• The Canadian Press

    Jays play long ball to open season with 8-2 win over Rays

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — George Springer, Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered Thursday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a season-opening 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk and Bo Bichette drove in two runs apiece for the Blue Jays, who scored five times in the sixth inning after being limited to one hit — Springer's solo homer in the fourth — off Rays' starter Zach Eflin (0-1) through five innings. José Berríos (1-0), making his second opening-day start for the Blu

  • The Canadian Press

    Cronenworth's big hit helps lift the Padres to a 6-4 win over Melvin's Giants

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth's two-run double highlighted a four-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Thursday to spoil Bob Melvin's return to San Diego. While it was opening day for the Giants, the Padres began the season by splitting a two-game series last week against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea. Melvin managed the Padres for the last two seasons before leaving for the Giants with a year left on his contract. He skippered

  • Yahoo Sports

    Why many NCAA women's basketball stars didn't grow up watching the game

    It’s rather common to hear women’s basketball players grew up without having watched the game they aspire to play at the highest level. But that's changing, and the extra exposure should have a huge impact on the next generation.