National Sports
AJ Allmendinger leads qualifying at Bristol for 1st NASCAR Cup pole in 10 years
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger upstaged the NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway, capturing the pole for Saturday night’s first-round cutoff race on the 0.533-mile oval. The Kaulig Racing driver qualified first for the first time in 10 years, turning a 15.117-second lap (126.930 mph) on Friday in his No. 16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge passes DiMaggio, Gil pitches 6 no-hit innings as Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 362nd career homer to pass Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ all-time list, and Luis Gil pitched six no-hit innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night and help New York expand its edge in the race for home-field advantage in the American League playoffs. Gil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell throws two TD passes as Ticats down Blue Bombers 32-21 in ‘Team Ted’ game
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell threw two touchdown passes while Greg Bell scored two TDs to power the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32-21 on Friday night. Mitchell leads the CFL with 26 TD strikes as Hamilton (8-5) earned a second straight win to move six points ahead of the second-place Montreal Alouettes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros crush Braves 11-3 as Zach Cole homers in first MLB at-bat
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Zach Cole hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, Jose Altuve hit his 25th homer of the season and the Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 11-3 on Friday night. Cole was 3 for 4 with four RBIs after being called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Christian Walker was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches base 5 times as AL-best Blue Jays beat Orioles 6-1
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base five times, Myles Straw doubled home the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday night. Guerrero raised his average to .305 by going 3 for 3 with three singles. He was walked twice, once intentionally. Daulton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tanner Bibee throws a two-hitter as the Guardians beat the White Sox 4-0
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee threw a two-hitter for Cleveland’s first complete-game shutout in six years, and David Fry and Angel MartĂnez homered in the Guardians’ 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Bibee (10-11) struck out 10 and didn’t issue a walk in going the distance for a second time this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Straw’s RBI double lifts Blue Jays over Orioles 6-1
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TORONTO — Myles Straw doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied the game 1-1 with an RBI double in the fifth and added another run in the eighth as Toronto (85-62) won back-to-back games. Ernie Clement singled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeGrom leads Rangers over Mets 8-3 in his Citi Field return, extends New York’s skid to 7 games
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets 8-3 on Friday night to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year. DeGrom (12-7), a two-time Cy Young Award winner while pitching for the Mets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mendoza, Cooper lead No. 22 Indiana to 73-0 victory over overmatched Indiana State
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw five first-half touchdown passes, Omar Cooper Jr. tied an Indiana record with four TD receptions and the No. 22 Hoosiers routed Indiana State 73-0 on Friday night. Indiana (3-0) allowed only 77 yards in its largest shutout victory since a 78-0 romp over Franklin on Oct. 19, 1901. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walker Buehler works 5 strong innings in his Phillies debut, an 8-2 win over the Royals
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five strong innings in his Philadelphia debut, Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott homered, and the Phillies won their fifth straight, 8-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Buehler allowed one run on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts for the NL East-leading Phillies, who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago Sky GM insists star Angel Reese will be on the roster ‘until I hear differently’
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — WNBA star Angel Reese will be on the Chicago Sky’s roster “until I hear differently,” general manager Jeff Pagliocca said Friday. The Sky suspended Reese for the first half of a game last week for comments deemed “detrimental to the team.” She questioned the franchise’s talent in an interview with the Chicago ... Read More »
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