• The Canadian Press

    Women's College World Series team-by-team breakdown

    ALABAMA (38-18) Coach: Patrick Murphy (1,304-393 in 27 years overall; 1,276-373 in 26 years at Alabama). Last WCWS appearance: 2023. National titles: 1 (2012). Road to Oklahoma City: Won Tuscaloosa Regional: beat USC Upstate 1-0, beat Southeastern 6-3 (9 inn.), beat Southeastern 12-2 (5 inn.). Won Knoxville Super Regional: lost to Tennessee 3-2, beat Tennessee 3-2 (14 inn.), beat Tennessee 4-1. 2024 record vs. WCWS teams: 1-2. Top hitters: Kenleigh Cahalan (.305, 29 RBIs), Jenna Johnson (.268, 2

  • The Canadian Press

    Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr. to miss four weeks with hamstring strain

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. will miss at least four weeks with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Tuesday. Wade, who is batting .333 with two home runs this season, has been a regular at the top of the Giants’ lineup. He re-aggravated the hamstring after a hard slide into second on a double on Monday. It’s the same injury that kept him out of the lineup over the weekend. “He’s as good a left-handed hitter that there is in the league right now,” manager Bob

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: 'Nothing to sulk about'

    EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch needed someone — anyone — to step up.

  • The Canadian Press

    Freeman homers in the 10th inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets 5-2 in doubleheader opener

    NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the New York Mets 5-2 on Tuesday in the opener of a doubleheader. Los Angeles trailed 2-0 before Freeman hit an RBI single in the eighth and Chris Taylor drove in Teoscar Hernández with a well-placed bunt in the ninth against Adam Ottavino. Mookie Betts opened the 10th with an RBI single against Jorge López, driving in automatic runner Andy Pages. Aft