• The Canadian Press

    Brewers' Uribe suspended 6 games for brawl, Peralta 5 and Murphy 2 while Rays' Siri penalized 3

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe was suspended for six games and starter Freddy Peralta for five on Wednesday for their roles in a brawl during a Brewers’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays outfielder Jose Siri was suspended for three games and Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy for two by Mike Hill, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for on-field operations. All four also were fined. Murphy started his suspension on Wednesday, when associate manager Rickie Weeks led the t

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes' depth proves critical to secure 2nd-round playoff matchup against the Rangers

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting production throughout their lineup to start the NHL playoffs. They'll need it going forward if they're going to take down the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers. The Hurricanes closed out the New York Islanders in a first-round series on Tuesday night. The win came with a healthy output from the supporting forwards behind top threats like Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis and Jake Guentzel in what became a recurring th

  • The Canadian Press

    Alcaraz's quest to win third consecutive Madrid Open title ends with loss to Rublev in quarterfinals

    MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz's bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Spaniard got off to a good start but then was outplayed by the seventh-seeded Rublev, losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the Caja Magica center court. Alcaraz, who had already struggled in a three-set win over Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday, looked out of sorts and was mistake-prone toward the end. It was his first tournament after mis

  • The Canadian Press

    Former CFL player, executive Lyle Bauer dead at age 65

    WINNIPEG — Lyle Bauer, a former CFL player and executive, has died. He was 65. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team Bauer played for and later served as CEO, announced Bauer's death on its Instagram page Wednesday. Bauer, a Saskatoon native, played his entire 10-year CFL career as an offensive with the Blue Bombers (1982-91). He was named the team's top offensive lineman in 1988 and won three Grey Cups with the Blue Bombers (1984, 1988, 1990). Bauer, who played collegiately at Weber State in Utah