• The Canadian Press

    Ballpark hijinks: Soto leaves a note on the right field grass for former Padres teammate Tatis

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yankees slugger Juan Soto left a note on the right field grass for his former San Diego Padres teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. after the bottom of the eighth inning of New York's 8-0 win Friday night. Tatis picked it up and appeared to laugh. Soto wouldn’t say what the note said, but added: “It was something cool. He enjoyed it because when I hit the double he looked at me, he was laughing about it.” Soto hit a long two-run home run in the third inning of his first game in San Diego

  • The Canadian Press

    T-wolves struggling to get Edwards going, as another off game has them down 2-0 and headed to Dallas

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards drove toward the lane with the time on the clock dwindling and the Minnesota Timberwolves clinging to a two-point lead on the Dallas Mavericks. Edwards stopped at the foul line as three Mavericks defenders closed in, hesitating to shoot on another off night for the 22-year-old guard. He looked for a step-through to his right. Then he pivoted left, went airborne and, not seeing a path to the basket he liked, flicked a pass toward the sideline for Naz Reid that s

  • The Canadian Press

    Verlander strikes out 9, passes Greg Maddux for 10th on career list as Astros beat A's 6-3

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer to highlight Houston's six-run fourth inning that backed Justin Verlander's winning start, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night. Verlander (3-2) struck out nine over six innings to increase hit total to 3,377, passing Hall of Famer Greg Maddux (3,371) for 10th on the career strikeouts list. He gave up two runs — one earned — on eight hits and didn't walk a batter for a second straight start and seventh time this ye

  • Yahoo Sports

    Joe Buck's return to MLB broadcasting gets rained out in Cubs-Cardinals

    Mother Nature turned out not to be a fan of Joe Buck.