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Pablo López, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran pitch Twins past Blue Jays 2-0, ending 4-game skid

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Pablo Lpez pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and Jhoan Duran rebounded from a rough outing to record the save as the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid and beat the Toronto Blue J...

Aug 30, 2024

Scottie Scheffler leads by 4 at East Lake as Morikawa and Schauffele try to keep it close

ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Scheffler put on another clinic from tee-to-green at East Lake on Friday for a 5-under 66 and a four-shot lead at the Tour Championship that didn't seem as big as it looked. Col...

Aug 30, 2024

Premier League leads spending as transfer window closes. Ivan Toney to Saudi Arabia

English Premier League clubs again flexed their financial muscles by spending about $2.6 billion in the summer transfer window that closed Friday for Europe's five big domestic leagues. And once again...

Aug 30, 2024

Johnny Gaudreau put family first, never forgot South Jersey roots even as NHL career blossomed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau was finally home in New Jersey, the NHL star with show-stopping skills back again this week for a big assist for his family as groomsman in the wedding of baby sist...

Aug 30, 2024

Remembering Johnny Hockey: Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew shined on and off the ice

Getting a nickname in hockey is not only a sign of affection but a sense that a player has really made it. Wayne Gretzky became the "Great One," Mario Lemieux was "Super Mario" and the late Gordie How...

Aug 30, 2024

Haeran Ryu has bogey-free 62 and opens up a big lead at TPC Boston

NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Haeran Ryu kept making birdies and wanted to post her lowest round on the LPGA Tour on Friday. She accomplished that with a 10-under 62 that gave her a six-shot lead among early s...

Aug 30, 2024

Canada's Woods wins 13th Vuelta stage, Roglic takes another bite into O'Connor's lead

PUERTO DE ANCARES, Spain (AP-CP) - Canada's Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite out of the race lead held by Ben O'Conno...

Aug 30, 2024

Hoops team overcomes hot crowd, cyclists win two more bronze at Paralympics

PARIS - Vincent Dallaire got a taste of what he and his teammates on Canada's men's wheelchair basketball were in for when he arrived at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States were playing Germany in...

Aug 30, 2024

'Our hearts are broken': Teammates, fans react to death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday while cycling in their home state of New Jersey. Police have said a suspected drunk driver struck the pair while attempting to p...

Aug 30, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps kick off final stretch of MLS season with visit to Austin FC

VANCOUVER - A trip back to Austin, Texas, has Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed in a reflective state of mind. It's been more than two years since the 23-year-old Canadian made his Major League...

Aug 30, 2024