• The Canadian Press

    Yannick Noah to succeed Bjorn Borg as the captain of Team Europe in the Laver Cup

    PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, will become captain of Team Europe in the Laver Cup in 2025, taking over for Bjorn Borg. The event announced Noah's position Wednesday. Last week, Andre Agassi was named captain of Team World, also beginning next year. Agassi replaced John McEnroe. Noah is the last man from France to win a Grand Slam singles title and reached a career-best No. 3 in the ATP rankings in 1986. He later was his country's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup cap

  • The Canadian Press

    15 and counting: Yankees' starting staff sets major league record limiting runs and going at least 5

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even without last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, the New York Yankees starting staff has put together a run for the record books. With Nestor Cortes allowing only two runs in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees set a major league record with their starters going 15 straight games where they have tossed at least five innings and allowed two runs or fewer. The Yankees surpassed the former mark shared by the 2022 New York Mets, 1968 Pi

  • Yahoo Sports

    Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves needed this win: 'Keep after it, and maybe the tide turns'

    Minnesota's All-Star big man finally found the range, extending the series to a Game 5 on Thursday night.

  • The Canadian Press

    Padres reliever Estrada rides good vibes and 'filthy' pitches to a record 13 straight strikeouts

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — In early November, Jeremiah Estrada was waived by the Chicago Cubs. Just more than a month ago, he was in Triple-A. Now he's enjoying some vibes with the San Diego Padres that are so good that he extended his strikeout streak to 13 straight, the most in the expansion era. Estrada achieved his milestone by striking out the side in the ninth in a 4-0 win against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. He celebrated by slapping his chest and glove and blowing a kiss to the sky. A few m