October 11th, 2025

National Sports

Yankees beat White Sox 5-3 behind Stanton and RodĂłn to stay tied with Toronto for AL East lead

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton grounded a go-ahead, three-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Thursday night to remain tied with Toronto atop the AL East going into the final three games of the regular season. Carlos RodĂłn (18-9) pitched six steady innings and Austin Wells added ... Read More »

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Varsho hits fifth career grand slam, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-1 to maintain share of AL East lead

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night to maintain a tie for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees. Toronto (91-68), which had lost six of seven, closes with ... Read More »

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No simulcast deal this time around for Jays’ game against Rays on Friday night

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

TORONTO — Baseball fans in Canada should not expect a repeat of a deal that allowed Sportsnet to air a simulcast of Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast that featured the Toronto Blue Jays last week. As a result of the agreement, the streamer was given the rights for Friday’s game between the Blue Jays ... Read More »

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Phillies beat Miami 1-0, eliminating the Marlins from the wild-card race

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 1-0 on Thursday night, eliminating the Marlins from the wild-card race. After hitting a team-record eight homers Wednesday night in an 11-1 victory that wrapped up a first-round bye, the Phillies scored the lone run on Alec Bohm’s first-inning groundout. ... Read More »

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Varsho’s grand slam helps Jays to 6-1 win over Red Sox; Toronto’s magic number is 3

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho’s grand slam in the sixth inning lifted the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night as Toronto moved one step closer to winning the American League East Division title. George Springer had a two-run homer in the same inning as Toronto (91-68) reduced its magic number to ... Read More »

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Mariners fan who gave away Cal Raleigh’s 60th home run ball to child gets to meet the slugger

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh’s 60th home run put the Mariners’ All-Star catcher into one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball. It also made for a memorable moment in the outfield stands at T-Mobile Park. During Wednesday night’s 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies, which gave Seattle its first AL West title in 24 ... Read More »

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49ers’ Robert Saleh on high alert for Jacksonville’s legal signal-stealing system

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is on high alert this week before playing Jacksonville. Saleh said Jaguars coach Liam Coen’s staff is “elite” when it comes to stealing defensive signals — in a legal fashion. “They’ve got legally, a really advanced signal-stealing type system where they always find ... Read More »

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Tigers beat Guardians 4-2 to end 8-game skid and move back into tie for AL Central lead

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jahmai Jones led off the game with a home run and the Detroit Tigers snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating Cleveland 4-2 on Thursday night to move back into a tie with the Guardians for the AL Central lead. Detroit and Cleveland are 86-73 with three games left to play. The Guardians ... Read More »

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Three Blue Jays pitchers combine for six perfect innings before Boston’s Duran doubles in seventh

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Three Blue Jays pitchers combined for six perfect innings against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night before Jarren Duran doubled against Braydon Fisher to open the seventh. Fisher, the fourth Blue Jays pitcher of the night, gave up the hit by Duran on his first pitch and Trevor Story followed with ... Read More »

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Wallabies see a Bledisloe Cup opportunity as the All Blacks regroup after a record loss

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia may have its best chance in more than two decades to recover the Bledisloe Cup from New Zealand when the teams meet Saturday at Auckland’s Eden Park in the first of two tests. While Australia hasn’t beaten the All Blacks at the Auckland stadium since 1986, the Wallabies are ... Read More »

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Edmonton owner Larry Thompson dies at age 65 just over a year after buying Elks

By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025

EDMONTON — Larry Thompson, the former season-ticket holder who became owner of the Edmonton Elks, has died. He was 65. The Elks confirmed Thompson’s death Thursday, saying he succumbed to complications following an unspecified surgery. Thompson’s death is the second tragedy in less than two weeks for the CFL. General manager Ted Goveia of the ... Read More »

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