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Pernetti on Memphis’ attempted move to Big 12: Your job is to do what’s best for the school
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said he was aware of Memphis’ intentions to leave the conference for the Big 12 and praised the school for being ambitious, even though the Tigers’ bid to join the Power Four failed. The Big 12 board reportedly rejected Memphis’ bid to join the league, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays top prospect Arjun Nimmala focused on growth, consistency in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Arjun Nimmala has learned a lot this year. As the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, he’s been figuring out what it takes to be a professional athlete while playing shortstop for the team’s High-A affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians. As a 19-year-old living more than 5,000 kilometres away from his parents’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venus Williams is back and she is not done. She heads to Cincinnati next and maybe the US Open
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Venus Williams’ four-matches-in-four-days return to professional tennis was over, after she was loudly feted by appreciative fans even after a loss in singles, the D.C. Open stadium announcer offered a thought: “We’re never going to say goodbye to Venus Williams, are we?” he said. Not yet, anyway. This was not a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fast bowler Afridi back in Pakistan squad for white-ball series against West Indies in US
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for the white-ball cricket series against West Indies, starting at Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. The three Twenty20 matches in the U.S. — on July 31, Aug. 2 and 3 — will be followed by three ODI games in Trinidad and Tobago. Afridi, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Root becomes the 3rd highest scorer in test cricket as England takes control against India
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Joe Root became the third highest run scorer in test cricket on Friday as he helped England reach 332-2, only 26 runs behind India. Root was 63 not out at lunch on day 3 of the fourth test at Old Trafford, with Ollie Pope 70 not out. The 34-year-old Root overtook ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He was the catalyst’: Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
TORONTO — Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like “one of the boys.” When Korderas joined what was then called the WWF in 1985, one of his first jobs was picking up wrestlers from the airport and driving them to Toronto’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 129.9 kilometers (80.5 miles) long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers (57.7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan after contractual dispute with promoter is resolved
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan that it had previously said was canceled after resolving a contractual dispute with the promoter, the Spanish champion said Friday. Barcelona said that its team was traveling to Japan where it will play a friendly against Vissel Kobe on Sunday. The club said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Now at UCLA, Iamaleava tries to move beyond the drama and focus on football
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — College football’s future wore a baby blue suit, a gold pin that said “UCLA” and a pair of diamond-encrusted hoop earrings. He glided toward the mic, sat down, then prepared for the grilling about how much money he makes, why he left Tennessee, who betrayed who when he departed, and what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Liberty’s Isabelle Harrison is raising awareness about her brother’s struggle with lupus
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Isabelle Harrison always looked forward to going to Indiana to play no matter what WNBA team she was on. It gave her a chance to catch up with her brother Daniel, who’s been battling lupus since he was 13. Last weekend, when Harrison accompanied her New York Liberty teammate and girlfriend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Bull’s post-Horner era begins with sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025
Laurent Mekies won’t get long to settle in as Red Bull team principal on his first Formula 1 race weekend leading his new team. There’s just one practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday before Red Bull and Mekies get straight into competitive action with qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race. The hectic schedule ... Read More »
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