National Sports
Kershaw beats Scherzer in Cooperstown matchup, Betts’ homer powers Dodgers past Blue Jays
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night. In a rare duel between the latest members to join the 3,000-strikeout club, Kershaw and Scherzer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kershaw beats Scherzer in Cooperstown matchup as Betts’ homer powers Dodgers past Blue Jays
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night. In a rare duel between the latest members to join the 3,000-strikeout club, Kershaw and Scherzer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abreu homers off Pivetta to help the Red Sox beat the Padres, 10-2
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wilyer Abreu made former teammate Nick Pivetta pay for his mistakes with a two-run home run in a four-run fourth inning and Masataka Yoshida also connected to help the Boston Red Sox beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Friday night. Connor Wong added a bases-loaded double and Walker Buehler (7-6) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
Friday’s Scoreboard CFL Edmonton 23 Montreal 22 — NFL Pre-season Detroit 17 Atlanta 10 Cleveland 30 Carolina 10 New England 48 Washington 18 — MLB Interleague L.A. Dodgers 5 Toronto 1 Boston 10 San Diego 2 Philadelphia 9 Texas 1 American League Houston 5 N.Y. Yankees 3 (10 innings) Detroit 6 L.A. Angels 5 Seattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith leads Lynx past Mystics for 16th home win
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alanna Smith scored 25 points, Courtney Williams had 14 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Washington Mystics 80-76 on Friday night to improve to 16-1 at home this season. Smith and Washington rookie Sonia Citron each scored eight straight points for their teams down the stretch. Citron’s three-point play with 2:44 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A’ja Wilson scores 29 on her 29th birthday to help the Aces beat the Storm 90-86
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 29 points and 12 rebounds on her 29th birthday, Jackie Young added 26 points, including a key 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 90-86 on Friday night for their fifth win in six games. Young scored seven straight points at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raleigh hits MLB-leading 43rd homer in 8th to rally Mariners to a 3-2 win over Rays
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 43rd homer of the season, a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Mariners won their fifth consecutive game and remained 1 1/2 games behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros. Raleigh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Detroit Lions’ Morice Norris injury raises memories of similar recent NFL incidents
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
The sight of Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris being carted off the field during a preseason game at Atlanta on Friday night raised memories of several recent similar incidents occurring in both NFL preseason and regular-season outings. The most frightening happened in January 2023 when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexander has 4 RBIs, Carroll hits 2-run HR, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 6-1
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Blaze Alexander hit a homer and had four RBIs, Corbin Carroll added a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Friday night. Zac Gallen (9-12) threw six quality innings, giving up just one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out six. Arizona has won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Correa’s 10th-inning single lifts Astros past Yankees
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single through a drawn-in infield off struggling reliever Devin Williams in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 5-3 on Friday night. Taylor Trammell added a two-run homer off Williams to make it 5-2. New York lost for the sixth time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schwarber hits 41st homer and Marsh goes deep among 4 hits as Phillies beat Rangers 9-1
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 41st homer in the first inning, Brandon Marsh’s four hits included a solo shot that put Philadelphia ahead for good in the fourth and the Phillies beat the Texas Rangers 9-1 on Friday night. Trea Turner had a three-run homer in a five-run ninth and drove in ... Read More »
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