National Sports
García hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift Rangers past Dodgers, denying Roki Sasaki 1st win
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer off former Texas closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The fourth home run of the season from García kept Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki from getting his first major league victory. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland’s Manzardo takes Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes to the river as Guardians beat Pirates 3-0
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cleveland’s Kyle Manzardo spoiled Paul Skenes’ bobblehead day, taking the young Pittsburgh Pirates ace deep in the Guardians’ 3-0 victory on Saturday. Manzardo led off the seventh by taking the first pitch he saw from Skenes (2-2) and sending it over the right-field stands. The fifth home run of the season by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma women claim seventh NCAA gymnastics championship
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Audrey Davis posted a 9.9250 on the uneven bars in the final rotation on Saturday, and Jordan Bowers followed with a 9.8875 to help the Oklahoma Sooners win their seventh NCAA women’s gymnastics championship. Oklahoma finished with 198.0125 points in their 11th trip to the Final Four in the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Si Woo Kim leads by 1 at Hilton Head with Justin Thomas lurking
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Si Woo Kim didn’t make a bogey until the final hole Saturday at Harbour Town. By then he had played well enough that he still posted a 5-under 66 and wound up with a one-shot lead at the RBC Heritage. Kim birdied the opening two holes to immediately catch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cremaschi lifts Inter Miami to 1-0 win over Crew before record 60,614 fans in Cleveland
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Benjamin Cremaschi scored on a diving header in the 30th minute and Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday. The matchup between the lone remaining teams in Major League Soccer drew 60,614 fans to Huntington Bank Field, a single-game record for a Crew home game and the largest non-NFL event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma is back on top in NCAA women’s gymnastics after winning third national title in 4 years
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma’s redemption arc is complete. The Sooners returned to the top at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships on Saturday, cruising to their seventh national title a year after a stunning flameout in the semifinals. Oklahoma’s team total of 198.0125 was four-tenths better than runner-up UCLA, which capped a resurgent season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, U.S. to write another chapter in their hockey rivalry in clash for world gold
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada and the United States clash for women’s world hockey championship gold Sunday for the 23rd time in 24 tournaments dating back to 1990. Canada seeks a 14th title and the U.S. an 11th. The only time the archrivals didn’t play for gold was in 2019 when Canada was upset by host ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joel Dahmen takes a 3-shot lead into the final round in the Dominican Republic
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Joel Dahmen shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Corales Puntacana Championship as he tries to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the site of his only PGA Tour victory. Dahmen won the 2021 event. With a victory Sunday, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bucks’ supporting cast struggles to help Antetokounmpo in series-opening loss to Pacers
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered another trademark playoff performance Saturday. The rest of his Milwaukee Bucks teammates were reeling. Again. After revamping the roster at the trade deadline, getting a full season and offseason to learn the nuances of coach Doc Rivers and producing the league’s top regular-season 3-point percentage, Game 1 looked like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Roses hold on to edge AFC Toronto in second outing for Northern Super League
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
TORONTO — Co-captain Tanya Boychuk took advantage of an early turnover and Montreal Roses FC held on to defeat AFC Toronto 1-0 at BMO Field on Saturday in the second game of the new Northern Super League. While the football was sloppy at times, as one might expect from two teams taking their first steps, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former All-Star closer Romano getting rocked in 1st season with Phillies
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Romano says his right arm felt the best it had in a long time — the two-time All-Star closer even hit 99.8 mph on a four-seam fastball. The Marlins just hit him — rocked him, actually — much, much harder. The Phillies’ eight-inning rout turned close in the ninth once Romano ... Read More »
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