Category Archives: Sports
Paolini beats Gauff to become first home player in 40 years to win the Italian Open
ROME (AP) - Jasmine Paolini took advantage of the crowd's support and beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to become the first home player to win the Italian Open in 40 years on Saturday. With top-ranked Jannik S...
May 17, 2025
Winnipeg Jets GM says Mark Scheifele's father died overnight
DALLAS - Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says Mark Scheifele's father, Brad, died overnight. Cheveldayoff delivered the news during a brief media availability as the team held an optional skate at...
May 17, 2025
Last-place Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde after falling 13 games under .500
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday after a dismal start to the season by a team coming off two consecutive playoff appearances. The Orioles are 15-28 and in ...
May 17, 2025
Dortmund, Frankfurt clinch Champions League qualification on final day of Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League on the last day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday, leaving Freiburg to be content reaching the Europa League. Dortmund c...
May 17, 2025
New Zealand rallies with late try to tie Canada in pulsating women's rugby clash
After a somewhat laboured start to the Pacific Four Series in a 26-14 win over the U.S., Canada laid down a marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup with a pulsating 27-27 draw Saturday with reigning World...
May 17, 2025
Canadian under-20 women's rugby team loses to Ireland as two-game series finishes 1-1
DUBLIN - Adia Pye and Rachel Cullum scored tries in a losing cause Saturday as the Canadian women's under-20 rugby team was beaten 32-14 by their Ireland counterparts. The teams split the two-game ser...
May 17, 2025
Late try gives New Zealand a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series rugby
CHRISTCHURCH - Sylvia Brunt scored with the clock in the red as reigning World Cup champion New Zealand rallied for a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series women's rugby play Saturday. Black Fe...
May 16, 2025
Matthews, Marner push Maple Leafs to victory and force Game 7
SUNRISE - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner flung pucks back and forth as warm-ups concluded. The Maple Leafs star forwards were in their own world as fans banged on the glass in hopes of grabbing a so...
May 16, 2025
Struggling slugger Anthony Santander stays on Blue Jays' bench in close 5-4 loss
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider resisted the temptation to employ Anthony Santander as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter on Friday. Schneider gave his struggling slugger a day off partly ...
May 16, 2025
Auston Matthews breaks through, Maple Leafs beat Panthers 2-0 to force Game 7
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by ...
May 16, 2025