• The Canadian Press

    Underdog Simcoe County Rovers cherish the moment in Canadian Championship debut

    TORONTO — It was a practice like any other at BMO Field. Friendly competition during warm-ups, with pushups for the losers, followed by a more serious training session with a coach barking orders. But the Simcoe County Rovers showed their true colours — and emotions — before and after the session. "Wow" was the word on more than a few lips as players came out of the tunnel Tuesday and saw the pristine pitch and the Maple Leaf emblazoned on the east stand. And after training, the League1 Ontario

  • The Canadian Press

    Buxton, Kirilloff help Twins rally past White Sox 6-5. MLB-worst Chicago falls to 3-20

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Kirilloff hit a two-out, game-ending single after Byron Buxton led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, and the major league-worst Chicago White Sox fell to 3-20 with a 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Chicago joined Cincinnati in 2022, Detroit in 2003, the St. Louis Browns in 1936 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 as teams to start 3-20. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles began 1-22. Trevor Larnach hit a 433-foot, two-run homer in the eighth to get the Twins

  • The Canadian Press

    Witt's cashes in on costly Toronto error, Kansas City beats Blue Jays 3-2

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays' first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals' bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. Chris Stratton (2-1) minimized the damage when he inherited a bases-loaded jam from Michael Wacha in the fifth. He also took care of the sixth before John Schreiber handled the seventh and James McArthur breezed through the eight

  • Yahoo Sports

    Pascal Siakam powers Pacers past Bucks to even playoff series as Giannis Antetokounmpo remains out

    Pascal Siakam droped 37 points to help the Pacers fend off Damian Lillard and tie up their playoff series 1-1.