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Wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency 08/08/2026 11:10pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes and forced more than 20,000 people to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in western Canada, with dozens rescued by aircraft. Premier David Eby announced the eme Bills coach Joe Brady enjoys father-son moment before team holds first practice in new stadium 08/08/2026 11:06pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills first-year coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment on Saturday night. With fans beginning to file in, and rock music blaring over the state-of-the-art sound system, Brady emerged fro Carleton has 24 points and the Fire beat the Storm 100-93 08/08/2026 11:01pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Portland Fire handed the Seattle Storm their 11th straight loss with a 100-93 victory Saturday night. Jade Melbourne had 23 points for the Storm (6-28), the first team in WNBA history to have two double-di Toronto's Max Scherzer moves into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Walter Johnson 08/08/2026 11:00pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson in the Blue Jays’ 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The 42-year-old Scherzer, making his ninth start of the season, has 3,516 Kelsey Mitchell sets scoring streak record as Fever hold off Sky 90-86 08/08/2026 10:50pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points to set a WNBA single-season record with her 16th straight game of 20-plus points, Caitlin Clark had 26 points and 11 assists, and the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky 90-86 on Saturday. The Sky’s DiJonai Carrington was ejected in the first quarte Toronto's Springer scratched from starting lineup against Phillies due to left shoulder tightness 08/08/2026 10:47pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Springer was a late scratch from Toronto’s starting lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday due to left shoulder tightness. Springer was scheduled to be the designated hitter and bat fourth. He is batting .234 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs in 86 games. Ma Jake McCarthy homers twice as the Rockies get past the Cardinals, 8-6 08/08/2026 10:45pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake McCarthy homered twice in a four-hit night, Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield each had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 on Saturday night. McCarthy gave Colorado the lead on the first pitch of the game with his 420-foot drive to right-center field Murakami HR, Peters, Meidroth each knock in 2 runs as White Sox top Guardians to end 4-game skid 08/08/2026 10:44pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid. Braden Montgomery singled in a run in the eighth as Chi Brewers designate Bryse Wilson for assignment and promote Lyon Richardson in bullpen shuffle 08/08/2026 10:43pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers shuffled their bullpen Saturday by designating Bryse Wilson for assignment and calling up Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Nashville. Brewers manager Pat Murphy acknowledged it was a difficult move to make, a day after Wilson allowed only one baserunner in three Jac Caglianone gives struggling Royals reason to hope with 2 homers, 2 doubles in win over Cubs 08/08/2026 10:32pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There have been precious few bright spots for the Kansas City Royals this season. Injuries have decimated their starting rotation. Their bullpen has been among the worst in baseball. Even their biggest star, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., has struggled with injuries during a sub Jackson Merrill's home run helps Padres beat Astros 3-2 08/08/2026 10:30pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the season to help the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. Fernando Tatis Jr. walked to leadoff the first inning, Jake Cronenworth singled and Ty France walked to load the bases before Merrill hit into a forceout Andrew Vaughn knocks home go-ahead run in 8th inning as Brewers defeat Twins 4-3 08/08/2026 10:25pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Vaughn singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday night. William Contreras led off the eighth with a bloop single to center off Jeff Hoffman (6-8). Brandon Lockridge pinch-ran for Contreras and st A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive 08/08/2026 10:23pm • SHANNAN, Tibet (AP) — More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight. They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the traditional woolen fabric that has clothed people on the Tibetan plateau for centuries. The Lukes hits 2-run HR in 11th, Scherzer into 10th place all-time in Ks as Blue Jays beat Phillies7-5 08/08/2026 10:18pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nathan Lukes hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Saturday night. Max Scherzer started for Toronto and moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts with 3,516, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson (3,515). Career Strikeout Leaders 08/08/2026 10:15pm • Through 2024