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Continued poor hitting has Braves fending off trade deadline questions after series loss to Angels
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves don’t want to hear they are running out of time to prove they can still compete for a playoff spot. Continued offensive woes are making a case Atlanta could be sellers instead of buyers at the trade deadline. Atlanta came within two outs of its second shutout loss in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Springer homers twice, Blue Jays sweep Yankees to take AL East lead
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep and take sole possession of the AL East lead. Addison Barger had a solo homer among his three hits for Toronto. New York slugger Aaron Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fever snap 16-game losing streak against Aces with 81-54 win
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points, Aliya Boston added 20 and the Indiana Fever, without the injured Caitlyn Clark, beat Las Vegas 81-54 on Thursday night and snapped a 16-game losing streak against the Aces. The Fever turned in another dominant defensive performance. After winning the Commissioner’s Cup against league-leading Minnesota 74-59 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Springer homers twice, Blue Jays win 8-5 to sweep Yankees and take first in AL East
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — George Springer smacked a pair of two-run homers to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 win and a four-game series sweep over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Springer put Toronto ahead 3-1 in the third inning and expanded his team’s lead to three runs in the eighth as the Blue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James scores 28, Bueckers 23 as the Wings start 4 rookies in a 98-89 win over the Mercury
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aziaha James scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half, Paige Bueckers added 23 and the Dallas Wings started four rookies in a 98-89 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. JJ Quinerly added a career-high of 17 points for the Wings (6-13), winners of five of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets top Brewers 3-2 behind Nimmo, Soto and Peterson
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo homered again, Juan Soto came through with a tiebreaking single and the New York Mets held off the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night. David Peterson (6-4) rebounded from a pair of rough starts, tossing 6 2/3 effective innings to give New York’s injury-ravaged rotation a much-needed boost. Pete ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From heartbreak to hope: Julie Vanloo’s rollercoaster week leads her to the Sparks
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Vanloo stood outside Barclays Center 2 hours before tipoff of Los Angeles’ game against New York. She was waiting to clear waivers and join her new team. Vanloo had a long journey, paying for her own flight overnight from San Francisco after getting cut by the Golden State Valkyries on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Napheesa Collier scores 28 and the Lynx dominate the third quarter in a 92-75 win over Mystics
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 on Thursday night for their third straight regular-season victory. Minnesota bounced back from its 74-59 loss to Indiana on Tuesday in the Commissioner’s Cup final that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aaron Judge draws 23rd intentional walk, matches Mickey Mantle’s 1957 Yankees record
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge drew his 23rd intentional walk of the season in the eighth inning Thursday night against Toronto, matching Mickey Mantle’s 1957 team record. Baseball began tracking intentional walks in 1955. Judge matched Albert Pujols (2010) as the only player to receive 23 free passes before the All-Star ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John C. Harris, California horse breeder with ties to 2014 Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 81
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — John C. Harris, a breeder of thoroughbreds whose Harris Farms foaled and raised 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome and 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday, according to Harris Farms. No cause of death or location was provided. Harris didn’t breed either California ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence. “We have a lot of land there,” said Trump, a UFC enthusiast who has attended several of its mixed martial arts ... Read More »
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