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Rafaela drives in 5 runs and Duran has 4 hits as the Red Sox roll to a 13-3 win over the Guardians
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in five runs, Jarren Duran had four hits and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Rafaela drove a fastball from Joey Cantillo just over the center-field fence for a three-run shot in the seventh inning. Duran had consecutive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Ryan strikes out season-best 11 as Twins top Angels 5-0 for 3-game series sweep
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday for their first three-game win streak since August. Ryan (2-2) allowed four hits and a walk. The 28-year-old right-hander finished one strikeout shy of his career best. Justin Topa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skubal strikes out 11 in 6 innings as Tigers complete 3-game sweep of Orioles, 7-0
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 11 batters in six overpowering innings and the Detroit Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 7-0 victory Sunday. Skubal (3-2) held the Orioles to four hits without a walk. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has five career games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Liberty open up camp ready to defend their first WNBA championship
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and her New York Liberty teammates are focused on the present and that includes defending the WNBA championship. The Liberty opened camp Sunday along with the other 12 teams in the league. Stewart knows exactly how hard it is to repeat as champion, having won two titles in Seattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s suspension is dropped, fine is maintained under agreement with MLB
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball dropped a one-game suspension against New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Chisholm was suspended on April 18, a day after his ejection at the Tampa Bay Rays. MLB penalized him for his ejection and violation of its social media policy. Chisholm appealed, delaying any penalties. MLB ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After first-round round sweep, the Grizzlies now face big decisions for their future
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies president Zach Kleiman assessed Memphis’ late-season collapse Sunday and a change in head coaches along with questions about where the franchise goes now in an extremely frank manner. “Lot to sort out,” Kleiman said. “Forty-eight wins. Good for an eighth seed. Who cares? It’s not good enough.” Kleiman set the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brunson scores 32, Towns adds 27 and Knicks beat Pistons 94-93 to take 3-1 series lead
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points, Jalen Brunson had 32 points and 11 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 94-93 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Detroit’s Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blues score three 2nd period goals to beat Jets 5-1 and tie series 2-2 Sunday
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn, Tyler Tucker and Justin Faulk each scored second period goals to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Sunday to tie their playoff series at 2-all. Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for St. Louis, which has won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devils without injured defensemen Hughes, Dillon, Kovacevic for Game 4 vs. Hurricanes
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils were without defensemen Luke Hughes, Brenden Dillon and Johnathan Kovacevic on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. Hughes and Dillon each missed his third straight game after suffering injuries in the series opener. Kovacevic left Game 3 when he didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zverev gets a warning for taking photo of ball mark at Madrid Open
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev got a warning from the umpire for taking a photo of a ball mark during the clay-court Madrid Open on Sunday after complaining about electronic line-calling. The German player told umpire Mohamed Lahyani there was a “malfunction” with the system after a backhand from local favorite Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenyan runner Sawe wins London Marathon after solo breakaway. Assefa takes women’s race
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with more than 10 kilometers left and never looked like wavering in the sunshine as he cruised to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday. Sawe pulled away from a ... Read More »
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