• The Canadian Press

    Valdez throws 7 strong innings, Alvarez homers twice in Astros' 5-2 victory over Twins

    HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched no-hit ball into the seventh inning and Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s four homersin the Astros' 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Valdez (4-3) didn’t allow a hit until a single to start the seventh. He yielded the two hits and a run with four strikeouts in seven innings. Alvarez hit a two-run home run off Joe Ryan (4-4) in the first and his solo shot off the starter in the fifth inning made it 5-0. It’s the third multi-homer game of the

  • The Canadian Press

    Taylor Fritz is the last US man in the French Open after Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul lose

    PARIS (AP) — Ben Shelton compared himself to a Major League Baseball left-hander after a painful shoulder prevented him from playing his best in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 third-round loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime at the French Open that concluded on Saturday after being suspended a night earlier because of rain. “Felix just played way too well today. Even if I didn’t have whatever I had going on, it would have been a tough one to get through, with the way he was playing,” said the 15th-seeded Shelton, a 2

  • The Canadian Press

    Minjee Lee with 66 forges a 3-way tie in the US Women's Open

    LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — One shot put two-time major champion Minjee Lee right in the mix Saturday in the U.S. Women's Open, and she surged her way to a 4-under 66 that gave her a share of the lead with Stanford alum Andrea Lee and Wichanee Meechai. Andrea Lee overcame a few mistakes early that left her three shots behind at one point. She was bogey-free on the tougher back nine for a 67. Meechai, the only player to reach 6-under par at any point this week, twice saved par on the closing three hole

  • Yahoo Sports

    Triple-A game called in 7th inning after catcher leaves in ambulance from backswing to head

    Payton Henry, a Blue Jays minor leaguer, is reportedly doing well.