August 19th, 2025

National Sports

Canada’s McIntosh grabs fourth gold to cap dominant world swimming championships

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

SINGAPORE — Canada’s Summer McIntosh capped a dominant world swimming championships with her fourth gold medal on Sunday, winning the women’s 400-metre individual medley in championship-record time. The 18-year-old from Toronto touched in four minutes 25.78 seconds, well ahead of Australia’s Jenna Forrester and Japan’s Mio Narita, who tied for silver in 4:33.26. Zidi Yu, ... Read More »

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Ademola Lookman requests transfer from Atalanta citing broken promises and poor treatment

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has handed the club a formal transfer request, the player said Sunday. Lookman made the announcement with a statement posted on Instagram. The 27-year-old said the request was made “after many months of broken promises and what I feel has been poor treatment towards me as both ... Read More »

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England three down and needing 210 more runs to beat India at the Oval

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — India removed England’s Ben Duckett and stand-in captain Ollie Pope to effectively be six wickets from tying the series on day four Sunday of the fifth test at the Oval. England, absent the injured allrounder Chris Woakes, was 164-3 at lunch in pursuit of 374 to win the test and clinch the ... Read More »

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Caratini leads Astros against the Red Sox after 4-hit game

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Houston Astros (62-49, first in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-51, second in the AL East) Boston; Sunday, 11:35 a.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 77 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -125, Red Sox +104; over/under ... Read More »

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Nationals take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Brewers

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Milwaukee Brewers (66-44, first in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (44-66, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.70 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Nationals: Brad Lord (2-5, 3.27 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -182, Nationals +151; over/under is 8 1/2 ... Read More »

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Mariners bring 2-1 series advantage over Rangers into game 4

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Texas Rangers (58-54, third in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (59-53, second in the AL West) Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (10-3, 2.55 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Evans (4-4, 4.92 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -146, Mariners +122; over/under is 7 1/2 ... Read More »

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Athletics and Diamondbacks square off with series tied 1-1

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Arizona Diamondbacks (52-59, fourth in the NL West) vs. Athletics (49-64, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 5.63 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins (0-1, 2.75 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -125, Diamondbacks +105; over/under is 10 ... Read More »

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Rays and Dodgers meet to decide series winner

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers (64-47, first in the NL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (55-57, fourth in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 12:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-7, 2.48 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Rays: Joe Boyle (1-1, 2.82 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -201, Rays +166; over/under ... Read More »

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Pirates meet the Rockies following Peguero’s 3-home run game

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Pittsburgh Pirates (47-64, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (30-80, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (4-10, 3.69 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Rockies: Bradley Blalock (1-2, 7.09 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 16 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -163, Rockies +137; over/under is 11 1/2 ... Read More »

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Phillies and Tigers play in series rubber match

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Detroit Tigers (65-47, first in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (62-48, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Charlie Morton (7-8, 5.42 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (9-3, 2.48 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 139 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -188, Tigers +156; over/under is 8 runs ... Read More »

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Guardians host the Twins on 3-game home win streak

By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025

Minnesota Twins (51-59, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (56-54, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Jose Urena (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (2-1, 4.14 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -168, Twins +140; over/under is 8 runs ... Read More »

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