August 18th, 2025

National Sports

Connecticut faces Chicago, looks to halt 5-game slide

By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025

Chicago Sky (8-23, 2-13 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (5-26, 3-8 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun enters the matchup with Chicago Sky after losing five games in a row. The Sun are 3-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Connecticut is sixth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 31.2 ... Read More »

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New America’s Cup protocol sees female sailors, battery power in ‘seismic change’ for the Auld Mug

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New rules for the America’s Cup sailing regatta announced Tuesday have been described as a seismic moment for the historic event and the “boldest change in 174 years of the Cup.” Crews competing in the 38th Cup regatta in Naples, Italy in July of 2027 will comprise five members, including ... Read More »

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Shohei Ohtani homers in 3rd straight game, but Dodgers’ malaise continues in another loss

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s latest home run binge hasn’t been enough to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers out of a summer malaise that’s endangering their customary perch atop the NL West. Ohtani homered in his third straight game Monday night, hitting his 42nd of the season in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ ... Read More »

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Burger hits RBI single in 10th as Rangers end 4-game skid with win over Diamondbacks

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers ended their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Burger lined a 99.4 mph pitch from Andrew Saalfrank (0-1) off the left-field wall to end the game. Sam Haggerty, ... Read More »

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Rays beat Athletics 7-4, snapping three-game losing streak

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back home runs, and Ryan Pepiot went 6 1/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 7-4 on Monday night. Lowe’s 23rd and Caminero’s 33rd home runs of the season stretched a 6-1 Rays lead in the seventh inning that was cut to ... Read More »

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New America’s Cup protocol sees female sailors, battery power in “seismic change” for the Auld Mug

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New rules for the America’s Cup sailing regatta announced Tuesday have been described as a seismic moment for the historic event and the “boldest change in 174 years of the Cup.” Crews competing in the 38th Cup regatta in Naples, Italy in July of 2027 will comprise five members, including ... Read More »

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Sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 11, 2025

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

Monday’s Scoreboard MLB Interleague Kansas City 7 Washington 4 Texas 7 Arizona 6 (10 innings) L.A. Angels 7 L.A. Dodgers 4 American League N.Y. Yankees 6 Minnesota 2 Houston 7 Boston 6 Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 7 Athletics 4 National League Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 1 St. Louis ... Read More »

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Zach Neto hits 2 homers, Angels overcome Shohei Ohtani’s 42nd HR for a 7-4 win over the Dodgers

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Zach Neto hit his eighth leadoff home run of the season and added another homer in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 42nd homer during an eighth-inning rally in their 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Mike Trout had a two-run single and ... Read More »

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Freddy Fermin hits two-run homer to help back Yu Darvish as Padres beat Giants 4-1

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jake Croneworth hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Freddy Fermin followed with a two-run homer off Logan Webb as the San Diego Padres backed Yu Darvish in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. Darvish (2-3) struck out six and didn’t walk a batter ... Read More »

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Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini each score 17 points as the Valkyries beat the Sun 74-57

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored 17 points, Janelle Salaun added 16 and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Connecticut Sun 74-57 on Monday night. Aneesah Morrow had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 12 points for Connecticut (5-26), which dropped to 1-15 in road games this ... Read More »

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Evoaldi’s impressive streak for Rangers ends by giving up 3 homers and 5 runs before Texas rallies

By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi’s impressive streak for Texas ended with a dud, but without a decision in a victory that the wild card-chasing Rangers really needed. After going 6-0 with a 0.47 ERA in six starts since the start of July, Eovaldi was tagged for three home runs while allowing season highs of ... Read More »

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