National Sports
Atlanta hosts Indiana to kick off playoffs
By Canadian Press on September 13th, 2025
Indiana Fever (24-20, 13-8 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (30-14, 15-6 Eastern Conference) College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Dream host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Dream host the Indiana Fever to open the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever tied the regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mercury open playoffs against the Liberty
By Canadian Press on September 13th, 2025
New York Liberty (27-17, 15-5 Eastern Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (27-17, 13-11 Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Mercury host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Mercury host the New York Liberty in game one of the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Phoenix went 3-1 against New York ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Las Vegas Aces to host the Seattle Storm Sunday
By Canadian Press on September 13th, 2025
Seattle Storm (23-21, 12-12 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (30-14, 16-8 Western Conference) Las Vegas; Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: BOTTOM LINE: The Las Vegas Aces host the Seattle Storm. The Aces are 16-8 in Western Conference games. Las Vegas is ninth in the WNBA with 19.6 assists per game led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damon Bankston, New Mexico bulldoze UCLA for 298 yards rushing in 35-10 win
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Damon Bankston ran for 154 yards and a touchdown and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass to help New Mexico get its first win over a Big Ten opponent 35-10 against UCLA on Friday night. Jack Layne threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, D.J. McKinney and Scottre Humphrey each ran for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Stakusic loses in quarterfinals at Guadalajara Open
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
GUADALAJARA — Canadian tennis player Marina Stakusic batted .500 in Mexico on Friday, knocking off the tournament’s third seed during the day and then losing a late night quarterfinal match at the Guadalajara Open. The 20-year-old Stakusic, of Mississauga, Ont., upset the third-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2, then dropped a 6-2, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Bailey’s game-ending grand slam sends surging Giants past first-place Dodgers, 5-1
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Patrick Bailey hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the 10th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Friday night to boost their position in the NL wild-card chase. Bailey crushed a 1-0 pitch from Tanner Scott into the left-field seats and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitch Garver hits go-ahead homer as Mariners top Angels 2-1 for 7th straight win
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night for their seventh straight win. Garver turned on an elevated fastball from reliever Connor Brogdon (3-2) and hit it into the left-field bleachers for his ninth home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. __ Follow AP visual journalism: AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Associated Press, The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Lions rebound with decisive 38-27 win over Ottawa Redblacks
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Nathan Rourke proved he’s a dual threat Friday, throwing for 308 yards and punching in a pair of rushing touchdowns as his B.C. Lions downed the visiting Ottawa Redblacks 38-27. The Canadian QB connected on 21 of his 26 pass attempts, with a TD toss to Keon Hatcher Sr. Lions running back James ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitch Garver hits go-ahead homer as Mariners top Angels 2-1, remain in tie atop AL West
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night. Garver turned on an elevated fastball from Angels reliever Connor Brogdon (3-2) and walloped it into the left-field bleachers for his ninth home run of the season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ismail Mahdi runs for 189 yards, Arizona holds off Kansas State rally for 23-17 win
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ismail Mahdi ran for 189 yards, Noah Fifita had two touchdown runs and Arizona overcame a shaky start to the second half for a 23-17 win over Kansas State on Friday night. Arizona (3-0) faced its first big test of the year after beating two smaller-conference teams by a combined score ... Read More »
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