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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 »

TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Toronto Masters tournament on Monday, a day after Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper withdrew from the hard-court event that begins next week. Alcaraz said Toronto “comes just too soon for me as I recover after Wimbledon,” where he was the runner-up to Sinner on [...] Read More »

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Given that the Dallas Cowboys have gone 29 seasons since appearing in an NFC championship game — the longest drought in the conference — owner Jerry Jones has found himself occasionally considering whether to step down as general manager. “Yes, momentary,” Jones said Monday. “Small fractions of seconds, I promise you.” [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — The 153 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (5) — [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — The 21 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (1) —James Paxton, lhp. CHICAGO (1) — Dominic Leone, rhp. KANSAS CITY (2) — Robbie Grossman, of; Will Smith, lhp. NEW YORK (1) — Anthony Rizzo, 1b; TEXAS (1) — Matt Duffy, 3b. ATHLETICS (1) — Alex Wood, lhp. ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE ATLANTA [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the National Bank Open, depriving the men’s tennis tournament in Toronto of yet another star player. Alcaraz said in a statement issued by tournament organizers Monday that the tournament comes too soon after his appearance in the Wimbledon final on July 13. The world No. 2 announced his [...] Read More »