to an abdominal bruise. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle announced at his pregame media session that Mathurin wouldn’t play. An injury report released earlier in the day had listed the 6-foot-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devils struggle on power play again, penalty-kill gives up 4th goal in Game 4 loss to Hurricanes
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils had the top special teams units in the NHL this season. Things haven’t worked out so well in the playoffs, and they are now one loss away from elimination. The Devils were third on the power play at a franchise-record 28.2% during the regular season, but went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heliot Ramos’ wild Little League homer punctuates another walk-off win for the Giants
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos thought he’d just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion. Ramos’ infield single followed by two Texas errors that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Golf Mexico City for his 3rd victory in 6 events this season
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Joaquin Niemann won LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday for his third victory in six events this season, closing with a 6-under 65 for a three-stroke margin over Bryson DeChambeau and Lucus Herbert. Niemann finished at 16-under 197 at Club de Golf Chapultepec. The 26-year-old Chilean star also won last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge’s tiebreaking homer in 2nd game leads Yankees to doubleheader sweep of Blue Jays
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge broke a sixth-inning tie in the second game with his eighth home run this season, and the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Toronto Blue Jays 11-2 and 5-1 on Sunday. Playing one day after his 33rd birthday, Judge drove a first-pitch cutter from Chris Bassitt (2-2) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Novak finally finishes atop the leaderboard along with Ben Griffin at the Zurich Classic
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin shot a 1-under 71 in alternate-shot play Sunday to become first-time PGA Tour winners — by one stroke — at the Zurich Classic. They finished at 28-under 260 at the Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana and Novak finally broke through after a pair of top-three finishes this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attempt
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago. His openness has also exposed him to hecklers, though. Duran said a fan in the front row Sunday near the Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr is chasing silverware in the Asian Champions League Elite
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
Big-spending Saudi clubs including Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are dominating the Asian Champions League Elite, accounting for all but one of the semifinalists in action this week. In three quarterfinals played on the weekend, the three Saudi Pro League teams won with a combined scoreline of 14-1. At least one is guaranteed a place in the ... Read More »
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