National Sports
Sweet Jesus! Sanchez belts two-run homer to power Blue Jays to 5-2 win over Athletics
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto manager John Schneider gave Jesus Sanchez a shot at the No. 2 spot in the batting order for his first start as a Blue Jay on Sunday afternoon. The recently acquired outfielder took advantage of the opportunity with a two-run homer to help power Toronto to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sceptres fail to get past Goldeneyes after crucial goal, look ahead to playoff push
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
TORONTO — Troy Ryan made sure to make note of a thought he had mid-game Sunday. The cause? Forty-five seconds after captain Blayre Turnbull scored the Toronto Sceptres’ first power-play goal in over two months to even the score, the team surrendered the game winner to Mannon McMahon in the second period of a 3-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCLA storms back from a rare halftime deficit behind Betts to beat Duke and reach women’s Final Four
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help UCLA rally from a rare halftime deficit and beat Duke 70-58 on Sunday, advancing to the women’s Final Four for the second straight season. The top-seeded Bruins will play either Texas or Michigan in Phoenix on Friday in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nationals take opening series in Chicago with 6-3 win over Cubs
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Wiemer and Keibert Ruiz homered and the Washington Nationals earned a season-opening series win with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Jake Irvin (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings and Clayton Beeter, the last of four Washington relievers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yandy Díaz has career-high 5 hits, drives in 4 runs as Rays beat Cardinals 11-7 behind Steven Matz
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz singled four times, doubled and drove in four runs, and Steven Matz notched the victory against his former team as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7 on Sunday to avoid a season-opening sweep. Jonathan Aranda added three hits and two RBIs, and Cedric Mullins also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Happy 50th anniversary! Blue Jays pitchers set ML record with 50 strikeouts in first 3 games
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays started the 50th season in team history by striking out 50 batters in their opening series against the Athletics, setting the major league record for strikeouts in the first three games of the season. “Fiftieth-year anniversary of the Blue Jays and 50 strikeouts over three,” manager John Schneider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owen Caissie hits walk-off homer to give Marlins a sweep of Rockies in season-opening series
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Owen Caissie hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Miami Marlins a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday and complete a sweep of their season-opening series. Javier Sanoja doubled with two outs in the ninth inning against Rockies reliever Victor Vodnik (0-1) before Caissie drilled a change-up from Vodnik ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pete Alonso’s first RBI with Orioles propels Baltimore to 8-6 win over Twins
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday. After the Twins bolted to a 4-0 lead against Orioles newcomer Shane Baz, Baltimore bounced back to win the deciding matchup of the season-opening, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John Tortorella. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the move a day after the team lost three in a row and six of its past seven games. Vegas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vegas Golden Knights fire coach Bruce Cassidy and name John Tortorella as his replacement
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights fire coach Bruce Cassidy and name John Tortorella as his replacement. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eugenio Suarez hits a 3-run homer and Reds beat Red Sox 3-2 to win season-opening series
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday to win their season-opening series. Suarez’s homer, his first since rejoining the Reds this offseason, came on an 0-2 pitch from Greg Weissert with two runners aboard in the sixth to put Cincinnati ... Read More »
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