The Associated Press SEATTLE—Thanks to a late rally and help from others, the Houston Astros will go into their final series knowing three more wins will have them playing baseball beyond the final day of the regular season. A day after being passed in the race for the second AL […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA— Henry Burris says awards are nice but something to think about after the season. The 40-year-old quarterback was named the CFL’s top player of September yesterday. But while Burris appreciated the honour, he says he’ll be a lot happier if his Redblacks (7-5) can beat the […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA—Yoenis Cespedes and the N.Y. Mets felt they’d caught a lucky break—no broken bones for the slugger. Cespedes wound up with bruises on two fingers of his left hand after he was hit by a pitch last night in a testy 7-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. […]
By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video games and TV broadcasts violated antitrust laws but struck down a plan allowing schools to pay athletes up to $5,000. The 9th U.S. […]
The Canadian Press QUEBEC CITY—The first NHL game at the new Videotron Centre was hardly a classic. But that was to be expected when the Pittsburgh Penguins showed up to face the Montreal Canadiens in a pre-season game without big guns Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel. But even […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—At the close of another eventful afternoon at Nationals Park, Washington general manager Mike Rizzo placed his hands around a microphone at the outset of an unusual post-game news conference and said, with a hint of a smile, “I was really rootin’ for a no-hitter today.” Anything […]
The Canadian Press GREEN BAY, Wis.—Green Bay Packers’ coach Mike McCarthy is running out of superlatives to describe Aaron Rodgers. Every week, his MVP quarterback dissects defences in painstakingly methodical fashion. Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Randall Cobb, as Green Bay beat the Kansas […]
The Canadian Press REGINA—It had been a long time since Macho Harris had a game like he did yesterday. The Saskatchewan linebacker tied a Roughriders’ record with three interceptions in a game—bringing one back for a touchdown—as Saskatchewan beat the visiting Montreal Alouettes 33-21 at Mosaic Stadium. “I’ve never had […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO—The Blue Jays’ celebrations continued on the field yesterday as Josh Donaldson’s walk-off solo homer served up a wild ending to Toronto’s regular-season home finale before another Rogers Centre sell-out. The ninth-inning blast to left field gave Toronto a 5-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay […]
The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H.—Matt Kenseth pushed Kevin Harvick down the stretch, then took the lead for good when the defending series champ ran out of gas yesterday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Kenseth advanced to the […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ATLANTA—Jordan Spieth didn’t need the Tour Championship, the FedEx Cup, or an extra $10 million to prove anything. He just played that way. No matter what happened yesterday at East Lake, his highlight always was going to be the green jacket he won at the Masters […]
The Associated Press CINCINNATI—Daniel Murphy had three hits, including a tie-breaking triple in the seventh inning, as the N.Y. Mets closed in on their first playoff appearance in nine years by beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 last night. The victory, combined with Washington’s 5-4 loss to Baltimore, reduced the Mets’ […]
