• The Canadian Press

    Freeman and Stone help the Dodgers sweep a doubleheader against the struggling Mets

    NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Stone struck out seven in seven innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the reeling New York Mets 3-0 on Tuesday night for a doubleheader sweep. Stone (5-2) allowed three hits and walked none. Alex Vesia got six outs for his second save, finishing a three-hitter. The NL West-leading Dodgers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win in the opener. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and Teoscar Hernández had three hits. Los Angeles trailed 2-0 be

  • The Canadian Press

    Short-staffed: 9-player Australia wins T20 World Cup warmup match against Namibia

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Australia's first Twenty20 World Cup warmup match started in bizarre circumstances on Tuesday when the team could only field nine squad members instead of the regulation 11 for its game against Namibia, forcing a chief selector and coach to take the field. At Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Oval, the Australians won easily, anyway. After restricting Namibia to 119-9 after the African side was sent in to bat, Australia, led by opener David Warner's 54 not out, scored 123-3

  • The Canadian Press

    Los Angeles Sparks beat Indiana Fever 88-82

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kia Nurse scored 22 points and Aari McDonald added a season-high 21 points to rally the Los Angeles Sparks to an 88-82 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night, handing Caitlin Clark her third straight home loss. Indiana earned its only victory of the season last weekend at Los Angeles, but neither Clark nor her teammates could recreate that finish. Clark finished with a season-best 30 points six assists, five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. She also made thre

  • The Canadian Press

    Seattle wins third straight game to move above .500 for the first time since the 2022 season

    CHICAGO (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points, Jewell Loyd added 19 and the Seattle Storm pulled away in the third quarter for a 77-68 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. Seattle (4-3) won its third straight game to move above .500 for the first time since the 2022 season. Seattle led by one point at halftime before outscoring Chicago 26-15 in the third quarter to take control. Diggins-Smith and Loyd combined to score 19 points in the period. All of Seattle’s points in the thir