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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 »
Be the first to comment!Athletics beat Reds 3-0 as Carlos Cortes hits 2 homers
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Cortes hit a pair of solo home runs, Lawrence Butler led off with a homer and the Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday night after A’s starter J.T. Ginn left in the fifth inning with an injury. Butler hit his 20th homer on Brady Singer’s third pitch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twins’ Kody Clemens on the first 3 homer game of his MLB career: ‘You kind of just black out’
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kody Clemens got doused not once but twice by teammates during his postgame interview Friday night. Another drenching would have been even more fitting. Clemens hit three home runs for the first time in his MLB career, including a solo shot in the ninth inning, to help the Minnesota Twins rally to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats Libya 3-1 in World Men’s Volleyball Championship opener
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
MANILA — Canada’s national team spotted Libya an early lead before storming back to win its opening match at the 2025 World Men’s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines on Friday. After dropping the first set 25-22 in the best-of-five preliminary phase, Canada bounced back with 25-20, 25-12 and 29-27 wins to post the first W ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw scores in debut for Gotham in 2-0 victory over the Wave
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedyn Shaw scored in her debut for Gotham FC in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Wave on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. Shaw was acquired earlier in the week from the North Carolina Courage for $1.25 million in intraleague transfer funds, an NWSL record. Shaw, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookie Crim homers for his 1st MLB hit as the Rockies beat the Padres 4-2
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blaine Crim drove a three-run home run an estimated 439 feet for his first big league hit, Kyle Farmer homered on JP Sears’ next pitch and Tanner Gordon combined with three relievers on a five-hitter as the last-place Colorado Rockies beat the playoff-contending San Diego Padres 4-2 on Friday night. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gender testing returns to track, stirring up harsh memories and doubts that date to the 1980s
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — The woman whose genetic test in the 1980s led sports leaders to conclude it was too intrusive, not definitive enough and, ultimately, not worth keeping, said she was faced with “a sadness that I could not share” after results from that test upended her life. The man who discovered the gene that ... Read More »
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