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Daulton Varsho drives in the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 2-1

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DETROIT — Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning and Yohendrick Pinango homered Saturday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Varsho lined a 1-1 pitch from Tigers reliever Tyler Holton (0-2) into center field, allowing Vladimir Guerrero to score. Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland (2-1) pitched the final two innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Toronto used six pitchers who struck out 14. The Tigers, who were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position, had a chance to win it in the ninth inning with ...

Max Verstappen's hopes of win on 24-hour race debut ended by mechanical issue

National Sports

NÜRBURG, Germany (AP) — Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen's chances of victory in his 24-hour racing debut at the famed Nürburgring track were ended by a mechanical issue with his car Sunday. Verstappen had been leading in the morning by over half a minute, sharing a Mercedes AMG GT3 car with experienced sportscar racers Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella. With three and a half hours left, Juncadella had just taken over from Verstappen when he had to slow down with a damaged driveshaft and lost the lead before entering the pits, where the car was pulled into ...

Braves sweep Houghton Invite softball showcase games

Local Sports

HOUGHTON — On a sunny, relatively warm, yet windy Saturday, the Houghton Gremlins softball team hosted the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes, Jeffers Jets, and Gladstone Braves at their home field for the Houghton Invite showcase, where teams played two games each. The Braves defeated Houghton and ...

Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7

National Sports

MONTREAL (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday night and force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. The winner Monday ...

Bulldogs baseball wins Bostwick Tournament

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HOUGHTON — After seemingly endless weeks in the gym, the area high school baseball community was finally able to get outside and play some hard ball Saturday for the third annual Bostwick Tournament. The three-game tournament at Houghton High School opened with the Jeffers Jets taking on the ...

Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves are still trying to climb over the Western Conference hump

National Sports

MINNEAPOLIS — Once the Minnesota Timberwolves had conceded defeat midway through the fourth quarter of their series-clinching loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Anthony Edwards came out of the game and sat down next to Donte DiVincenzo. All those double-teams Edwards faced in the second round once he crossed halfcourt could've been a lot easier to counteract with a simple pass to his trusty teammate DiVincenzo in the slot to set up a 3-point shot and make the Spurs think twice about trapping. "Missing Donte is big for us, man," Edwards said after the season-ending defeat on Friday ...