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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 6-5 to split their two-game series   on Friday night during Western Canadian Baseball League at Spitz Stadium. The Cactus Rats won the opener of the series 11-6 on Thursday night. The Cactus Rats got on the board in the top of [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Six Lethbridge Bulls will make their way up the highway for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game next weekend in Okotoks to represent the West Division All-Star team . For pitchers, the Bulls will be sending local Levi Abbott, Medicine Hat product Brett Getz and Australian Maxim Mrakovcic. Abbott [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Energy City Cactus Rats broke a 5-5 tie in the ninth innings by scoring six runs to knock off the Lethbridge Bulls 11-6 on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. Bernie Socarras scored on a two-out double by Jack Kalisky to open the scoring for the Bulls in the [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL The late Don Matthews, second in career wins to Wally Buono, owner of 10 Grey Cup rings, took exception to a reporter’s observation that the upcoming contest was really a big game. “Why,” the coach asked. “Are they awarding more than two points for the win?” Who am I to [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge baseball player Ty Mabin is not letting his career end after his last  American Legion season this summer and after graduating from high school baseball at Chinook last month, as he is attending post-secondary in Montana beginning this fall. Mabin began exploring the option of playing college ball down [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — For weeks while back home in Warsaw last year, Iga Swiatek hung out with friends and made new ones, but didn’t dare tell them about a doping case that was hanging over her. “Obviously, in the back of my mind,” she said Saturday evening at the All England Club, “I had this [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — England was unsure on Sunday if the injured Shoaib Bashir will bat in its second innings against India at Lord’s. Bashir injured the little finger of his non-bowling left hand on Saturday after lunch and left the field. England’s frontline spinner didn’t return for the rest of the day. “A decision on [...] Read More »

FIFA says players’ representatives and the sport’s governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours between matches, and agreed that players should enjoy a minimum of 21 days of holidays at the end of each season. The discussions took place on the eve of the Club [...] Read More »

Toronto Blue Jays (55-40, first in the AL East) vs. Athletics (40-57, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (5-3, 3.53 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (7-6, 4.09 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -144, Athletics +120; [...] Read More »

New York Mets (55-41, first in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (46-50, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.29 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.56 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -135, Royals +113; [...] Read More »