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Brent Rooker and Max Muncy homer to help the Athletics beat the Mariners, 7-0
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings to help the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night. Springs (1-0), acquired from Tampa Bay in December, made his debut for the A’s and allowed three hits and a walk with nine strikeouts. JJ Bleday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antetokounmpo, responding to LeBron praise, says it’s unfair to compare players from different eras
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he appreciated the compliment LeBron James gave him by saying the Milwaukee Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he’d played in the 1970s. But the two-time MVP also said it isn’t really a fair comparison. “Great compliment, but I don’t like comparing eras,” Antetokounmpo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brent Rooker and Max Muncy homer to help the Athletics beat the Mariners, 6-0
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings to help the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-0 on Friday night. Springs (1-0), acquired from Tampa Bay in December, made his debut for the A’s and allowed three hits and a walk with nine strikeouts. JJ Bleday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauren Betts is nearly perfect to lead UCLA past Ole Miss 76-62 and into Elite Eight
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lauren Betts was so dominant inside that she barely missed, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi 76-62 on Friday night and sending the Bruins to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. The 6-foot-7 Betts added 10 rebounds and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers rookie Jack Leiter gets 1st big league victory after taking a couple of ‘hits’
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie starter Jack Leiter took a couple of “hits” before getting his first big league victory. Leiter got hit on the head by a ball while in the outfield during batting practice on opening day. Then when starting in the second game Friday night, he got thumped again — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatis, Cronenworth homer to give the Padres 4-3 win against the Braves
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a leadoff homer and Jake Cronenworth hit a go-ahead shot leading off the eighth inning to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 win against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Cronenworth drove the second pitch from Dylan Lee (0-1) several rows into the right field seats. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-seeded Auburn rallies in 2nd half, beats Michigan 78-65 in Sweet 16 of March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Tigers (31-5) wiped out a nine-point deficit in the second half, outscoring No. 5 seed Michigan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Hellebuyck earns MVP chants after franchise-record seventh shutout this season
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The chants have already started for Connor Hellebuyck: “MVP! MVP! MVP!” The Winnipeg goalie recorded a career-best and franchise-best seventh shutout this season as the Jets blanked the New Jersey Devils 4-0 before a sold-out crowd of 15,225 fans at Canada Life Centre on Friday night. “That’s really cool,” Hellebuyck said. “They really ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eugenio Suárez hits 2 HRs to continue a hot start to the season, D-backs top the Cubs 8-1
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a pair of two-run homers, Merrill Kelly threw 5 1/3 solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Friday night. Arizona’s Pavin Smith and Alek Thomas each had three hits, including two doubles apiece. Geraldo Perdomo and Josh Naylor hit RBI singles. Suárez hit both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juan Soto slugs first homer for Mets in win against Astros
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — After slugging his first home run with the New York Mets on Friday night, Juan Soto insisted he isn’t burdened by the lofty expectations to perform after signing his record deal. “Just thinking about what we can do and what we can be capable of doing as a team I think it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas wins 3 of 5 individual swimming events at NCAA championships to stay atop team standings
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Texas won three of the five individual swimming events Friday night at the NCAA championships to stay atop the team standings, and Florida claimed the other two. Rex Maurer of Texas held off Ohio State’s Tristan Jankovics to win the 400-yard individual medley in a personal-best time of 3:34.00 for ... Read More »
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