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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

Scherzer and Kershaw square off in rare duel of 3,000-strikeout club members

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw went toe-to-toe for six innings in a vintage duel Friday night between the two most recent members of the 3,000-strikeout club. The 41-year-old Sche...

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

Scherzer, Kershaw square off in rare duel of 3,000-strikeout club members

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw are squaring off in a duel between the two most recent members of the 3,000-strikeout club. Scherzer starts for the Toronto Bl...

Aug 08, 2025

B.C. mountain biker is stalked by cougar near Garibaldi Provincial Park

SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says it's investigating a cougar attack on a mountain biker near Squamish. The service says in a social media post that the man was mountain ...

Aug 08, 2025

Fleetwood finds his groove, builds big lead at PGA Tour playoffs opener

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tommy Fleetwood had another big closing stretch Friday with four straight birdies, giving him a 6-under 64 and the 36-hole lead in the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship with his si...

Aug 08, 2025