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Acuña Jr. hits HR, Elder pitches seven strong innings as Braves beat slumping Tigers 8-1
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and Bryce Elder pitched seven strong innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 10-1 on Friday night. The Tigers have lost four straight and seven of their last eight, allowing the Cleveland Guardians to pull within three games of first place in the AL Central. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets slugger Juan Soto hits career-high 42nd homer in first year of $765 million contract
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit his career-high 42nd homer Friday night, reaching the milestone in the first year of his record $765 million contract with the New York Mets. Soto’s 419-foot, three-run shot to straightaway center capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning against Washington and and topped his previous career high, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers’ Michael Kopech returns to IL, postseason status in doubt
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech is going on the injured list, leaving his status for the postseason in doubt. The 29-year-old right-hander has spent more time on the IL than the active roster this season. He rejoined the team on Sept. 1 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Messi stays silent on Inter Miami contract extension while attending 1v1 soccer finals
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi went to watch some soccer on Friday. He didn’t say a word about his own future. The Inter Miami star — who is closing in on a contract extension that will keep him with his Major League Soccer club through at least the 2026 season and likely beyond — showed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Schmelzel’s big finish in Arkansas gives her share of the lead on LPGA
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Schmelzel went from the middle of the pack to a tie for the lead in just five holes Friday, closing with four straight birdies and an eagle for an 8-under 63 to match Minami Katsu in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Alison Lee also finished strong with a birdie and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Damian Warner withdraws from decathlon with Achilles injury
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
TOKYO — Former Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner will not compete for his first title at the world athletics championships. Warner withdrew from the competition Saturday morning in Tokyo due to a nagging Achilles injury that worsened over the last few days, a spokesperson for Athletics Canada said. The decathlon was scheduled to run through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jack Wilson throws first pitch to son Jacob before Pirates-A’s game to recall moment 19 years ago
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson threw out the first pitch Friday to his son, Jacob, who plays the same position for the Athletics as they revisited a similar scene from 19 years ago. In 2006, 4-year-old Jacob Wilson threw out the first pitch to Jack before a Pirates game. Jack Wilson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Micah Parsons surpassed Myles Garrett in salary. Now, his unbeaten Packers face Browns
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
Micah Parsons told Myles Garrett he wasn’t just going to surpass Garrett’s $40-million-a-year average salary. In Parsons’ words, he was going to “beat the (expletive)” out of it. Parsons ended up being a man of his word, signing a four-year deal with Green Bay that averages $47 million after being traded by the Dallas Cowboys. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bengals-Vikings game highlights friendly Chase-Jefferson rivalry for NFL pass-catching superiority
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Ja’Marr Chase was asked this week if he felt emboldened enough to use Justin Jefferson’s signature touchdown celebration should he score for Cincinnati in Minnesota’s stadium, and the Bengals star had no hesitation in stating his desire to taunt his Vikings counterpart. “If he doesn’t want me to do it,” Chase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers’ Brock Purdy ‘highly unlikely’ to start Sunday against Cardinals because of toe injury
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
SANTA CLARA. Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Brock Purdy is “highly unlikely” to start on Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers as he deals with a toe injury that has already sidelined him for one game. Purdy was officially listed as questionable for the game against the Arizona Cardinals with a final decision on his status ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin says his fiancée is recovering from a lifesaving heart transplant
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin revealed Friday that his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, needed a lifesaving heart transplant over the summer. In a message Dahlin and Matovac posted on the Sabres website on Friday, the defenseman outlined how his fiancée felt sick for several days during a vacation in France before her ... Read More »
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