The Toronto Blue Jays’ Chris Bassitt is ‘pitching in’ to make a difference. The starting pitcher and his wife Jessica announced the ‘Bassitts Pitch In’ program in support of the Jays Care Foundation on Tuesday. As part of the program, the Bassitt family is pledging to donate $10,000 for each game the Jays win with Bassitt on the roster. All proceeds will go towards Jay’s Care RBI Summer Edition — a free sports program that aims to support the physical and mental well-being of children living in under-resourced areas of Toronto. In 2023, the RBI Summer Edition had more than…
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Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius will face American Tracy Cortez on a UFC Fight Night card in September in Las Vegas. The 34-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., who trains in Niagara Falls, Ont., has won her last two outings, earning decisions over American Miranda (Fear The) Maverick last month at UFC 289 in Vancouver, and Brazil’s Gabrielle (Gabi) Fernandes in February in Las Vegas. Jasudavicius (9-2-0) is 3-01-0 in the UFC since earning her contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2021. She won her UFC debut in January 2022 with a decision over American Kay Hansen at UFC 270…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Tampa Bays activated a pair of all-stars for Monday night’s series opener against Texas, getting left-hander Shane McClanahan and first baseman Yandy Diaz back for the matchup of division leaders. McClanahan, a two-time all-star, had been on the 15-day injured list since June 30 with mid-back tightness. He was set to start against the Rangers. Diaz homered in the AL’s 3-2 loss to the NL last Tuesday, then went on the paternity list for the birth of his first child, a son. He missed a three-game series at Kansas City. McClanahan entered leading the AL…
The Toronto Raptors‘ top draft pick, Gradey Dick, has officially signed with Adidas, the player announced on his social media on Monday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Dick, who played college basketball at Kansas before being taken with the No. 13 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, had signed an NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) deal with Adidas during his NCAA tenure. The 19-year-old played one year for the Jayhawks, averaging 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds as a freshman before declaring for the NBA Draft. Dick debuted for the Raptors in the 2023 Summer League, suiting up in…
Lionel Messi is coming to Major League Soccer, but he’s not the only one who appears to be cashing in off of it. Tickets on reseller website vividseats.com were being listed for as much as US$56,901 to attend Friday’s Leagues Cup match at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale against Mexican team Cruz Azul, which would be Messi’s debut with Inter Miami. Messi, 36, who has played with European giants Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain and won the World Cup in December with Argentina, is expected to train for the first time with Inter Miami on Tuesday, with an eye toward…
Ever since Silambarasan went through a major image changeover recently, he has been experimenting with his look. In the first photo shoot after his physical transformation, he was seen with a long beard and short hair. He then changed his look for Gautam Vasudev Menon’s gangster film Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu and shaved off his beard. Later for the Pathu Thala movie, the actor put on some weight and was seen with a dense beard once again. Now, on top of the beard, Silambarasan has grown long hair. Simbu’s new look became public from the pictures taken in Malaysia. The Tamil…
Investigation into an accident that left a pregnant woman with fractured legs, and also caused her to suffer a miscarriage, led the Bengaluru police to arrest her husband and his accomplice, officers said Sunday. The police said Aravinda Kumar, 28, a resident of Bande Kodigehalli near Bagaluru in north Bengaluru, was arrested for attempting to murder his wife after she refused to grant him a divorce. Aravinda’s driver Uday Kumar, 27, of Chikkamadhure was also arrested.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Tokito Oda became the youngest man to win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline after defeating Alfie Hewett in the men’s wheelchair final on Sunday. The 17-year-old Japanese player won 6-4, 6-2 on No. 1 Court to earn his second straight Grand Slam title after also winning the French Open in June. “I’m still 17. So, I want to open a champagne, but I couldn’t,” Oda said. “So I have to drink sparkling water.” His French Open victory, where he also beat Hewett in the final, made Oda the youngest man to win a Grand Slam…
Australia Women 1st innings Total 235 for -5from 45.3 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Healy (c, wk) c Capsey b Bell; 13 runs, 15 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 86.67 Litchfield lbw b Bell; 4 runs, 7 balls, 1 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 57.14 Perry not out; 90 runs, 121 balls, 9 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 74.38 Mooney c Bell b Ecclestone; 33 runs, 42 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 78.57 McGrath c Jones b Glenn; 5 runs, 9 balls,…
CHICAGO (AP) — Kacper Przybyłko scored in the 90th minute to lift the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Przybyłko used an assist from Miguel Navarro to score his fourth goal of the Major League Soccer season. Chris Brady saved one shot to help the Fire (8-7-8) hold Toronto without a goal in three straight matches for the first time in club history. Chicago has two wins and a tie in the last three meetings after going 0-11-3 in the previous 14. Sean Johnson made four saves in his first start for Toronto (3-11-10)…