• The Canadian Press

    Rays starter Ryan Pepiot departs with leg bruise after getting hit by 107.5 mph line drive

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sunday's game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte. The team said X-rays were negative. Pepiot fell immediately to the ground but was able to get back up on his own. He was removed after throwing a couple of warm-up pitches from the mound. Pepiot is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA in seven starts. He was acquired from the

  • The Canadian Press

    Boom! Boom! Pow! Jets hope trio of rookie playmakers' physical approach 'permeates' the entire team

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Malachi Corley's eyes light up whenever a defensive player squares up to tackle him. The New York Jets rookie wide receiver is ready to deliver an even harder hit. And then he keeps running. “Every time I get the ball, I’m trying to make something happen with it,” the Jets' third-round pick out of Western Kentucky said during the team's rookie minicamp. “And running through guys is just my way of imposing my will.” That physical approach is why the Jets also drafted a p

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen extends unbeaten record to 48 games with 5-1 rout of Frankfurt without suspended Alonso

    BERLIN (AP) — Even without coach Xabi Alonso on the touchline Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeatable Sunday as it stretched its record run without defeat to 48 games in a 5-1 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Alonso was suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards, but he watched from the stands as his Bundesliga champions showed no tiredness from Thursday’s 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals. Alonso rotated the team with just Edmond Tapsoba, Robert Andr

  • The Canadian Press

    Verona boosts survival chances with 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Roma hosts Juventus later

    MILAN (AP) — Hellas Verona boosted its chances of Serie A survival with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina as fellow strugglers Empoli and Frosinone played out a disappointing 0-0 draw on Sunday. All three teams had been locked on 31 points ahead of the weekend, just two points above the relegation zone. Verona was helped by Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano opting to rotate his team ahead of the second leg of the Europa Conference League semifinal on Wednesday. Fiorentina beat Club Brugge 3-2 in the fi