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Alonso hits two HRs, Mets beat Marlins 5-3
MIAMI (AP) - Pete Alonso hit two leadoff homers, including a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 Saturday. Alonso's home run over the left-center field...
Jun 25, 2022
Chun shoots 75, lead down to 3 at Women's PGA Championship
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - This was the moment the rest of the field needed: In Gee Chun standing near the trees, contemplating her situation and then eventually heading back to the point of her previous sh...
Jun 25, 2022
Astros' Javier, bullpen combine to no-hit Yanks in 3-0 win
NEW YORK (AP) - Cristian Javier kept sending the New York Yankees back to their dugout in short order, taming his often inconsistent control and thwarting the team with baseball's best record, most ru...
Jun 25, 2022
Dufour nets four as Sea Dogs rally past Cataractes, advance to Memorial Cup final
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The Shawinigan Cataractes scored 49 seconds into Saturday's final round robin game at the Memorial Cup and enjoyed a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. Then it was if William Dufour of the ...
Jun 25, 2022
McIntosh wins record second gold, fourth medal as Canada completes best-ever showing
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Fifteen-year-old Summer McIntosh became the first Canadian to win two gold medals at a FINA world championships on Saturday with a victory in the women's 400-metre individual medle...
Jun 25, 2022
World's best throw this season for Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton
LANGLEY, B.C. - Sarah Mitton obliterated her Canadian shot put record with the world's best throw this season. The 26-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 20.33 metres with her sixth and final throw to...
Jun 25, 2022
Blue Jays recall catcher Zack Collins from triple-A Buffalo, send down Otto Lopez
Catcher Zack Collins was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from their triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday. Infielder Otto Lopez was optioned to Buffalo in a corresponding move. Blue Jays ...
Jun 25, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays redesign Fourth of July hats, remove stars
The Toronto Blue Jays have altered the design of an upcoming special edition Fourth of July ballcap. All 30 Major League Baseball teams were originally scheduled to wear special hats decorated with Am...
Jun 25, 2022
Plouffe sisters help Canada advance to women's 3x3 basketball semifinal
ANTWERP, Belgium - The Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup 2022 after back-to-back wins on Saturday. Canada defeated top-seeded Germany 22-13 and then...
Jun 25, 2022
Serena Williams puts 'Out of office' on for Wimbledon return
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Serena Williams joked - or was it a joke? - that she activated the "Out of office" message on her email account so anyone trying to reach her about her many non-tennis activi...
Jun 25, 2022