August 23rd, 2025

National Sports

New York faces Minnesota after Meesseman’s 24-point game

By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025

New York Liberty (21-12, 11-3 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (27-5, 17-2 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lynx -2; over/under is 165.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Minnesota Lynx after Emma Meesseman scored 24 points in the Liberty’s 83-77 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx are ... Read More »

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Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

Thursday’s scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 30 Ottawa 27 — MLB Interleague Baltimore 5 Seattle 3 Toronto 2 Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland 9 Miami 4 American League Detroit 4 Minnesota 3 (11 innings) National League Washington 3 Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 3 Arizona 8 Colorado 2 — The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Castillo’s game-winning field goal lifts Bombers after late surge from Redblacks

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

WINNIPEG — Sergio Castillo made up for an earlier miss in a big way when he booted a 47-yard field as time expired to lift the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 30-27 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. The Redblacks were down 27-10 just 21 seconds into the fourth quarter when they began their ... Read More »

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Guerrero’s 20th homer helps Blue Jays beat Cubs 2-1

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Thursday. Guerrero’s big hit off Matthew Boyd lifted AL East-leading Toronto to the series victory. It was the 20th homer of the season for the All-Star slugger. ... Read More »

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Gurriel, Rodriguez lead the resurgent Diamondbacks past the Rockies, 8-2

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

DENVER (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched a season-high seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Thursday night. Arizona improved to 60-62, winning for the sixth time in seven games and the ninth in 12. Rodriguez (5-7), who had allowed ... Read More »

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Keith scores on sacrifice fly in 11th, Tigers rally to top Twins 4-3

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Colt Keith scored on Gleyber Torres’ sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers overcame an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday night. Riley Greene hit his team-leading 28th home run to help Detroit win for the fourth time in five games and fifth in ... Read More »

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Canada’s Brooke Henderson back in contention in Portland Classic in bid to end long victory drought

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 on Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, leaving the slumping Canadian a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., won the first of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2015 by eight strokes at ... Read More »

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Brooke Henderson back in contention in Portland Classic in bid to end long victory drought

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 on Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, leaving the slumping Canadian a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson won the first of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2015 by eight strokes at Columbia Edgewater at age ... Read More »

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John Daly II, Niall Shiels Donegan advance to US Amateur quarterfinals

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — John Daly II and Niall Shiels Donegan each won two matches Thursday at The Olympic Club to advance to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals as more top-ranked players dropped out. Daly, the son of two-time major champion John Daly, beat Nate Smith 2 and 1 in the morning in the round of ... Read More »

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Albies’ double in eighth inning secures Braves’ 4-3 win over Mets

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Ozzie Albies homered, drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the eighth inning, and hit an RBI single as the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping New York Mets 4-3 on Thursday night. Bryce Elder (5-9) allowed three runs (two earned) over seven innings for the Braves, who are 7-3 ... Read More »

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José Ramírez has 3 hits to help Guardians rally past Marlins, move closer to AL wild-card spot

By Canadian Press on August 14th, 2025

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez had three hits and scored three runs, Gabriel Arias had a pair of RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Thursday night. The Guardians trailed 3-0 in the first and 4-3 in the fourth, but rallied for their 23rd win in 32 games and moved within ... Read More »

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