SAN DIEGO — Lenyn Sosa hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Chicago White Sox lost their 118th game when Fernando Tatis Jr.’s run-scoring double leading off the 10th lifted the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory on Friday night. Chicago (36-118) needs to go 7-1 in … Read more
Adam Schefter was surprised the first time he heard his friend Adrian Wojnarowski was considering retiring from his job as ESPN’s NBA reporter. When Wojnarowski announced his decision Wednesday, though, he wasn’t. That’s because Schefter is part of a small circle in sports media that knows what the job of being an insider entails. “To … Read more
Adam Schefter was surprised the first time he heard his friend Adrian Wojnarowski was considering retiring from his job as ESPN’s NBA reporter. When Wojnarowski announced his decision Wednesday, though, he wasn’t. That’s because Schefter is part of a small circle in sports media that knows what the job of being an insider entails. “To … Read more
BOSTON — A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout that the team conducted, a university spokesperson said Friday. Five of the players who have been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis remained hospitalized Friday, according to Patrick Collins director of media relations … Read more
It went down to the deadline, but the National Hockey League’s Senators have an agreement to build a new arena in downtown Ottawa. The Senators and the National Capital Commission announced an agreement at a joint press conference Friday that would see the Senators purchase a 10-acre plot at the downtown LeBreton Flats site for the … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps showing a flair for the dramatic during his historic first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese superstar became the only player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, doing so with a slew of firsts. Ohtani had the … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 12:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks. The Raptors said in a release Friday that an … Read more
Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan & Carolina Panthers President, Kristi Coleman. Getty Images (L) | AP (R) When the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, it will mark a historic first for the National Football League. The game is the first time two female presidents will go head-to-head in … Read more
NEW YORK — Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez homered off Taijuan Walker, and the New York Mets scored 10 runs in three straight games for the first time in their 63-season history with a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Philadelphia, which leads the NL East by six … Read more
MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani looked up at a visiting crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and ended up getting to witness one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history. Fans lifted their phones to capture the moment and chanted “M-V-P!” as Ohtani rounded the … Read more
