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The NBA offseason is officially here. It’s been going on for some time, actually
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Kevin Durant already has been traded to Houston. The New York Knicks are looking for a coach. Cooper Flagg is about to become the No. 1 pick in the draft. Expansion plans likely will take a big step forward in a few weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers just got sold. The NBA offseason officially has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets revamp front office by promoting Ben Tenzer, bring in Jonathan Wallace from Timberwolves
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets revamped their front office Monday by promoting interim general manager Ben Tenzer to executive vice president of basketball operations and bringing in Minnesota’s Jonathan Wallace to serve as the executive VP of basketball operations. The announcement was made by the team days before an NBA draft where the Nuggets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres sign forward Clair DeGeorge to one-year contract
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Sceptres have signed forward Clair DeGeorge on a one-year contract, the Professional Women’s Hockey League team announced Monday. The 26-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, had two assists in 26 games with the MontrĂ©al Victoire last season. DeGeorge helped the Minnesota Frost win the Walter Cup in the PWHL’s inaugural 2024 season. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames re-sign forward Justin Kirkland to one-year contract worth US$900,000
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year contract worth US$900,000, the NHL club announced Monday. Kirkland put up the first points of his NHL career — two goals and six assists — in 21 games in 2024-25 before a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in a late November game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Welcome to Wrexham’ poster boy Paul Mullin leaves club on a season-long loan deal
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
WIGAN, England (AP) — Paul Mullin, the poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following its takeover by Hollywood celebrities, has left the club to join third-tier Wigan on a season-long loan deal. “I’m excited for the next part of my story,” Mullin told Wigan’s official website on Monday. “I’ve scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard work and 35,000 practice shots pay off for Clarkson defenseman Haley Winn entering PWHL draft
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
As accustomed as Matt Desrosiers was to seeing defenseman Haley Winn take one attempt after another at the RapidShot machine inside Clarkson’s training facility during her freshman season four years ago, the Golden Knights coach was stunned upon learning the final tally. How does 35,000 shots sound? “We actually had people from RapidShot grab us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican prosecutors in Wander Franco trial seek 5-year prison sentence
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors requested on Monday that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, be sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecutors said in court there is sufficient ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahul and Pant centuries set England 371 target in Headingley test
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — Centuries by Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant helped India set England a steep target of 371 to win the series-opening test at Headingley on Monday. India was all out for 364 in its second innings and, in the last half hour of day four, England knocked 21 runs off the target ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salernitana relegated to Serie C after Sampdoria awarded 3-0 win following play-off disorder
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ROME (AP) — Sampdoria was awarded a 3-0 victory over Salernitana by the league judge on Monday after fireworks and seats thrown onto the pitch prompted their Serie B playoff to be suspended midway through the second half. Sampdoria will remain in Serie B while Salernitana is relegated to Serie C. The incidents involving Salernitana ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National champion LSU Tigers pack punch offensively, but they hang hats on pitching under Johnson
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — During its rise as a national power in the 1990s, LSU built its identity on prodigious home run numbers, a style coined “Gorilla Ball.” The game changed over the decades, and so did the Tigers. They still have plenty of offense, but pitching is the name of the game in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Vancouver names Brian Idalski first head coach of expansion team
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new team in Vancouver has named Brian Idalski its first head coach. Idalski joins the expansion side following three seasons at St. Cloud State University, where he lead the women’s hockey team to a program-record 36 conference points and tied its record of 18 wins. The 54-year-old from ... Read More »
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