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Sabalenka gets past Siegemund and faces Anisimova in the Wimbledon semifinals. Fritz vs. Alcaraz
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka was having a hard time dealing with her Wimbledon quarterfinal opponent’s unusual game style. The mistakes were mounting Tuesday. The stress was rising. The deficit was troubling. As things went awry, Sabalenka would look at her box with a quizzical expression and raise her hands. After missing one forehand off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big East, ESPN reunite with 6-year media rights deal
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
The Big East Conference and ESPN announced a six-year digital media rights deal on Tuesday. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman said in a statement that the agreement gives “all 22 of our sports — especially women’s basketball and Olympic sports — the visibility they’ve earned and the access our fans expect.” “This exciting partnership with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna to announce NCAA destination
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
Junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna will announce his anticipated move to the NCAA on Tuesday. McKenna will make the announcement on ESPN’s SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET. NHL.com reported Penn State and Michigan State are both in the running to land the 17-year-old forward. It will be a game-changing decision for junior hockey as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz makes quick work of Cam Norrie at Wimbledon to reach semifinals
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the Wimbledon semifinals by beating Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday. Alcaraz extended his winning streak to 23 matches and became the just second Spanish player in history to reach the men’s singles semifinals at Wimbledon on three occasions — the other was Rafael Nadal. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany eying Euro 2025 quarterfinals after coming from behind to beat Denmark 2-1
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Lea SchĂĽller scored again as Germany beat Denmark 2-1 on Tuesday to be virtually certain of reaching the knockout stage of the Women’s European Championship. Germany, the eight-time winner, needed to come from behind after Amalie Vangsgaard scored against the run of play for Denmark in the 26th. VAR calls had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amanda Anisimova celebrates with her nephew, Jackson, after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova brought her nephew, Jackson, onto the grass at Wimbledon’s No. 1 Court to help celebrate reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal in six years after saving five set points in a “super stressful” tiebreaker and finally converting her fourth match point Tuesday for a 6-1, 7-6 (9) victory over Anastasia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will reveal the teams they drafted for the WNBA All-Star Game
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier each have their draft strategy for the WNBA All-Star Game. The two captains chose their teams for the game that will be played on July 19 at Clark’s home arena in Indianapolis. The squads will be revealed Tuesday night. There’s intrigue whether Clark will draft Fever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal looks dig out of Canadian Championship hole against Forge: ‘It’s a final’
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — CF Montreal and Forge FC enter the second leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal with different outlooks. Montreal hosts Forge at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night after falling behind 1-0 to the lower-tier Canadian Premier League side in the first leg at Hamilton Stadium on May 20. Mired at the bottom of Major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sri Lanka eases to 99-run victory to clinch ODI series against Bangladesh 2-1
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kusal Mendis smashed his sixth ODI hundred and led Sri Lanka to a commanding 99-run victory in the third and final one-day international as the home team clinched the series 2-1. Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to 285-7 with an aggressive 124 off 114 balls after captain Charith Asalanka won the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PogaÄŤar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
Defending champion Tadej PogaÄŤar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at the end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2025: England needs to play without fear against the Netherlands to avoid historic early exit
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025. England endured a chastening 2-1 loss to France in their opener at the weekend and another defeat when it faces the Netherlands would ... Read More »
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