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Henderson offers hometown advice to Grewal ahead of CPKC Women’s Open
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
MISSISSAUGA — Two-time LPGA major champion Brooke Henderson has some advice for fellow Canadian Savannah Grewal as she prepares for a hometown start at the CPKC Women’s Open: Have fun with it. The 23-year-old Mississauga native will tee it up at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club when the national women’s championship comes to town next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks sign four depth players to new deals
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed four depth players to new deals after they helped the club’s minor league affiliate to a championship title. Vancouver announced Monday that forwards Arshdeep Bains and Aatu Raty have inked two-year deals, while defenceman Guillaume Brisebois and forward Max Sasson signed one-year contracts. All four players spent much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Moon Mammoths after being picked for rebranding by John Oliver
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and promotions of minor league baseball teams, announcing: “We are willing to use all of our resources and stupidity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aces acquire NaLyssa Smith from the Wings for first-round pick in 2027
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces have acquired forward NaLyssa Smith from the Dallas Wings for a 2027 first-round draft pick. The trade announced Monday ends what had been a disappointing Dallas debut for Smith, a Texas native who played at Baylor. She was averaging career lows in points, rebounds and minutes for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is EA Sports reviving its college basketball video game franchise?
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
EA Sports sent a cryptic tweet on Monday that hints at the revival of its college basketball video game franchise. Although not as popular as its college football franchise that was revived last year, EA was among the industry’s leaders in basketball gaming in the early 2000s. Its NCAA Basketball games (with earlier iterations named ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Club World Cup heatwave in US, soccer players’ union warns of higher risk at next World Cups
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Extreme heat faced by soccer players at the Club World Cup in the United States will likely be an even bigger problem at the next two men’s World Cups, their global union FIFPRO warned on Monday. The monthlong club event is being played in a heatwave in 11 American cities and union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs acquire forward Matias Maccelli from Mammoth for conditional pick
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Matias Maccelli from the Utah Mammoth for a conditional third-round draft pick in 2027 on Monday. If the Maple Leafs reach the playoffs and Maccelli registers 51 points next season, the pick becomes a second-rounder in 2029. Maccelli had eight goals and 10 assists in 55 games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka not interested in best-of-five-set matches in women’s tennis
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka says she wouldn’t want women’s tennis to move to best-of-five-set matches at Grand Slam tournaments — like the men play — fearing higher injury risks. “Probably physically I’m one of the strongest ones, so maybe it would benefit me. But I think I’m not ready to play five sets,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime advance to second round at Wimbledon
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
WIMBLEDON — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime are moving on to the second round at Wimbledon. Fernandez cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Great Britain’s Hannah Klugman in her first-round match Monday. Fernandez, the 29th seed, dominated with 23 winners to 10 for the 16-year-old Klugman, ranked 573rd in the world. The 22-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenage forward Annabelle Chukwu already turning heads with Canada and Notre Dame
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
Just 18, Annabelle Chukwu is already turning heads The young forward has a Canadian record 39 goals in 42 international youth-level appearances, surpassing the previous Canadian youth record of 27 goals (set by former Canada captain Christine Sinclair) in September at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Sinclair scored her 27 goals in 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon: 2-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz needs 5 sets to beat Fabio Fognini in the 1st round
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz needed to go through five sets against Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon before winning their first-round match Monday to start his bid for a third consecutive title at the All England Club. Alcaraz eventually asserted himself in the last set to pick up the 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 victory ... Read More »
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