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Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...

Aug 09, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...

Aug 09, 2025

Canada women stumble in second half but beat Ireland 47-26 in final World Cup warm-up

BELFAST - Florence Symonds scored two first-half tries and Canada survived an uneven second half to dispatch Ireland 47-26 Saturday in its final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in E...

Aug 09, 2025

Kershaw beats Scherzer in Cooperstown matchup, Betts' homer powers Dodgers past Blue Jays

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on...

Aug 08, 2025

Scherzer and Kershaw square off in rare duel of 3,000-strikeout club members

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw went toe-to-toe for six innings in a vintage duel Friday night between the two most recent members of the 3,000-strikeout club. The 41-year-old Sche...

Aug 08, 2025

Fajardo, Julien-Grant help Elks rally to beat Alouettes 23-22 in return to Montreal

MONTREAL - Former Montreal starting quarterback Cody Fajardo and the Edmonton Elks rallied late in the fourth quarter to stun the Alouettes 23-22 in front of 20,525 fans at Percival Molson Stadium on ...

Aug 08, 2025

Scherzer, Kershaw square off in rare duel of 3,000-strikeout club members

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw are squaring off in a duel between the two most recent members of the 3,000-strikeout club. Scherzer starts for the Toronto Bl...

Aug 08, 2025

B.C. mountain biker is stalked by cougar near Garibaldi Provincial Park

SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says it's investigating a cougar attack on a mountain biker near Squamish. The service says in a social media post that the man was mountain ...

Aug 08, 2025

Fleetwood finds his groove, builds big lead at PGA Tour playoffs opener

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tommy Fleetwood had another big closing stretch Friday with four straight birdies, giving him a 6-under 64 and the 36-hole lead in the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship with his si...

Aug 08, 2025

Panthers' Tkachuk says he's undecided on whether to have surgery to address last season's injuries

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said he is still undecided whether to get surgery this offseason to address the significant injuries he suffered in the the 4 Nati...

Aug 08, 2025