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Canada outlasts Thailand 3-2 in women's Volleyball Nations League
ARLINGTON - The team from the Land of the Smiles went home disappointed after dropping a tough match to Canada in the women's Volleyball Nations League tournament on Sunday. Canada defeated Thailand 3...
Jul 13, 2025

Rodeo winners' circle filled with Albertans at Stampede
CALGARY - Albertans won three of seven events at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Showdown Sunday. Breakaway roper Shelby Boisjoli-Meged of Langdon, saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, and st...
Jul 13, 2025

Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025

Blue Jays pick shortstop JoJo Parker with eighth pick in MLB draft
ATLANTA - The Toronto Blue Jays selected shortstop JoJo Parker eighth overall in the first round of Major League Baseball's draft on Sunday. The six-foot-two Parker, 18, attended Purvis High School in...
Jul 13, 2025

Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025

Soderstrom, Kurtz, Wynns homer as A's beat Blue Jays 6-3
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Soderstrom, Nick Kurtz and Austin Wynns each hit a two-run homer, helping the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Sunday. Jeffrey Springs (8-6) pitched 6 2...
Jul 13, 2025

Soderstrom, Kurtz and Wynns homer as the A's beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Soderstrom, Nick Kurtz and Austin Wynns each hit a two-run homer, helping the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Sunday. Jeffrey Springs (8-6) pitched 6 2...
Jul 13, 2025

Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits, son of ex-MLBer Reggie, with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025

Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits, son of ex-MLBer Reggie, with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025

Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 for Club World Cup title as Palmer scores twice and sets up third goal
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,J. (AP) - Cole Palmer scored twice and fed Joo Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 on Sunday in the fin...
Jul 13, 2025

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