National Sports
Athletics rookie slugger Nick Kurtz exits game with right oblique soreness
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics rookie slugger Nick Kurtz was removed from Friday night’s game against the Texas Rangers with what the team described as right oblique soreness. Kurtz was rounding third base and heading for home on teammate Brent Rooker’s double in the third inning when he apparently experienced the soreness. He scored, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peralta earns 16th win as Brewers defeat Blue Jays 7-2
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 16th win, Andruw Monasterio hit a solo home run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday night in the opener of a series matching the top teams in the National and American leagues. Peralta (16-5) allowed one hit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Jackson Arnold runs for 137 yards and 2 TDs in Auburn debut for a 38-24 win at Baylor
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
WACO, Texas (AP) — Transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold had 137 of Auburn’s 307 rushing yards while scoring two touchdowns, Rayshawn Pleasant returned a kickoff 98 yards and the Tigers beat Baylor 38-24 on Friday night, opening the season in a true road game for the first time since 2002. Arnold, who played for Oklahoma the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King scampers for 45-yard TD with 1:07 left, Ga. Tech overcomes early miscues to beat Colorado 27-20
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Haynes King faked a pitch and scampered for a 45-yard touchdown with 1:07 remaining as Georgia Tech overcame a turnover-filled start to beat Colorado 27-20 on Friday night. King finished with 156 yards rushing and three TDs in the season opener. He also threw for 143 yards. On the winning five-play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swanson hits 2 homers, drives in 6 runs to lead Cubs to an 11-7 win over the Rockies
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit two homers and drove in a season-high six runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 11-7 on Friday night to keep pace with NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Swanson had the 10th multi-homer game of his career and first since Aug. 1, 2023, against Cincinnati. Ian Happ homered and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swann throws for 3 TDs as Appalachian State rolls to a 34-11 win over Charlotte
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AJ Swann threw three touchdown passes and Rashod Dubinion ran for 111 yards and a score as Appalachian State rolled to a 34-11 win over Charlotte in the Duke’s Mayo Classic on Friday night. The game marked Charlotte’s Dowell Loggains first game as a head coach at any level and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beatty returns punt for TD, breaks Grange’s 102-year-old record in No. 12 Illini’s opening rout
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and broke Red Grange’s 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 11 Illini rout Western Illinois 52-3 on Friday night to open the season. Beatty had four returns for 133 yards to break Grange’s mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greene, Carpenter and Dingler power Tigers to a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Royals
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night. After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings, four relievers shut out the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wake Forest’s Claiborne shaken up early in Friday’s season-opening win against Kennesaw State
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne exited Friday night’s 10-9 win against Kennesaw State before halftime with a rib injury. The player expected to be the workhorse for coach Jake Dickert’s first season came off the field and headed to the locker room after runs of 13 and 2 yards on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cortes ejected in chaotic fourth inning as Twins top Padres 7-4
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins took advantage of a chaotic fourth inning that included a two-run error and the ejection of Padres starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a 7-4 win over San Diego on Friday night. Cortes was tossed during a mound visit following a walk to Twins left fielder Austin Martin. Home plate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox replace World Series star Buehler with prospect Payton Tolle and get a gem in his MLB debut
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle gave his head a shake and let out a big breath, as if to make sure it was all real. “Chills. A lot of chills,” he said after taking a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning in his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday ... Read More »
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