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Carlos Rodón stars for the New York Yankees in return to Chicago
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — It was just like old times for Carlos Rodón. Only in a different uniform. Rodón pitched six effective innings for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The left-hander allowed one run and seven hits. It was Rodón’s first start at Rate Field since he departed Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freddy Peralta pitches 6 shutout innings for MLB-leading 16th win as Brewers beat Blue Jays 7-2
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 16th win, Andruw Monasterio hit a solo home run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday night in the opener of a series matching the top teams in the National and American leagues. Peralta (16-5) allowed one hit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steven Kwan hits sacrifice fly in 9th to lift the Guardians past the Mariners, 5-4
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brayan Rocchio singled in Nolan Jones with the tying run, then scored on Steven Kwan’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning in the Cleveland Guardians’ 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Jones led off the ninth with a double and came around on Rocchio’s soft hit to left, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monasterio, Peralta lead Brewers past Blue Jays 7-2; Varsho leaves game early
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Andruw Monasterio’s solo shot in the sixth started a five-run inning as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday in a showdown between the American and National League leaders. Isaac Collins’s two-run double capped off the inning that saw Milwaukee (84-52) work through its entire batting order. Andrew Vaughn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devin Farrell leads second-half comeback to help FCS No. 9 Rhode Island past Campbell in opener
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns as FCS No. 9-ranked Rhode Island scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns three minutes apart to cap a second-half comeback to knock off Coastal Athletic Association rival Campbell 31-20 in a season opener Friday night. The Rams, who earned a share of the CAA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Short-handed Dallas Wings fall to Atlanta Dream 100-78
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
The Dallas Wings needed some emergency relief to have enough players to play against the Atlanta Dream on Friday night. The Wings fought hard, but just didn’t have enough to beat the Dream, falling 100-78. Dallas signed Christyn Williams and extended another seven-day contract to Amy Okonkwo to give the Wings the league minimum eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everson Pereira’s first career home run helps Rays beat Nationals 4-1
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Everson Pereira hit his first career home run, Brandon Lowe had a two-run shot and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Friday night. Yandy DÃaz had a two-out single off Mitchell Parker (7-15) in the first inning and Lowe hit a 402-foot homer for a 2-0 lead. Pereira ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Micah Parsons relishes fresh start in Green Bay after enduring ‘hardest four months of my life’
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Micah Parsons says he just went through the hardest four months of his life as he feared his contract stalemate with the Dallas Cowboys would stretch into the start of the season. Now that the matter finally has been settled with a trade to the Green Bay Packers, the superstar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Skenes helps Pirates beat Red Sox 4-2. Boston lefty Payton Tolle strong in major league debut
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on seven hits and a walk, striking out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miranda Wang waits a long time for short birdie, leads rain-delayed LPGA by 2 shots
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Miranda Wang waited a long time to make a short birdie to finally finish a 5-under 67, giving her a two-shot lead Friday among those who completed their second rounds in the rain-delayed FM Championship. Most of the wet day at TPC Boston was a series of rain delays, and it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bohm’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly scores Schwarber and lifts Phillies over Braves
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night. Schwarber, who became the 21st player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game on Thursday, hit a one-out ... Read More »
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