National Sports

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner .

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman agreed Wednesday to a $151 million, six-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for 2025-30, giving up his chance to become a free agent after the season.

Wednesday's Scoreboard MLB Interleague Philadelphia 4 Toronto 2 Cincinnati 12 Houston 5 N.Y. Mets 8 Boston 3 L.A. Angels 10 L.A.

CALGARY — Fans gathered on the front steps of the Scotiabank Saddledome on an emotional Wednesday night as the Calgary Flames held a candlelight vigil for Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew.

NEW YORK (AP) — The questions wouldn't stop for Jessica Pegula : Why was she 0-6 in Grand Slam quarterfinals heading into her U.S. Open matchup against No.

TORONTO — Bowden Francis is learning by doing as he's getting regular starts in the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation. Kody Clemens's two-run homer lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win on Wednesday for a two-game sweep in Toronto.

PARIS — Canada enjoyed its strongest single day so far at the Paralympics on Wednesday. There were four podium finishes, with two golds and two silvers on Day 7 to bump Canada's medal count to 17 and double the gold-medal number to four.

With the Paris Games in the books, the countdown is on to the next Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.

Mike Weir held a dinner for about 20 potential International Team players in early May to try and create a sense of camaraderie in the months leading up to the Presidents Cup.

Matthew Anderson always knew he was capable of playing at the highest levels of golf. Anderson is third in the PGA Tour Americas standings heading into this week's Fortinet Cup Championship, the season finale of the third-tier tour.