September 17th, 2025

National Sports

Raleigh’s 2 homers ties Griffey’s club record, Canzone belts 3 homers as Seattle wins 10th straight

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a pair of homers to match the Seattle season record set by Ken Griffey Jr., Dominic Canzone belted a career-best three homers of his own, and the AL West-leading Mariners routed the fading Kansas City Royals 12-5 on Tuesday night for their 10th consecutive win. Raleigh’s first ... Read More »

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McGreevy pitches Cardinals to 3-0 win over Reds

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael McGreevy pitched seven sharp innings, Thomas Saggese hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Tuesday night. It was another costly defeat for Cincinnati, which has lost four of five and dropped three games behind the New York Mets for the last National ... Read More »

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Peralta wins his NL-best 17th, Yelich goes deep and the Brewers beat the Angels 9-2

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-Star Freddy Peralta allowed two hits, struck out 10 and won his NL-leading 17th game, Christian Yelich hit his 29th homer and drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Tuesday night. Peralta (17-6) extended his career-high in wins and tied the New York Yankees ... Read More »

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Guardians win for 10th time in 11 games, beat Tigers 7-5 with 4 extra-base hits in 10th inning

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Steven Kwan, Angel Martinez, José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo combined to give Cleveland four extra-base hits an extra inning for the first time in 64 years, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 in the 10th on Tuesday night for their 10th win in 11 games. Pinch-hitter Kerry Carpenter tied the ... Read More »

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Baty leads power surge as Mets beat Padres 8-3 in series opener between NL playoff contenders

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Baty hit a two-run homer that capped a five-run first inning for the New York Mets, who beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Tuesday night to win consecutive games for the first time in two weeks. Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Cedric Mullins also went deep as the Mets ... Read More »

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Canadian Cody Chovancek earns UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

LAS VEGAS — Canadian bantamweight Cody (The Best Fisherman in MMA) Chovancek won his way into the UFC Tuesday after knocking out England’s Raphael Uchegbu on Dana White’s Contender Series. The 27-year-old from Petrolia, Ont., sent Uchegbu stumbling backwards with an overhand right to the chin, then finished him off with a left hook. The ... Read More »

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Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston help Fever stay alive in playoffs with 77-60 Game 2 rout over Dream

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points and made four 3-pointers while Aliyah Boston added 15 points to lead the Indiana Fever past third-seeded Atlanta Dream 77-60 on Tuesday night to extend their best-of-three series. Game 3 will be Thursday in Atlanta, which hasn’t won a playoff series since 2016. Indiana’s last series win ... Read More »

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Harris RBI single lifts Athletics over Red Sox 2-1 as Boston loses ground in AL wild-card race

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — Brett Harris had a go-ahead single in a two-run sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night for their first five-game winning streak in over a year. Tyler Soderstrom had two hits and an RBI double for the Athletics, on their longest winning streak ... Read More »

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Lionel Messi has goal and assist for Inter Miami in 3-1 MLS win over Seattle Sounders

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist as Inter Miami beat Seattle 3-1 on Tuesday night just over two weeks after losing to the Sounders in the Leagues Cup final. The Sounders beat Inter Miami 3-0 in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 31, but Messi assisted a wide open ... Read More »

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Cubs chase Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes, move to cusp of playoff berth with 4-1 win over Pirates

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his career and the Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of their first playoff berth in five years with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Cubs winnowed their magic number to one by chasing Skenes ... Read More »

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Vancouver Canucks extend AHL head coach Manny Malhotra through 2026-27

By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025

ABBOTSFORD — The Vancouver Canucks have extended Manny Malhotra, head coach of their Calder Cup-winning American Hockey League team, the Abbotsford Canucks. Vancouver announced Tuesday that it has picked up an option on Malhotra’s contract that will keep him coaching in Abbotsford through the 2026-27 season. Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a release ... Read More »

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