July 26th, 2025

National Sports

Vikings’ Jordan Addison waits for potential NFL suspension after drunken driving plea deal

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Addison’s off-the-field trouble, the Minnesota Vikings believe, is fully behind him. There is one more pressing matter to resolve, leaving the team and the third-year wide receiver to wait on potential punishment from the NFL as training camp unfolds. After Addison avoided a trial on a drunken driving case in ... Read More »

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Spain and Germany’s semifinal at Euro 2025 goes into extra time

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

ZURICH (AP) — The Women’s European Championship semifinal between World Cup winner Spain and record eight-time champion Germany has gone into extra time with the match tied at 0-0 on Wednesday. Germany’s resilient defense managed to stifle Spain’s stellar attack and also produced chances of its own, with Giovanna Hoffmann missing the ball right in ... Read More »

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Texans open camp with new offensive coordinator, revamped receiver group

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

HOUSTON (AP) — As quarterback C.J. Stroud returns to lead the Houston Texans for a third season, his offense has a much different look than it did a year ago. Top receiver Nico Collins and leading rusher Joe Mixon are back. But the Texans have a new offensive coordinator in Nick Caley after Bobby Slowik ... Read More »

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Rangers activate RHP Jon Gray for first time since fractured forearm in spring training

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray was activated from the injured list Wednesday after being out since getting struck by a line drive that fractured his right forearm during a spring training game in mid-March. Gray could start or pitch out of the bullpen for the Rangers. The 33-year-old Gray is in ... Read More »

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Verlander finds bottle of his favorite wine waiting at his locker after elusive 1st win with Giants

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Verlander had good reason to fear the worst when rain began to fall at Truist Park on Wednesday, sending fans scurrying for cover in the fifth inning when he still needed three outs to qualify for his elusive first win in a Giants uniform. San Francisco led 3-0 when the 42-year-old ... Read More »

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Joe Burrow sees a bright future for Bengals offense despite rough 1st day of training camp

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow said that the Cincinnati Bengals offense played “poorly” on the first day of training camp Wednesday. But with a healthy unit that’s fully participating in practices this season, Burrow is more optimistic than he has ever been about the offense hitting the ground running during the regular season. “When ... Read More »

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Home run leader Cal Raleigh gets day off for Seattle against the Brewers

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) — Major league home run leader Cal Raleigh was rested for the Seattle Mariners’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Mitch Garver started at catcher, batting sixth, and Jorge Polanco was Seattle’s designated hitter batting fourth. Raleigh hit his 39th home run Tuesday night in the Mariners’ 1-0 victory over the Brewers. ... Read More »

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Cardinals rookie 1st-round pick DL Walter Nolen III will ‘miss some time’ because of a calf injury

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals rookie first-round pick Walter Nolen III has a calf injury and is expected to “miss some time,” coach Jonathan Gannon said on Wednesday. The defensive lineman was the No. 16 overall pick out of Ole Miss in April’s draft. Gannon said that Nolen injured the calf while working out ... Read More »

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Pete Alonso hits 3-run homer to power Mets to sweep of Angels

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer to power the New York Mets to a 6-3 win and series sweep of the Los Angeles Angeles on Wednesday. Alonso, mired in a 2-for-34 slump dating back to July 10, homered two batters after Francisco Lindor broke a career-long 0-for-31 drought with an RBI ... Read More »

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Unswept Reds: Lodolo goes distance in shutout win at Nats as Cincinnati again avoids series sweep

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Lodolo went the distance and kept the Cincinnati Reds as the only team in the majors that hasn’t been swept this season. Lodolo threw a four-hitter for his first career shutout and the Reds snapped a three-game losing streak, including the first two games of their series at Washington, with a ... Read More »

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CPL’s Vancouver FC fires head coach Afshin Ghotbi, hires Martin Nash

By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025

VANCOUVER — Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC has fired its first-ever head coach, Afshin Ghotbi. The team announced the move Wednesday, saying Martin Nash will take over as interim head coach and head of Vancouver’s academy. Ghotbi has been the club’s head coach since the team’s inception back in 2022, and Vancouver went 18-37-20 ... Read More »

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