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Harper and Schwarber hit home runs as Philadelphia beats Miami 7-2
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
PHILADLEPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, Zack Wheeler struck out 13 in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Harper hit a two-run home run in the first inning off Sandy Alcantara. Schwarber hit a solo shot in the fifth, his National League-leading seventh of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grizzlies star Ja Morant to play against Mavericks despite injured right ankle
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis star Ja Morant was set to play Friday night in the Grizzlies’ play-in game against the Dallas Mavericks as he deals with a sprained right ankle. Morant was listed as questionable earlier Friday as the training staff worked to get him ready to play. His status was officially announced about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg helped off field after hard grounder hits left foot
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg was helped off the field after getting hit on the left foot with a hard grounder in Friday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Detroit’s Riley Greene smoked a 109.1 mph grounder in the seventh inning that caromed off Erceg’s foot towards Kansas City first baseman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tucker hits 2-run HR, Cubs score 6 in 8th after giving up 10 in top half to beat Diamondbacks 13-11
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Tucker had the fans on their feet, roaring and pumping their fists as he rounded the bases after hitting the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning. His screaming line drive cleared the right-field wall with plenty of room to spare. The Chicago Cubs went from giving up 10 runs in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke’s Tyrese Proctor to skip senior season and jump to NBA draft
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Duke guard Tyrese Proctor is entering the NBA draft and skipping his senior season. The team announced Proctor’s move in a social-media post Friday night. The 6-foot-6, 183-pound junior from Australia was a three-year starter and one of Jon Scheyer’s first incoming recruits when he took over for retired Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. Proctor, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Current and former Golden Knights goalies helped lead 3 teams to NHL playoffs
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury was on the bench the last time the Wild visited Vegas, but when he appeared on the video board late in that Jan. 12 game, the crowd cheered and chanted his name as if he had just made a save to help put the Golden Knights in the Stanley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees catcher Wells out of lineup Friday in Tampa with food poisoning
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Austin Wells is out of the Yankees’ lineup at Tampa Bay on Friday night due to food poisoning. Wells, who finished third in the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year voting, was New York’s opening day catcher. He’s hitting .182 with three homers and eight RBIs in 17 games. One ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Thomas makes two late birdies to restore lead at Hilton Head
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Justin Thomas made a pair of birdies on the crusty, breezy back nine at Harbour Town to salvage a 2-under 69 for a two-shot lead Friday at the RBC Heritage, his first 36-hole lead in more than four years. Thomas is winless since the 2022 PGA Championship and is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for birth of his first child
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of the two-way superstar’s first child. Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers’ series opener Friday night in Texas that Ohtani was with his wife and going on MLB’s paternity list. “He and Mamiko are expecting at some point. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joel Dahmen sets 36-hole tournament record in Dominican Republic and leads by 4
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Joel Dahmen played bogey-free for the second straight day for a 6-under 66 to set the 36-hole record at the Corales Puntacana Championship and build a four-shot lead going into the weekend at the site of his only PGA Tour victory. Dahmen won the tournament in 2021, and another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Angels activate shortstop Zach Neto following shoulder injury and surgery last year
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels activated shortstop Zach Neto off the injured list before Friday night’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants. The 24-year-old Neto injured his right shoulder injury when his arm got caught underneath his chest on a head-first slide into second base against the Chicago White Sox last ... Read More »
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