• The Canadian Press

    Ejections of Marmol and Descalso spark a comeback. Cards hoping it can lead to a longer turnaround

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he was trying to provide a spark when he and bench coach Daniel Descalso got ejected from Sunday's game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The plan worked. The last-place Cardinals (16-24) now hope it can provide a turning point to what has been a frustrating season up to this point. St. Louis trailed 3-1 in the third inning when Marmol and Descalso were ejected by home plate umpire Alan Porter following two missed calls by first-base umpi

  • The Canadian Press

    Mariners use homers from Julio Rodríguez and Mitch Garver to top A's 8-4

    SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and Mitch Garver both hit two-run home runs, Luis Castillo allowed two runs over six strong innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday. Seattle rebounded to take two of three games from the A’s after the Mariners lost their first series in nearly a month earlier this week in Minnesota. And they did it thanks to the long ball. Rodríguez's homer was just his second of the season and his first at T-Mobile Park in Seattle’s 22nd home gam

  • The Canadian Press

    Goodbye goal: Mbappé gets mixed reception from fans in last PSG home game before scoring in 3-1 loss

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé got a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans in his last home game for the club before scoring in a 3-1 home defeat against Toulouse in the French league on Sunday. Mbappé grabbed his league-leading 27th goal of the season in the eighth minute after sprinting clear and rounding the goalkeeper. But defensive errors followed as French champion PSG slipped to only its second league defeat of the season, but third straight overall after back-to-back 1-0 losses again

  • The Canadian Press

    Bruins captain Marchand scratched from Game 4 of Eastern Conference semifinals against Panthers

    BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand, the Boston Bruins captain and the team's leading scorer in the playoffs, was scratched from Sunday night's game against the Florida Panthers, two days after he left Game 3 in the third period with an undisclosed injury. Marchand, who turned 36 on Saturday, was shaken by a collision with Florida's Sam Bennett early in the first period of the 6-2 loss. He struggled to get off the ice and appeared to be in pain on the bench; he did not take the ice in the third period.