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Eugenio Suárez’s 2-run double caps Diamondbacks’ seven-run ninth in 11-10 win over Braves
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, two-run double off Raisel Iglesias to cap a seven-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned the Atlanta Braves 11-10 on Thursday to sweep a three-game series. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a one-out homer in the ninth and Alek Thomas followed with a two-run shot, both off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ends Swiatek’s reign and meets No. 2 Coco Gauff for the trophy
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Flecks of rust-colored clay dotted Aryna Sabalenka’s back and caked her white shoes as she ripped big shot after big shot against Iga Swiatek on Thursday, the thud of racket-on-string reverberating off the closed roof at the main stadium at Roland Garros. So used to hearing — and believing — she was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks add three assistants to Adam Foote’s coaching staff
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote is rounding out his coaching staff with three new additions. The team announced Thursday that former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Kevin Dean, former American Hockey League head coach Brett McLean and former director of player personnel Scott Young have all been named assistant coaches The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New-look Toronto Argonauts squad to kick off ’25 season in Montreal
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts squad head coach Ryan Dinwiddie led to a 2024 Grey Cup win will be vastly different than the one tasked with defending the title. Toronto visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the season opener for both teams. But the Argos will be minus seven defensive starters, along with quarterback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA signs another Saudi deal with sovereign wealth fund PIF backing Club World Cup
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA took another Saudi Arabian investment Thursday for the U.S.-hosted Club World Cup, announcing a top-tier commercial deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, which holds majority ownership of one of the 32 teams playing. The Saudi state’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the 75% owner of Riyadh club Al-Hilal, one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belmont at Saratoga is a draw, but keeping the Triple Crown relevant remains a concern
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — For a second consecutive year, the Belmont Stakes is being run at historic Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, creating a buzz in the city that closes off Broadway downtown with the sport’s spotlight shining. Saratoga itself is a draw for avid fans, given the track’s place in horse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes. The Algerian boxer, who won gold at the Paris Games last summer amid scrutiny over her eligibility, did not register in time for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The heat got to us:’ Giants’ practice ends with a fight as players push, shove and throw punches
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants went from running plays to squaring off, ready to rumble in the middle of the field. Punches were thrown and helmets — and players — tossed aside. And they haven’t even made it to minicamp yet. “The heat got to us,” edge rusher Brian Burns said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Vancouver adds goaltender Maschmeyer, forward Nurse
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team continued to add to its initial roster Thursday by signing goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer to a two-year contract and forward Sarah Nurse to a one-year deal. Maschmeyer spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa Charge. She was one of the franchise’s three foundational signings in the PWHL’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL expansion signings: Seattle lands Barnes and Serdachny, Vancouver adds goalie Maschmeyer
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
Hilary Knight has company in Seattle, with the new PWHL team adding two 2024 first-round draft picks — Ottawa forward Danielle Serdachny and Montreal defenseman Cayla Barnes — on Thursday during the league’s expansion signing period. The league announced Serdachny agreed to sign a two-year contract and Barnes reached a three-year deal to join Knight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Taylor Pendrith has share of clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
CALEDON — Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65 in the morning wave. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 winner of the men’s national golf championship, ... Read More »
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