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Citron scores 25 points, Iriafen adds 8 points, 10 rebounds as Mystics beat Sparks 95-86
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Citron tied her career high with five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, Kiki Iriafen added 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Los Angeles Sparks 95-86 on Sunday. Iriafen has 12 double-doubles this season and set a franchise rookie record for most games (six) with at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India and Frazier hit two-run homers to rally Royals to 6-2 win over the White Sox
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonathan India and Adam Frazier hit two-run homers, rallying the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for a series sweep. The White Sox led 2-0 before India tied it in the seventh with his 451-foot shot, tying his longest. Run-scoring singles by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks Lee’s 1st grand slam highlights 6-run 3rd inning as Twins top Tigers 8-1
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee’s first career grand slam capped a six-run third inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep. Byron Buxton had a homer among his three hits and Royce Lewis also went deep for Minnesota, which won for the second time in seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dansby Swanson delivers as the Chicago Cubs edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ each had two hits for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before a 3-1 victory Saturday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jurickson Profar’s go-ahead 2-run shot helps Braves rally past Guardians 5-4 for 3-game sweep
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves won their season-best fifth straight game, rallying past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. With one out in the sixth, Profar pulled a 3-2 slider from Nic Enright (2-1) over the wall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG begins Ligue 1 title defense with a scrappy win at Nantes, Giroud scores for new club Lille
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Vitinha broke the deadlock with the aid of a lucky deflection as Paris Saint-Germain began its Ligue 1 title defense with an unconvincing 1-0 win at Nantes on Sunday. Champions League winner PSG looked short of ideas, just as it had for long spells against Europa League champion Tottenham during the UEFA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm wins LIV Golf season points title, then falls in playoff to Munoz in Indianapolis
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event. Munoz won two days after becoming the first player to shoot 59 with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nico Williams leads Athletic Bilbao to a 3-2 win over Sevilla in their Spanish league opener
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — With transfer rumors in the past, Nico Williams led Athletic Bilbao to a 3-2 win over Sevilla in its opening Spanish league match on Sunday. Williams, who had been linked with a move to Barcelona in the offseason but seems set to stay with his boyhood club, put the hosts ahead by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Semien homers in return, Eovaldi wins 7th straight decision as Rangers beat Blue Jays 10-4
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Semien homered and scored twice in his return to the lineup and Nathan Eovaldi worked seven innings and won his seventh straight decision as Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter each hit two-run homers, and Corey Seager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds end Brewers’ franchise-record, 14-game winning streak on Hays’ bases-loaded hit in the 10th
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Austin Hays’ single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, ending the Brewers’ franchise-record winning streak at 14 games. Milwaukee had barely pulled out the previous two games in Cincinnati for its longest streak ever within one season and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eovaldi solid over seven innings, Rangers beat Blue Jays 10-4 to avoid series sweep
By Canadian Press on August 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Solo homers from Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. were the only blemishes in Nathan Eovaldi’s effective seven innings as the Texas Rangers managed a 10-4 win in the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Former Blue Jays infielder Marcus Semien and Wyatt Langford smacked two-run homers in the second ... Read More »
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