• The Canadian Press

    Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever survive Chicago Sky's late charge to earn first home win, 71-70

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 18 points and Caitlin Clark had 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists Saturday as the Indiana Fever won their first home game of the season, 71-70, over the Chicago Sky. Indiana (2-8) snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 1-4 at home on Pride Day and in the inaugural Commissioner’s Cup game. The Fever closed it out with Erica Wheeler running down the final 6.6 seconds on the clock before passing to Clark, who tossed the ball high into the

  • The Canadian Press

    Blue Jays place closer Jordan Romano on injured list due to right elbow inflammation

    TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays' pitching staff was dealt another blow Saturday when closer Jordan Romano was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation.

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen drawn at Jena, Bayern at Ulm in German Cup first round

    BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen’s German Cup defense will begin at fourth-tier side Carl Zeiss Jena while Bayern Munich was drawn at fast-rising second-division club SSV Ulm 1846. Ulm was promoted as champion last season after just one season in the third division. The Bavarian club was promoted as champion of the regional southwest league the season before that. “We’ll do all we can to annoy Bayern a bit,” Ulm spokesman Paul Eberhard said after Saturday’s draw. Stuttgart, which finished second i

  • The Canadian Press

    On a wing and a prayer, pigeon rescued by a French Open chair umpire during match

    PARIS (AP) — This one's for the birds: A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match Saturday, leading the chair umpire to use a towel to rescue the fallen fowl. The pigeon dropped to the red clay at Court Suzanne Lenglen — and remained on the ground — during a changeover in the fourth set of 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev's third-round victory over Tomas Machac at Roland Garros. Chair umpire Damien Dumusois, um, flew into action, climbing down from his perch and grabbing a wh