September 20th, 2025

National Sports

No. 10 Miami digs in late, tops No. 6 Notre Dame 27-24 in a thriller

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) โ€” Carter Davis made a 47-yard field goal with 1:04 left for the go-ahead score, Carson Beck threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns in his Miami debut, and the 10th-ranked Hurricanes beat No. 6 Notre Dame 27-24 in the opener for both teams on Sunday night. CJ Daniels made a ... Read More »

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Osaze De Rosario helps Sounders blank Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 in Leagues Cup final

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) โ€” Osaze De Rosario scored in the 26th minute, and the Seattle Sounders blanked Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 on Sunday night to win the Leagues Cup. De Rosario headed a cross from Alex Roldan into the bottom left corner of the net for his fourth goal in Leagues Cup play. Roldan ... Read More »

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Hays hits tiebreaking homer and Reds deck Cards to stop 5-game slide

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) โ€” Austin Hays hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Matt McLain went deep for the second consecutive game to back a solid start by Brady Singer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Sunday to snap a five-game skid and avoid a series sweep. Elly De La Cruz hit ... Read More »

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Saskatchewan Roughriders edge Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-30 in wild finish

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

REGINA โ€” A late interception from Tevaughn Campbell gave the Saskatchewan Roughriders a 34-30 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in dramatic fashion Sunday. Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros connected with Dalton Schoen in the end zone for a last-minute touchdown and the Blue Bombers set up for a two-point conversion that could have tied the ... Read More »

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Hamby scores 20, Plum has 14 of 18 in 4th quarter to help Sparks beat Mystics 81-78

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) โ€” Dearica Hamby scored 20 points, Kelsey Plum had 14 of her 18 in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Sparks held off the Washington Mystics 81-78 on Sunday night. Rickea Jackson had 16 for the Sparks (18-20), who started the day 2 1/2 games behind Golden State for the last ... Read More »

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Baldwin breaks tie with 2-run homer in 9th and Braves top Phillies 3-1 to avoid 4-game sweep

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) โ€” Drake Baldwin broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Braves rookie Hurston Waldrep pitched 5 2/3 strong innings. Jake Fraley came off the bench in the seventh and went 2 for 2. ... Read More »

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Briscoe wins 2nd straight Southern 500 to advance to 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) โ€” Chase Briscoe held off Tyler Reddick at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night to win the Southern 500 for the second straight year and advance to the second round of the NACAR Cup Series playoffs. Briscoe, in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing, took the lead early, won both stages and ... Read More »

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Verlander throws 121 pitches, and that’s enough for him to earn win No. 265

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) โ€” Wins have been hard to come by for Justin Verlander this year. This one took 121 pitches. The 42-year-old right-hander struck out 10 in five scoreless innings Sunday, helping the San Francisco Giants to a 13-2 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. With the Giants leading 7-0 in the fifth, San Francisco ... Read More »

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Novak Djokovic’s neck bothers him during a US Open win. He will face Taylor Fritz next

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Novak Djokovic was cruising along with a big early lead in his U.S. Open fourth-round match on Sunday night when his neck started bothering him. That didn’t stop Djokovic from dominating 144th-ranked qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his record 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal. Djokovic was ahead of 4-0, ... Read More »

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Novak Djokovic’s neck bothers him at the US Open against Struff in the 4th round

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Novak Djokovic was cruising along with a big early lead in his U.S. Open fourth-round match on Sunday night when his neck started bothering him. Djokovic was ahead of 144th-ranked qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff 4-0, 15-love when he hit a nicely angled volley winner to go up 30-love in that game. The ... Read More »

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Canada finished fourth at AmeriCup after loss to U.S. in bronze medal game

By Canadian Press on August 31st, 2025

MANAGUA โ€” Canada finished fourth at the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup basketball championship on Sunday after dropping a 9-85 decision to the United States in the battle for bronze. The Canadians started strong and took a five-point lead in the first quarter before Jahmius Ramsey hit a three-point shot to put the Americans up 15-12. The ... Read More »

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