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PSG closer to an unbeaten Ligue 1 season after beating Le Havre and Marseille reclaims 2nd
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain labored past lowly Le Havre 2-1 on Saturday and moved closer to finishing Ligue 1 unbeaten. In other games, Marseille thumped rock-bottom Montpellier 5-1 to reclaim second place by one point from Monaco, which drew 0-0 at home with fifth-placed Strasbourg. PSG has already clinched the league title, and coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twins’ Justin Topa to make 1st big league start after 102 relief appearances
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Justin Topa was to make his first big league start on Saturday night against the Atlanta Braves after 102 relief appearances. Right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson, who had been announced as the probable starter, could pitch behind Topa in what was expected to be a bullpen game. Topa, 34, entered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suzuki and Busch hit consecutive home runs, lead Cubs over Diamondbacks 6-2
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch hit consecutive home runs in a four-run second-inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Saturday. A day after a wild 13-11 win, Kyle Tucker tripled and drove in two runs along with Suzuki and Busch, Dansby Swanson added two hits for the NL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s a girl! Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is now a father
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is now a father. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger’s wife gave birth to a girl, manager Dave Roberts said on the telecast of LA’s game at the Texas Rangers on Saturday. “Congratulations Sho!” Roberts proclaimed while saying he wasn’t sure what the baby’s name was. The 30-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada captures 56-0 exhibition senior men’s football win over Italy
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
CAGLIARI — Max Nixon scored touchdowns on an interception return and blocked punt recovery as Canada defeated Italy 56-0 in an exhibition senior men’s football contest Saturday. The game was the first between the two countries. It was also the Canadian senior program’s first international competition since capturing a silver medal at the 2011 world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilgeous-Alexander, No. 1 seed Thunder look to take another step against Grizzlies
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two years ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder were a feelgood story — a young team that improved dramatically and accelerated general manager Sam Presti’s rebuild by reaching the Play-In Tournament. Last season, Oklahoma City earned the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and Mark Daigneault was the Coach of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes navigated the 21.1-kilometer (13.1-mile) course supported by teams of human navigators, operators, and engineers, in what event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White Sox place left-hander Martín Pérez on 15-day IL with left elbow inflammation
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Martín Pérez was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago White Sox before Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox because of inflammation of his pitching elbow. The 34-year-old Pérez worked three innings in Friday’s 10-3 loss to the Red Sox before leaving with the injury. He took the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ostapenko beats Swiatek again and reaches Stuttgart semifinals with Sabalenka
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Jelena Ostapenko continued her dominance over Iga Swiatek by beating the world No. 2 on her favorite surface. Ostapenko won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the clay-court Porsche Grand Prix on Saturday to improve her head-to-head record against the four-time French Open champion to 6-0. “Every time I step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers put Blake Treinen on IL with forearm tightness, activate fellow reliever Evan Phillips
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Blake Treinen was placed on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness Saturday after the Los Angeles Dodgers waited almost a week to see how their right-handed reliever was progressing. The move came a day after Treinen warmed up but didn’t enter the opener of a three-game series against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A.J. Puk put on IL with elbow inflammation as Diamondbacks shuffle bullpen
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander A.J. Puk was put on the 15-day injured list by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday with left elbow inflammation. Puk has four saves in eight games with Arizona this season, going 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA. He’s 17-20 with a 3.53 ERA and 26 saves in 212 games over a six-year ... Read More »
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