• The Canadian Press

    Charlie Blackmon's 2-run double in the 8th inning leads Rockies past Rangers 4-2

    DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers on Friday night. The Rockies earned consecutive victories for the first time this season. They had been the only team yet to win back-to-back games and the 37-game streak without consecutive victories was the longest drought in franchise history. Blackmon had just 12 hits in his previous 69 at-bats — an average of .174 — when he came up against

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto tops Minnesota 2-0, one win away from PWHL final

    TORONTO — It's an exciting time for Toronto sitting on the doorstep of advancing into the Professional Women's Hockey League championship final. Jesse Compher scored the winning goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 victory over Minnesota on Friday. Toronto is up 2-0 in the best-of-five semifinal series, with Game 3 on Monday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., and a shot at playing for the Walter Cup in the balance. "It's exciting," Toronto forward Sarah Nurse said

  • The Canadian Press

    Mariners starter Bryan Woo leaves in 5th inning for precautionary reasons

    SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ starter Bryan Woo left Friday’s game with one out in the fifth inning for precautionary reasons, according to the team. Making his first start of the year after being slowed by a sore elbow during spring training, Woo allowed just one hit through the first four innings only to leave the game after getting Tyler Soderstrom to foul out behind third base to open the fifth. Catcher Cal Raleigh immediately went to the mound and was quickly joined by pitching coach Pete Woodwo