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Vancouver Whitecaps head to Houston looking to regain their winning form
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to put their Major League Soccer season back on the rails. After enjoying one of the best starts in team history the Whitecaps have lost two MLS matches in a row and four of their last five. The Whitecaps (11-5-5) hope to get back on track Wednesday when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA announces details to apply for World Cup tickets
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
Applications for tickets for the 2026 World Cup open Sept. 10, FIFA said Tuesday. The next edition of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, kicks off at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on June 11. Soccer’s world governing body FIFA said that due to anticipated high demand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golf in a hangar? DeChambeau’s woes at the British Open get ‘The Scientist’ thinking
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — As a popular YouTuber and golfing enigma, Bryson DeChambeau is known for coming up with some wacky, radical ideas. “The Scientist” might have another one in the pipeline. “This is going to be wild,” DeChambeau proffered at the British Open on Tuesday, “but imagine a scenario where you’ve got a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2025: Norway stars Hegerberg and Graham Hansen return for first quarterfinal in 12 years
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — They were star prospects aged 18 when Norway last played in the quarterfinals at the Women’s European Championship. Now 12 years on, Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen — a Ballon d’Or winner and a runner-up in the voting, respectively — are team leaders for Norway’s first game in the knockout rounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Championships open water swimming events postponed again because of poor water quality
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
SINGAPORE (AP) — Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed again because of “water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds,” the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement Tuesday. World Aquatics and organizers said that while water quality results have improved, the women’s and men’s 10-kilometer events scheduled for Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona star Yamal faces backlash for reportedly hiring people with dwarfism for birthday party
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been criticized and could face an investigation for reportedly hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers during his lavish 18th birthday party this weekend. Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has asked prosecutors to open a probe into the hiring and exposition of the entertainers. Ministry director JesĂşs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap fight possibly at the center
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible management push for a salary cap and perhaps lost regular-season games for the first time since 1995. “No one’s talking about it, but we all know that they’re going to lock us out for it, and then we’re going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA ready for the spotlight with All-Star Game in Indiana this weekend
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA finishes off the first half of its season this week before heading into the All-Star break in Indiana, which will be a showcase for young star Caitlin Clark. The Fever have three all-stars with Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell all playing in the game Saturday. Clark, who is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II voted NFL’s top cornerback by AP
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
Patrick Surtain II became only the seventh cornerback to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, doing so last season. His shutdown season also helped him earn the top cornerback spot in voting by a panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers who ranked the top five players at the position, basing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kirby Smart praises Gunner Stockton’s leadership but he’s not crowned Georgia’s QB1 yet
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Kirby Smart hasn’t officially named Gunner Stockton starting quarterback at Georgia, but it doesn’t matter. Since stepping foot on campus, Stockton has prepared like the job is going to be his. Smart said Stockton’s commitment to preparation is one of the things he admires most. “He prepared every game as if he ... Read More »
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