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Sandy Alcantara throws a shutout on 93 pitches to lead Marlins over White Sox 10-0
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout to lead the Miami Marlins over the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Wednesday. It was Alcantara’s second career shutout with fewer than 100 pitches, known as a “Maddux” in honor of Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore’s Samuel Basallo makes MLB’s first game-ending robo-ump challenge
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Baltimore catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game with a successful challenge via the Automated Ball-Strike System. No word on whether he got to keep the ball. Albert Suárez was on the mound for the Orioles in the top of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Freeman drives in winning run in 10th as Rockies beat Blue Jays 2-1
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Pinch hitter Tyler Freeman hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday. Troy Johnston had two hits, including a game-tying single in the eighth, as the Rockies won their first series of the season. Colorado is 3-12 all-time in Toronto. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Freeman’s RBI single in 10th inning lifts Rockies over Blue Jays 2-1
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
TORONTO — Pinch-hitter Tyler Freeman’s RBI single in the 10th inning helped the Colorado Rockies complete a 2-1 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon. Troy Johnston had an RBI single in the eighth inning to tie the game 1-1 for Colorado (2-4) Colorado starter Kyle Freeland allowed a run on five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons hire assistant general manager Jeff Scott from Eagles to join revamped front office
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons hired Jeff Scott from the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday to join the revamped front office as assistant general manager. The Falcons reworked their leadership team in the offseason, hiring Ian Cunningham as general manager, Matt Ryan as president of football and Kevin Stefanski as coach. Scott worked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US players on World Cup roster bubble have soccer’s ultimate Fear Of Missing Out
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Now comes the wait, soccer’s ultimate FOMO. American players across the United States and Europe will count down the eight weeks until coach Mauricio Pochettino picks his 26 World Cup players. Those bypassed won’t get a phone call. “It’s going to be painful,” Pochettino said. “In that process, always you create links, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA approves suspensions for coaches and fines for schools that take ‘ghost transfers’
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Wednesday approved emergency legislation that will severely penalize coaches and schools that sign, add to the roster or allow athletic participation by an athlete in any sport who hasn’t yet gone through the portal process. Penalties include a suspension of the head coach for 50% of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees right-hander Luis Gil in line to join team in mid-April
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Gil, who did not make the New York Yankees’ starting rotation out of spring training, is in line to join the team in mid-April after he makes a start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday. Boone said Gil recently threw in Florida at the team’s spring training complex, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sandy Alcantara throws complete-game shutout on 93 pitches to lead Marlins over White Sox 10-0
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout to lead the Miami Marlins over the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Wednesday. It was Alcantara’s second career complete-game shutout with fewer than 100 pitches, known as a “Maddux” in honor of Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
VANCOUVER — Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a girl who survived a British Columbia school shooting in February, including that she is talking or has died. The posts are false, and come from Facebook “clickbait” pages that seek to divert users to external websites for the purpose of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun buyback tally of over 67,000 firearms falls well short of federal estimate
By Canadian Press on April 1st, 2026
OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported more than 67,000 banned firearms to the federal government as a first step toward receiving compensation in a buyback program. The tally is less than half of the 136,000 firearms for which the Liberal government set aside compensation money when the program for individual owners opened ... Read More »
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