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Baltimore Orioles beat Blue Jays, spoil Sean Nolin’s major-league debut
TORONTO – Chris Davis hit his majors-leading 16th homer of the season and the Baltimore Orioles turned Sean Nolin’s major-league debut into an ugly cameo en route to a free-swinging 10-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The teams combined for 33 hits and seven homers in a video game-like contest that
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Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez loses no-hit bid with 1 out in ninth, beats Twins 6-0
DETROIT – Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night. Sanchez fell two outs shy of his second career no-hitter, but thanks
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Miller likely to return to Whitecaps for second leg of Canadian Championship
VANCOUVER – Kenny Miller’s future with the Vancouver Whitecaps has been in doubt this week, but his appearance in one game is virtually certain. Miller will return to action in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship against Montreal after missing about two months with a nagging hamstring injury. “I’ve probably been good to
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Kuchar has 1-stroke lead over Canada’s DeLaet at Colonial with 2nd round suspended
FORT WORTH, Texas – Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round
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New coach Hawkins likes veterans’ attitude, “culture” of winning on Alouettes
MONTREAL – Dan Hawkins likes the idea of starting his Canadian Football League coaching career with a winner. But the veteran U.S. university coach has a tough act to follow on the Montreal Alouettes in Marc Trestman, who left after five seasons and two Grey Cup titles to become head coach of the Chicago Bears
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Disabled list grows more crowded for Jays as Oliver succumbs to shoulder strain
TORONTO – Toronto’s pitching woes grew Friday with veteran reliever Darren Oliver placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. “He’s a good pitcher for us. Hopefully it won’t be too long but you never know,” said Jays manager John Gibbons. “He’ll be checked out. There’s a lot of wear and tear
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Refocused and ready for Rangers, Game 5, Bruins goalie Rask skates past his Game 4 gaffe
BOSTON – Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask says he won’t dwell too much on his comical mistake in Game 4 against the Rangers that helped New York get back into the Eastern Conference semifinals. Rask tripped in the crease, fell down and then whiffed on the puck, allowing the Rangers to cut a 2-0 lead
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Top MLS goal-scorers McInerney, Di Vaio match up as Union visits Impact
MONTREAL – Small strikers with quick feet will be the focus of attention when the Philadelphia Union visit the Montreal Impact on Saturday night. The Union’s Jack McInerney leads Major League Soccer with eight goals for fifth-place Philadelphia, while fourth-place Montreal’s Marco Di Vaio is among a group of three players with six goals, although
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Grizzlies confident in chance to even Western final vs Spurs with series shifting to Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The towels are showing up all around Memphis, hanging over neighbourhood signs and even at a door to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The sentiment? Believe Memphis. And the Grizzlies certainly do. While the Grizzlies are down 0-2 to the San Antonio Spurs in their first Western Conference final, they dug themselves
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Chip Ganassi honours Alex Zanardi at Indy with presentation of Laguna Seca car
INDIANAPOLIS – Alex Zanardi received a hero’s welcome at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the famed race track where he has never turned a single lap. The beloved Italian was greeted warmly wherever he went Friday after he was feted by former team owner Chip Ganassi, who presented Zanardi with the car called “Old Midnight” that Zanardi
