National Sports
Pride and excitement as Africa hosts road cycling world championships for the first time
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — On a busy roadside in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, Ronald Yiga bent over his racing bicycle, inspecting the wheels. Dressed in shiny black sweatpants, a yellow, red and green top and a helmet, the 32-year-old cyclist was preparing for the road cycling world championships in neighboring Rwanda, the first time the event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Umpires take away Tyler Gilbert’s glove after White Sox reliever gets checked for sticky stuff
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Gilbert’s glove was taken away by umpires who found it too sticky when the Chicago White Sox reliever entered Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees. With the White Sox leading 3-1 in the fifth inning, Gilbert was summoned from the bullpen to replace starter Davis Martin at Yankee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Myers boots 52-yard FG on final play, lifting Seahawks to 23-20 win over Cardinals
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jason Myers made a 52-yard field goal as time expired, Sam Darnold threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and the Seattle Seahawks withstood a late rally by Kyler Murray and the Cardinals to beat Arizona 23-20 on Thursday night. The Seahawks blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead but still won their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Varsho has the Blue Jays’ biggest hit of the year as Toronto trims magic number to 3
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
TORONTO — Daulton Varsho was just trying to make contact — “short and sweet to the ball” he later said — but he ended up having the biggest hit of the Toronto Blue Jays’ season. Varsho launched a grand slam in the sixth inning to lift the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 6-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers and Guardians tied atop AL Central with 3 games left
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit manager A.J. Hinch knows the Tigers’ 4-2 win over Cleveland Thursday night counts as only one game in the standings. However, the victory gave the Tigers plenty of momentum going into the final series of the regular season. “Everybody needs to see a little bit of positivity in the game,” Hinch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild owner Leipold expresses patience with Kaprizov contract talks, confidence in GM Guerin’s role
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have yet to secure star forward Kirill Kaprizov beyond this season with a long-term contract. Owner Craig Leipold is trying to remain patient and stay in his lane, fully confident in leaving the process to general manager Bill Guerin and his assistants. “Billy’s the guy. He’s the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flamengo and LDU advance to Copa Libertadores semifinals in South America
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s Flamengo and Ecuador’s LDU defeated Estudiantes La Plata and Sao Paulo, respectively, on Thursday to qualify for the Copa Libertadores semifinals. Three-time Copa Libertadores champions Flamingo lost the second leg 1-0 for a final 2-2 on aggregate but prevailed on penalty kicks with goalkeeper Agustin Rossi deflecting shots from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katin Houser throws for 2 touchdowns and runs for another to lead East Carolina past Army 28-6
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Katin Houser passed for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and East Carolina opened American Conference play with a 28-6 victory over defending league champion Army on Thursday night. East Carolina (3-2, 1-0 American) has won nine of the 10 meetings with Army, with a road setback last season. Houser threw for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers clinch 12th NL West title in 13 years with 8-0 win over Diamondbacks
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani matched his career high with his 54th home run, Freddie Freeman went deep twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their 12th NL West title in 13 years by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 Thursday. Ohtani’s homer splashed into Chase Field’s swimming pool behind the right-center wall for a 6-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verdon scores hat trick to lift Huskies to 5-3 win over Remparts
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
ROUYN-NORANDA — Thomas Verdon scored a hat trick as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Quebec Remparts 5-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Thursday night. William Vézina and Niko El Khouri had the other goals for Rouyn-Noranda. Xavier Lebel, Nathan Quinn and Antoine Dorion scored for Québec. This report by The Canadian Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller makes 40 saves for the shutout as Greyhounds blank Petes 3-0
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
PETERBOROUGH — Landon Miller made 40 saves for the shutout as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds downed the Peterborough Petes 3-0 in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night. Marco Mignosa, Tobias Zvolensky and Jordan Charron scored for the Greyhounds. Petes netminder Easton Rye kicked out 27 of 28 shots. ATTACK 2 COLTS 1 BARRIE – ... Read More »
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