July 15th, 2025

National Sports

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu and Allisha Gray headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark will be in a 3-point contest for the first time in her pro career as the Indiana Fever guard will compete Friday night in the WNBA All-Star competition. She’ll be joined by contest record holder Sabrina Ionescu, who last entered the contest in 2023 and hit 25 of her ... Read More »

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Jets make Sauce Gardner the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback with a $120.4M extension, AP source says

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets are making Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. The Jets and Gardner agreed on a four-year, $120.4 million extension through the 2030 season, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the ... Read More »

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MLB players’ association head acknowledges federal investigation into OneTeam Partners

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball players’ association head Tony Clark acknowledged a federal investigation into One Team Partners, a licensing company it founded with the NFL Players Association. “We understand that there is an investigation going on right now and we have and we will continue to fully cooperate with that investigation,” Clark told the Baseball ... Read More »

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Hugh Freeze, QB Jackson Arnold are confident Auburn can be a winner in 2025

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Hugh Freeze is in unfamiliar territory as he heads into year three as Auburn’s coach. The former Arkansas State, Ole Miss and Liberty coach only had one losing season in his decade as a Division I head coach, but his first two seasons at Auburn have yielded meager results at 6-7 and ... Read More »

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Hockey’s beloved emergency backup goalies face an uncertain future with new NHL rule

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

Former Zamboni driver-turned-arena manager David Ayres became an immediate sensation when he pulled on the goaltending gear and took the ice in an NHL game on a Saturday night in Toronto and beat his hometown Maple Leafs. Before that, accountant by day/beer league goalie by night Scott Foster won a game for Chicago. It’s the ... Read More »

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Lottie Woad joining pro ranks in women’s golf after nearly winning Evian

By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad announced Tuesday she will turn professional, two days after nearly winning a major title. The 21-year-old Englishwoman followed her victory by six shots at the Women’s Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour on July 6 by finishing in third place — just one stroke off the pace ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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