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MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fan...

Sep 27, 2024

Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs

ZURICH (AP) - Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after crashing at the road world championships. She was aged 18. "Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,...

Sep 27, 2024

Man City's Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also ...

Sep 27, 2024

Canada's Leylah Fernandez knocked out of China Open

BEIJING - Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday. The unseeded Stearns, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, took down the 20th-see...

Sep 27, 2024

Toronto Raptors expected to confirm plans to retire Vince Carter's No. 15

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are expected to confirm today that Vince Carter's No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. Carter will attend an MLSE Foundation event this aft...

Sep 27, 2024

Dak Prescott throws 2 TD passes and Cowboys win 7th straight over Giants, 20-15

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 on Thursday night for their seventh st...

Sep 26, 2024

Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer

NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-...

Sep 26, 2024

Maple Leafs edge Canadiens 2-1 for first pre-season win but lose Nylander to injury

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday for their first win of the pre-season but star forward William Nylander left the game with an injury and did not retur...

Sep 26, 2024

Ostlund scores overtime winner to give Sabres a 3-2 pre-season win over Senators

OTTAWA - Noah Ostlund scored the overtime winner for the Buffalo Sabres in a 3-2 pre-season win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Buffalo's lineup had a combined total of just over 100 NHL g...

Sep 26, 2024

Attorneys tweak $2.78B college settlement, remove the word 'booster' from NIL language

Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys excised the word "booster" from the mammoth plan in hopes of satisfying a judge's ...

Sep 26, 2024