The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Joey Gallo has made plenty of progress at the plate this season for the Texas Rangers. Those home runs just keep going and going, too. Gallo’s latest massive homer was a three-run shot in the fourth inning last night that spurred the Rangers to a 4-1 […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AKRON, Ohio–Rory McIlroy had his best friend on the bag and his best start on American soil in 18 months. For Jordan Spieth, it was more of the same with two long putts and another comment filled with bravado directed at his caddie. Both of them […]
The Associated PressBernie Wilson SAN DIEGO–The slumping Minnesota Twins desperately needed a big game from Ervin Santana, who was more than happy to oblige. Santana threw a four-hitter for his major league-best fifth complete game, and hit a two-run single, to lead the Twins to a 5-2 victory against the […]
The Associated PressMatt Schoch CHICAGO–Pitching in his home state for the first time since 2013, J.A. Happ looked more like the 20-game winner from a year ago than he has lately. The left-hander had a season-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings, matching his longest start of the season, as the […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–World No. 4 Stan Wawrinka is pulling out of the upcoming Rogers Cup in Montreal due to a knee injury he says has been bothering him all season. Wawrinka said on his Facebook page that he is missing the Rogers Cup, and a following Masters 1000 event […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO–Being the CFL rushing leader will earn Jerome Messam a physical homecoming. The 6’3″, 255-pound Toronto native leads the Calgary Stampeders into BMO Field tonight against the Argonauts. Messam comes in having rushed for 414 yards (4.76 yard average) and five TDs this season, scoring three […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AKRON, Ohio–Jordan Spieth is one week away from a shot at the career Grand Slam. But he’s still more interested in looking behind him. Spieth returned to Dallas with the claret jug, and it wasn’t more than a few hours before he already had watched highlights–twice–of […]
The Associated PressSteven Wine MIAMI–Gio Gonzalez took the mound last night filled with emotion while thinking of his extremely pregnant wife and his late friend, Jose Fernandez. Soon he was thinking about a no-hitter, too. The Washington Nationals’ left-hander held the Miami Marlins hitless until the ninth inning, when Dee […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO–The crowd groaned as the replay was shown on the videoboard in centre-field. Yoan Moncada had to be helped into a cart. Willy Garcia was knocked out. So yes, the Chicago White Sox enjoyed their dramatic victory very much. But the encouraging prognosis for their injured […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston LONG POND, Pa.–Kyle Busch watched the number of laps he’s led this season tick, tick, tick as it crossed 1,000 but he only really cared about the lap he hadn’t led: the last one. “We’ve had speed. We’ve been right there,” Busch noted. “We’ve been able […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill OAKVILLE, Ont.–This year there were no video calls to be made when Jhonattan Vegas won the RBC Canadian Open. He had brought his wife and daughter with him so they could see him win the PGA Tour event–again–in person. Vegas made birdie on the 524-yard par-five […]
The Associated PressJohn Kekis COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.–Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez stared out at his father, wiping away tears as he spoke. “I love you with all of my heart,” Rodriguez said. “If I’m a Hall-of-Famer, you’re a Hall-of-Famer–double.” Those words punctuated Rodriguez’s speech as he was inducted yesterday into the Baseball Hall […]
