National Sports
Mets reliever A.J. Minter goes on the injured list with a strained left triceps
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets reliever A.J. Minter was put on the 15-day injured list Sunday, a day after straining his left triceps during a 2-0 win against the Washington Nationals. The 31-year-old left-hander was facing James Wood with one out in the eighth inning when he appeared to wince after a 3-1 pitch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German federation defends yellow card that rules Harry Kane out of potential Bundesliga clincher
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation has defended the yellow card that rules Harry Kane out of Bayern Munich’s likely Bundesliga title-clinching game at Leipzig next weekend. The Bayern star was booked in the first half of Bayern’s 3-0 win over Mainz on Saturday for holding onto the ball after he was penalized for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulisic’s goal propels AC Milan to a win; Como secures safety as Fabregas tops Vieira
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored for the first time in more than a month and AC Milan won 2-0 at relegation-threatened Venezia in Serie A on Sunday. It was another solid performance for the Rossoneri after reaching the Italian Cup final midweek with a 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan. Still, Milan remained in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger apologizes for Copa del Rey outburst
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has apologized for his outburst of rage against the referee at the end of his team’s Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona. The Germany defender was incensed when teammate Kylian Mbappé was pulled back for a foul instead of threatening for a goal at the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Sabalenka rallies past Mertens in Madrid. Defending men’s champion Rublev upset by Bublik
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallied to defeat former doubles partner Elise Mertens in three sets and advance to the last 16 of the Madrid Open on Sunday. Defending men’s champion Andrey Rublev lost in three sets to Alexander Bublik. Sabalenka got off to a poor start against the 26th-ranked Mertens, but picked up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenyan runner Sawe wins London Marathon after solo breakaway. Asssefa takes women’s race
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Kawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with about 10 kilometers left and never looked like wavering in the sunshine as he cruised to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday. Sawe pulled away from a leading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assefa sets women’s only record to win London Marathon women’s race after late breakaway
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women’s-only race in the process. Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year by pulling away from Joyciline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenyan runner Sawe wins London Marathon after solo breakaway. Asssefa takes womens’ race
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon on Sunday for his biggest career victory after making a solo breakaway with about 10 kilometers left. Sawe pulled away from a leading group of nine runners about 90 minutes into the race and finished in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 27 seconds. Sawe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assefa wins London Marathon women’s race after late breakaway
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title Sunday after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end. Assefa finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds, the fastest ever in a women’s-only marathon — but 25 seconds slower than the course record set by ... Read More »
1 responseThunder get time to rest after sweeping Grizzlies to become first team to reach 2nd round
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As the first team to move on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder get some time off. Rest for the best. Oklahoma City, which finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA at 68-14, closed out a four-game sweep of the Memphis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft is still baffling
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft baffled fans, analysts and some general managers and coaches. Sanders was considered a top-five overall pick after finishing his career at Colorado but he wasn’t even among the first five quarterbacks selected. He slipped all the way to the fifth round without any obvious ... Read More »
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