• The Canadian Press

    Tigers' Jack Flaherty ties AL record by opening game with 7 strikeouts in loss against Cardinals

    DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday and finished with a career-high 14 over 6 2/3 innings in a 2-1 defeat. Flaherty matched the record shared by Joe Cowley of the 1986 Chicago White Sox, Carlos Rodón of the 2016 White Sox, Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell in 2018 and Seattle’s Luis Castillo two years ago. Miami Marlins right-hander Pablo López set the major league r

  • The Canadian Press

    After a strong first round, overall NFL draft ratings down 3% from last year

    NEW YORK (AP) — After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93 million in 2023 according to the league and Nielsen. The first round, where six quarterbacks were selected, averaged 12.1 million viewers, a 6% increase over last year. It was the highest day one viewership since 2021,

  • The Canadian Press

    Don Callis reluctantly returns to Winnipeg with All Elite Wrestling

    Don Callis is considered one of the four greatest professional wrestlers to ever come out of Winnipeg, much to his chagrin. Callis will be representing his stable of wrestlers on Wednesday night when Winnipeg's Canada Life Centre hosts All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite. Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, two of the other legends of Manitoba wrestling, will also be on the card. The 60-year-old Callis is not particularly eager to reconnect with old friends from his days growing up in Winnipeg. "I anticip

  • The Canadian Press

    Cardinals rally to beat Tigers 2-1 after Jack Flaherty opens with 7 strikeouts and ties AL mark

    DETROIT (AP) — Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game and struck out a career-high 14 before the St. Louis Cardinals rallied with a two-run ninth inning against the Tigers bullpen to beat the Detroit 2-1 in a doubleheader opener Tuesday. Flaherty’s game-opening seven strikeouts matched the AL record shared by Joe Cowley of the 1986 Chicago White Sox, Carlos Rodón of the 2016 White Sox, Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell in 2018 and Seattle’s Luis Castillo