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Bassitt gives up three earned runs as Blue Jays drop 6-2 decision to Braves

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer in Atlanta's three-run first inning to help power the Braves to a 6-2 pre-season victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Toronto sta...

Mar 02, 2024

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Marco Odermatt recovered from a first run that left him trailing and a poor start in the second to pull out a victory and extend his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 rac...

Mar 02, 2024

Canada bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi defeats the Snow Leopard for 4th straight UFC win

LAS VEGAS - Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi won his fourth straight fight in the UFC on Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Javid Basharat on the undercard of a UF...

Mar 02, 2024

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman withdraws from world indoors due to leg injury

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman withdrew from the world athletics indoor championships on Saturday due to a lower leg injury, Athletics Canada said. Newman, a 29-year-old...

Mar 02, 2024

Monahan gets tiebreaking goal as Jets rally for 5-3 win over Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sean Monahan scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:13 left and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Saturday...

Mar 02, 2024

NASCAR caught Joey Logano wearing an amphibious-like glove in a cheating violation

LAS VEGAS (AP) - NASCAR on Saturday displayed a clearly altered glove that Joey Logano wore in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where aerodynamic-deflecting alterations were so obvious it looked ...

Mar 02, 2024

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah bumped from spring start due to right shoulder soreness

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays say right-hander Alek Manoah has been bumped from his next scheduled pre-season start due to right shoulder soreness. Sebastian Espino will start Sunday's game ag...

Mar 02, 2024

Canada men continue to struggle on HSBC SVNS circuit, losing second straight in L.A.

CARSON, Calif. - Canada's men lost their second straight game at the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles, blanked 40-0 by high-flying Fiji on Saturday. On Friday, the Canadians were beaten 24-7 by France, which fin...

Mar 02, 2024

Canada's Eliot Grondin wins silver in World Cup snowboard cross

SIERRA NEVADA, Spain - Canada's Eliot Grondin won silver at a World Cup snowboard cross competition Saturday. Grondin, from Sainte-Marie, Que., finished behind Germany's Leon Ulbricht in the big final...

Mar 02, 2024

Canada's McKay, Miller place fourth in women's 10-metre synchro at diving World Cup

MONTREAL - Canada's Caeli McKay and Kate Miller placed fourth in the women's 10-metre synchronized event Saturday at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup. McKay, from Calgary, and Miller, from Ottawa, ...

Mar 02, 2024