July 26th, 2025

National Sports

Braves’ Didier Fuentes debuts vs. Marlins as youngest active player in the majors

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes became the youngest active player in the majors and youngest Atlanta starter since 1969 when he debuted in Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Atlanta called up the 20 year old from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day — three days after his birthday — to start ... Read More »

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Raleigh homers twice, breaks Bench’s record in the Mariners’ victory over the Cubs

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Raleigh broke a tie in the seventh with No. 29 to move ahead of Hall of Famer ... Read More »

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Alford’s 99-yard kickoff return for TD lifts Riders to wild 39-32 win over Argos

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

TORONTO — Mario Alford’s 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with nine seconds to play rallied the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a stirring 39-32 win over the ailing Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Alford’s return right came after Toronto’s Nick Arbuckle made it 32-32. Arbuckle capped a 70-yard, nine-drive with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Kevin ... Read More »

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Eugenio Suarez homers in consecutive innings for Diamondbacks to reach 300 for his career

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

DENVER (AP) — Eugenio Suarez homered in consecutive innings to reach 300 for his career Friday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ game against the Colorado Rockies. Suarez hit a 405-foot shot to left-center field off Austin Gomber to it in the fifth, then connected off reliever Ryan Rolison in the sixth, a 398-foot shot to ... Read More »

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Paige Bueckers scores 21 in return to Connecticut as Wings beat Sun

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 21 points and seven assists in the former UConn star’s return to Connecticut, fellow rookie Aziaha James scored all of her season-high 17 points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Friday night. NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points and Li Yueru ... Read More »

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Racing Louisville downs the Pride 2-0 and the Current edges Angel City 1-0 in the NWSL

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

Arin Wright and Taylor Flint scored for Racing Louisville in a 2-0 victory over the Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night. In the only other NWSL game on Friday, the Kansas City Current narrowly beat visiting Angel City 1-0. Racing captain Wright opened the scoring by heading in a corner ... Read More »

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Pallante throws 6 shutout innings, Cardinals have 5-run 8th in 6-1 win over Reds

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Friday night. Pallante (5-3) allowed a walk and a second-inning single to Matt McLain before leaving with a 1-0 lead after a broken-bat single by ... Read More »

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Orioles’ UrĂ­as hits go-ahead homer off Weaver in the 8th inning to spoil Yankees reliever’s return

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — RamĂłn UrĂ­as hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning against Luke Weaver, spoiling the New York reliever’s return, as the Baltimore Orioles topped the Yankees 5-3 on Friday night. UrĂ­as snapped a 3-3 tie when he drove a full-count pitch into the right field seats for a 337-foot ... Read More »

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Paige Bueckers scores 21 points in return to Connecticut as Wings beat Sun 86-83

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 21 points and seven assists in the former UConn star’s return to Connecticut, fellow rookie Aziaha James scored all of her season-high 17 points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Friday night. NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points and Li Yueru ... Read More »

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Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski loses perfect game, no-hit bid in 7th vs. Twins in 2nd career start

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers lost his bid for a perfect game in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. After issuing a walk to Byron Buxton, Matt Wallner lofted a home run to the flower bed just past the right-field wall, ending Misiorowski’s run of hitless innings ... Read More »

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Phillies surge past Mets with six-run seventh inning, claim first place in NL East

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a bases-clearing triple in a six-run seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies surged past the slumping New York Mets into first place in the NL East with a 10-2 victory on Friday night. Nick Castellanos homered for the Phillies, who opened the three-game set between division rivals with their ... Read More »

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