National Sports
Notre Dame loses TE Kevin Bauman and RB Kedren Young to season-ending knee injuries
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame announced Saturday that sixth-year tight end Kevin Bauman and second-year running back Kedren Young suffered season-ending knee injuries in practice this week. Notre Dame already was without Charles Jagusah, its projected right guard, after he was injured in a utility task vehicle accident in Wyoming last month. Jagusah ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute after Sarah Stratigakis found her with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Darwin Nunez leaves Premier League champion Liverpool for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
The Saudi Arabian soccer league has secured its latest marquee signing after Darwin Nunez completed a move from Liverpool to Al-Hilal on Saturday. The Uruguay international cost a reported 46.3 million pounds ($62 million) and has signed a three-year contract. Al-Hilal — Saudi Arabia’s most successful team — has been searching for another star signing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG signs goalkeeper Chevalier from Lille amid uncertainty over Donnarumma’s future
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain signed goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier from Lille on a five-year contract Saturday, amid increasing uncertainty over Gianluigi Donnarumma’s future at the club. The transfer fee was not disclosed but French sports daily L’Équipe reported that PSG paid just over 40 million euros ($46.5 million) for the 23-year-old Chevalier, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris and Waldrep lead Braves past Marlins 7-1 as female umpire makes history
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a 3-run homer, rookie Hurston Waldrep threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader that featured some Major League Baseball history. Jen Pawol became the first female umpire in a Major League game, working first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A’s place right-hander Luis Severino on 15-day injured list with oblique strain
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
Right-hander Luis Severino, who recently has pitched like the high-priced free agent the Athletics signed in the offseason, was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Wednesday. The A’s called up left-hander Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding transaction. Severino signed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bengals coach Zac Taylor prioritizes intrasquad competition over joint practices
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Instead of conducting a joint practice against another NFL team, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor is prioritizing action in the preseason games while also creating some more intersquad competition. In between the Bengals’ preseason opener and the Aug. 18 Monday night game against the Washington Commanders, where the starters are expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime advances to Cincinnati Open third round, Fernandez exits
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
CINCINNATI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Cincinnati Open’s third round in men’s singles, while Leylah Fernandez exited the women’s draw on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime, who received a bye to the second round, won 6-2, 7-6 (3) over Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The 23rd seed from Montreal hit 14 aces and 30 winners in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime advances to Cincinnati Open third round after beating Etcheverry
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
CINCINNATI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Cincinnati Open’s third round with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime, who received a bye to the second round, hit 14 aces and 30 winners in the one-hour, 57-minute match. The 23rd seed from Montreal also saved all four breakpoint ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Blaney knocks off Shane van Gisbergen for pole at Watkins Glen
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Blaney bested Shane van Gisbergen in Cup Series road course qualifying by three hundredths of a second on Saturday, capturing the pole position at Watkins Glen International. Blaney turned a lap of 1 minute, 11.960 seconds in the No. 12 Ford, edging van Gisbergen’s No. 88 Chevrolet (1 minute, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Pawol breaks MLB’s gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
By Canadian Press on August 9th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol’s much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday’s first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. She enjoyed a quiet first inning, watching as Braves ... Read More »
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