TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have been waiting a week for someone to take the reins and come through in a big moment. It finally happened during Wednesday afternoon’s contest, however, not quite like how manager John Schneider envisioned. Davis Schneider entered the game as a pinch-hitter, walked twice and ended up scoring the …
The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ goaltender exited just 2:34 into the first period with an apparent injury. It appeared to be a groin injury as Stolarz extended to make a save and instantly went down in serious pain. He had to be helped off the ice and struggled to put any weight on his leg heading …
The winds of change continue to blow throughout front offices across the NHL. The Seattle Kraken announced Wednesday president of hockey operations Ron Francis is stepping down from his role at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. More to come.
HENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins was blindsided when Atlanta drafted Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall in 2024 — just a month after he signed a four-year, $180 million deal with the Falcons. He comes to Las Vegas with a firmer sense of his role, and if Fernando Mendoza is selected by the Raiders with the No. 1 overall pick and beats …
Erik Spoelstra is NBA royalty. Minted. He’s got two rings to prove it, as he led the Miami Heat to the NBA championship in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at their respective Hall-of-Fame peaks probably had something to do with that, but Spoelstra also led the Heat to the …
Davis Schneider scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday to end their six-game losing streak. Schneider reached on a walk and advanced to third base on an Andres Gimenez single. Gimenez stole second and when shortstop Miguel …
BOSTON — Sonny Gray pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of three walks and two infield hits to score three times in the third inning on Wednesday and beat Milwaukee 5-0 for their first back-to-back wins of the season. Gray (2-0) allowed three hits and two walks, striking out …
CHICAGO — Taylor Ward drove in two runs and scored another, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago 5-3 for their ninth straight win against the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon. Pete Alonso scored on a passed ball by catcher Reese McGuire in the sixth inning after the Orioles loaded the bases against White Sox reliever …
BARCELONA, Spain — Atletico Madrid scored twice after Barcelona was reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Barcelona had hemmed Atletico into its box when the hosts received a double blow that left Hansi Flick’s team down a man and …
PARIS — Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added another solo goal to his collection as Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. The Georgia star cut in from the left flank midway through the second half and, with typically quick feet, skipped past a defender and the goalkeeper before stroking in …