National Sports
How MLB’s upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
When ESPN opted out of its contract with Major League Baseball in February, the network was hoping to get a reworked package at a lower cost while Commissioner Rob Manfred thought the sport could optimize its rights in the short term for Home Run Derby and Wild Card round. In the end, both parties may ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juan Soto says the struggling Mets are still a playoff team: ‘We believe in each other’
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto believes the Mets are “100 percent” a playoff team, but a postseason run looks iffy at best for the most expensive roster in the major leagues. Poor starting pitching and nagging injuries have sent New York into a tailspin, with the latest indignity coming Thursday, when the Mets blew an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyree Wilson shows promise in training camp, aims to prove worth as Raiders’ seventh pick
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — NFL teams that draft a player seventh usually expect that prospect to make an immediate impact. They count on it. But Tyree Wilson, as he enter his third season with the Raiders, he is still trying to prove himself. Maybe this is the season he proves why Las Vegas used such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simon Parker to make test debut as All Blacks make 5 changes for 2nd Argentina test
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has made five changes to his squad for the second Rugby Championship test against Argentina on Saturday, handing backrower Simon Parker his test debut. Parker’s selection is the only change to the New Zealand starting XV. He comes in at No. 8 while Ardie Savea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Akie Iwai leads CPKC Women’s Open, days after first LPGA Tour victory
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Akie Iwai was right back on top of the leaderboard in the CPKC Women’s Open on Thursday, four days after her breakthrough victory in the Portland Classic. Iwai closed her afternoon round at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club with birdies on the par-4 eighth and ninth holes for a 7-under 64 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian amateur Aphrodite Deng leads youth movement at CPKC Women’s Open
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
MISSISSAUGA — Aphrodite Deng leaned on a club, cooly crossing a leg at the ankle as she stood on the 18th fairway of Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, waiting her turn to shoot with all the confidence of a seasoned LPGA Tour pro. As soon as Deng was up, she strode directly to the ball, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Machado has 3 RBIs as the Padres beat the Giants 8-4 to take 3 of 4
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado drove in three runs against Justin Verlander and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 on Thursday in a sloppy game. The Padres took three of four from the Giants and have won three straight going into a second straight weekend showdown against the defending World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russell Henley birdies last 3 holes for a 61 to lead Tour Championship over Scheffler
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Russell Henley hardly missed a putt. Scottie Scheffler hardly missed a fairway. They led a parade of players who seized on the soft conditions at East Lake to begin the race for the Tour Championship and the season-ending FedEx Cup title. Henley one-putted six of his last seven holes and made three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Wood hits a 3-run homer and the Nationals beat the banged-up Mets 9-3 to win series
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, Riley Adams hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 9-3 on Thursday to take two of three from their banged-up NL East rivals. Wood’s opposite-field shot to left in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves third baseman Austin Riley’s injury-shortened season ends following core surgery
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley will miss the remainder of the season after having core injury surgery on Thursday. The Braves announced the surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia. Riley, who was placed on the 10-day injured list for the second time in two months on Aug. 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian McCaffrey shines in 49ers camp after injury-filled season
By Canadian Press on August 21st, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — In a training camp that has seemed to feature a new injury almost every day for the San Francisco 49ers, the one positive on the injury front has been the health of Christian McCaffrey. After missing almost all of last season with injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee, McCaffrey ... Read More »
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