• The Canadian Press

    Tigers starter Olson leaves game against Royals after being struck by line drive

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Reese Olson left Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals in the third inning after being struck by a line drive. Olson was stunned by Michael Massey’s sharp liner which hit him in the upper right thigh area. The right-hander stood with his hands at his hips while catcher Jake Rogers retrieved the ball. After a few warmup pitches in front of Tigers training staff, manager A.J. Hinch removed Olson from the game with Detroit trailing 2-0. He threw

  • The Canadian Press

    Sale continues dominant run as Braves beat Padres 3-0 to split twinbill; San Diego wins opener 6-5

    ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale allowed only five hits in seven innings to continue his strong run and the Atlanta Braves snapped their season-worst, four-game losing streak by beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday night to split a doubleheader. The Padres won the first three games of the series. Manny Machado’s two-run double in the eighth gave San Diego the lead and the Padres rallied from a five-run deficit to win the twinbill opener, 6-5. In the nightcap, Sale (7-1) recorded nine strikeouts w

  • The Canadian Press

    Roughriders roll past Blue Bombers 25-12 in pre-season tilt

    REGINA — Corey Mace picked up a victory in his first game as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Monday, but he believes it was just the first of many steps forward the team needs to take to reach his expectations. Mace and the Riders opened the CFL’s 2024 pre-season schedule at Mosaic Stadium and collected a 25-12 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mace, who joined the Riders after five seasons as the defensive line coach for the Calgary Stampeders and most recently two seasons a

  • The Canadian Press

    Guardians ruin Francisco Lindor's Cleveland homecoming, trip Mets 3-1 for 4th straight win

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Ben Lively had another solid start, David Fry drove in two early runs and the Cleveland Guardians won their fourth straight, 3-1 on Monday night over the New York Mets to ruin Francisco Lindor's homecoming. Lindor, who spent six seasons with Cleveland, went 0 for 4 in his first game at Progressive Field since being traded to New York in 2021. The four-time All-Star shortstop struck out, grounded out twice and flied out, dropping his average to .193. Lively (3-2) allowed just one