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Mariano Rivera tears Achilles in Yankees Old-Timers' Day game and needs surgery

NEW YORK (AP) - Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera tore an Achilles tendon while going after a flyball at the New York Yankees' Old-Timers' Day game on Saturday and needs surgery. Agent Fern Cuza said the 5...

Aug 09, 2025

Brown throws five touchdown passes to lead Redblacks past Argos 46-42

TORONTO - Dru Brown threw five touchdown passes, including an 11-yard toss to Justin Hardy with 41 seconds remaining, to lead the Ottawa Redblacks to a 46-42 shootout win over the Toronto Argonauts on...

Aug 09, 2025

Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses

MONTREAL - Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday. S...

Aug 09, 2025

Auger-Aliassime advances to Cincinnati Open third round after beating Etcheverry

CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Cincinnati Open's third round with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime, who received a ...

Aug 09, 2025

Midfielder Malik Henry earns promotion, signs first-team contract with Toronto FC

TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed Canadian midfielder Malik Henry to a first team-contract through 2025 with club options for 2026 and 2027. The 23-year-old from Hamilton has already made two appearance...

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

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

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