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Blue Jays score six runs in ninth inning, hang on for 8-7 win over Red Sox

FORT MYERS - The Toronto Blue Jays scored six runs in the ninth inning and hung on for an 8-7 pre-season win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at JetBlue Park. Paxton Schultz gave up two run...

Feb 23, 2025

Alex Rodriguez makes half-court shot, wins Bucknell student $10,000

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood Sunday, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000. The 14-time All-Star was inv...

Feb 23, 2025

Manitoba's Kerri Einarson to face defending champion Rachel Homan in Hearts final

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Kerri Einarson's curling team from Manitoba advanced to the final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 9-8 semifinal win over Nova Scotia's Christina Black. Einarson moved o...

Feb 23, 2025

Ovechkin has hat trick to move 13 away from breaking Gretzky's goals record as Capitals beat Oilers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a ...

Feb 23, 2025

Canadian long-track speedskaters win three medals at World Cup

TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI - Ivanie Blondin made two podium appearances on a three-medal day for Canada at a long-track speedskating World Cup on Sunday. Blondin, from Ottawa, earned bronze in the women's mas...

Feb 23, 2025

Canada's Abigail Strate wins ski jump bronze medal at World Cup in Austria

HINZENBACH - Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze on Sunday for her first World Cup ski jumping medal of the season. Strate, from Calgary, scored 226.6 points over two jumps on the normal-size hill. She...

Feb 23, 2025

Angel Yin wins the LPGA Thailand tournament for her second career title

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Angel Yin won for the second time on the LPGA Tour, making birdie on the 18th hole Sunday for a 7-under 65 that was just enough to hold off hard-charging Akie Iwai of Japan in...

Feb 23, 2025

Arizona apologizes for 'unacceptable chant' from fans at end of basketball loss to BYU

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona has apologized after the school says some fans participated in an "unacceptable chant" following the basketball team's 96-95 loss to BYU on Saturday night. According to on...

Feb 23, 2025

Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup race win and ties record for most podiums

SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing's World Cup history book. Shiffrin's record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a seri...

Feb 23, 2025

Young Toronto FC midfielder Markus Cimermancic has a week to remember

It's been a heck of a week for Markus Cimermancic. On Wednesday, the 20-year-old midfielder found out he was being rewarded with a homegrown player contract to join the Toronto FC first team. On Frida...

Feb 23, 2025