National Sports
Bayern Munich advances in the Club World Cup with 2-1 win over Boca Juniors
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Olise fired Bayern Munich into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup, scoring in the 84th minute for a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors on Friday night. German champion Bayern made it two wins in Group C and advanced to the round of 16 with a game to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays bullpen trying to stay ready with Scherzer, Francis still out for now
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Every five games the Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen has had to step up. Sometimes it works, and sometimes, like Toronto’s 7-1 loss to the lowly Chicago White Sox on Friday, it does not. Spencer Turnbull, who served as the so-called opener in the bullpen day, said it’s been a team-first mentality for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves’ Didier Fuentes debuts vs. Marlins as youngest active player in the majors
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes became the youngest active player in the majors and youngest Atlanta starter since 1969 when he debuted in Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Atlanta called up the 20 year old from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day — three days after his birthday — to start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alford’s 99-yard kickoff return for TD lifts Riders to wild 39-32 win over Argos
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Mario Alford’s 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with nine seconds to play rallied the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a stirring 39-32 win over the ailing Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Alford’s return right came after Toronto’s Nick Arbuckle made it 32-32. Arbuckle capped a 70-yard, nine-drive with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Kevin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eugenio Suarez homers in consecutive innings for Diamondbacks to reach 300 for his career
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Eugenio Suarez homered in consecutive innings to reach 300 for his career Friday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ game against the Colorado Rockies. Suarez hit a 405-foot shot to left-center field off Austin Gomber to it in the fifth, then connected off reliever Ryan Rolison in the sixth, a 398-foot shot to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raleigh homers twice, breaks Bench’s record in the Mariners’ victory over the Cubs
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Raleigh broke a tie in the seventh with No. 29 to move ahead of Hall of Famer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paige Bueckers scores 21 in return to Connecticut as Wings beat Sun
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 21 points and seven assists in the former UConn star’s return to Connecticut, fellow rookie Aziaha James scored all of her season-high 17 points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Friday night. NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points and Li Yueru ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Racing Louisville downs the Pride 2-0 and the Current edges Angel City 1-0 in the NWSL
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
Arin Wright and Taylor Flint scored for Racing Louisville in a 2-0 victory over the Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night. In the only other NWSL game on Friday, the Kansas City Current narrowly beat visiting Angel City 1-0. Racing captain Wright opened the scoring by heading in a corner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pallante throws 6 shutout innings, Cardinals have 5-run 8th in 6-1 win over Reds
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Friday night. Pallante (5-3) allowed a walk and a second-inning single to Matt McLain before leaving with a 1-0 lead after a broken-bat single by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles’ UrĂas hits go-ahead homer off Weaver in the 8th inning to spoil Yankees reliever’s return
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — RamĂłn UrĂas hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning against Luke Weaver, spoiling the New York reliever’s return, as the Baltimore Orioles topped the Yankees 5-3 on Friday night. UrĂas snapped a 3-3 tie when he drove a full-count pitch into the right field seats for a 337-foot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paige Bueckers scores 21 points in return to Connecticut as Wings beat Sun 86-83
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 21 points and seven assists in the former UConn star’s return to Connecticut, fellow rookie Aziaha James scored all of her season-high 17 points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 86-83 on Friday night. NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points and Li Yueru ... Read More »
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