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Gavin Williams overcomes frightful first, nearly pitches Guardians’ first no-hitter in 44 years
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Two hard hit comebackers in the first inning Wednesday afternoon had Gavin Williams worrying about the direction his start would take against the New York Mets. Instead, the Cleveland Guardians right-hander nearly made history. Williams came within two outs of Cleveland’s first no-hitter in 44 years before Juan Soto homered with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees snap 5-game skid after Paul Goldschmidt’s pinch homer to avoid rare sweep in Texas
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt put the Yankees ahead with a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh inning and New York ended its five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Goldschmidt went deep off lefty reliever Robert Garcia (1-7), who has now given up homers in his last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Road to CFL hasn’t been an easy one for Lions receiver Ayden Eberhardt
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
Resiliency has led Ayden Eberhardt to where he’s at. The 27-year-old American receiver is enjoying a solid season with the B.C. Lions with 21 catches for 366 yards (17.4-yard average) and two touchdowns. But Eberhardt’s path to the CFL hasn’t been easy. He suffered a serious knee injury as a senior at Wyoming in 2021. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler will take being rested and ready over practice for FedEx Cup playoffs
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler returned home from his British Open victory, made a few brief appearances in New York and used the claret jug to get 15-month-old son Bennett into the men’s grill at Royal Oaks in Dallas. He is rested. The key for Scheffler, regardless of the tournament, is to be ready. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani gets 1,000th career hit with go-ahead homer, strikes out 8
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight over four innings Wednesday in the longest mound outing yet this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar. The right-hander made his eighth mound start of the season after not pitching in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox sign rookie phenom Roman Anthony to an 8-year extension
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed rookie phenom Roman Anthony to an eight-year contract extension. The team made the announcement before Wednesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Anthony made his debut this June. He is batting .283 with two homers and 19 RBIs in his 46 games. ___ AP MLB: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Running back James Cook’s contract standoff with Bills reaches 3rd practice
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills and James Cook are in agreement on at least one aspect of the running back’s contract standoff, which had the starter skipping his third consecutive training camp practice on Wednesday. Neither side will hazard guessing on how much longer Cook will continue declining to practice in the fourth-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gauff, Kessler kick off partnership with doubles crown at National Bank Open
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Coco Gauff is leaving Montreal as a champion after all. Gauff teamed with fellow American McCartney Kessler for a 6-4, 1-6, 13-11 win over Taylor Townsend of the United States and China’s Zhang Shuai on Wednesday in the National Bank Open women’s doubles final. Gauff was playing in just her third doubles tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea striker Marc Guiu joins promoted Sunderland on loan
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Newly promoted Sunderland signed 19-year-old striker Marc Guiu on a season-long loan from Chelsea on Wednesday ahead of the new Premier League campaign. Guiu made 16 appearances for Enzo Maresca’s team last season and scored six goals — all in the UEFA Conference League campaign. Chelsea won the third-tier competition. Guiu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Allen’s NFL success not a surprise to former teammate Eberhardt
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
Ayden Eberhardt isn’t the least bit surprised that Josh Allen has developed into one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. Long before Allen led the Buffalo Bills to dominance in the AFC East, he spent three years (2015-17) at Wyoming, where he and Eberhardt were teammates for two years. The six-foot-one, 200-pound Eberhardt is in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Pawol will be MLB’s first female umpire. Here are other women who broke officiating barriers
By Canadian Press on August 6th, 2025
This weekend, Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. She’s set to work the series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. The 48-year-old from New Jersey has worked spring training games over the last two years and in the minors since 2016. Here’s a ... Read More »
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