July 28th, 2025

National Sports

NBA’s Southwest Division got a whole lot better with top 2 picks in draft in Flagg, Harper

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

The NBA’s Southwest Division got a lot younger — and a whole lot better — on Wednesday night. The Dallas Mavericks, just months removed from the shocking trade involving superstar Luka Doncic, selected Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, a predetermined decision after the franchise won the draft ... Read More »

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Ramiro Enrique and Marco Pasalić score 2 goals apiece, Orlando City beats St. Louis 4-2

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ramiro Enrique and Marco Pasalić each scored two goals on Wednesday night to help Orlando City beat St. Louis City SC 4-2 on Wednesday night. Enrique put away a low cross played by MartĂ­n Ojeda with a sliding first-touch finish from point-blank range to open the scoring in the seventh minute ... Read More »

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Lenyn Sosa homers twice to lead White Sox past Diamondbacks

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

CHICAGO (AP) — Lenyn Sosa went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game and finished with a career-high four RBIs to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Wednesday. Andrew Benintendi added a solo shot and rookie catcher Kyle Teel had three hits with an RBI and two runs scored ... Read More »

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Jacob deGrom flirts with a perfect game, then a no-hitter with the Rangers

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

BALTIMORE (AP) — When Jacob deGrom is at his best, the Texas Rangers believe he’s the best pitcher on the planet. The two-time Cy Young Award winner certainly is looking like his old self. DeGrom flirted with a perfect game through six innings and a no-hitter through seven Wednesday night in another dominating performance in ... Read More »

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Happ hits leadoff HR, Boyd tosses 6 innings to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals 8-0

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Happ hit a leadoff home run and drove in three, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits in six scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday night. Reese McGuire and Kyle Tucker also homered for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Boyd ... Read More »

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Theo Corbeanu’s second-half goal lifts Toronto into a 1-1 draw with the Red Bulls

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Theo Corbeanu’s second-half goal lifted Toronto into a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. Toronto (3-10-5), which was playing for the first time since May 31, had lost four in a row at home. New York (8-7-4) is 1-6-3 on the road this season. Mohammed Sofo opened ... Read More »

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76ers expect injury-riddled center Joel Embiid to return from knee surgery in time for training camp

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is on track to return from knee surgery when training camp opens in September. Embiid had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April following a disastrous injury-plagued season that limited the two-time NBA scoring champion to just 19 games. Team President Daryl Morey talked to ... Read More »

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Suns add 7-footer Mark Williams, send two first-round picks to Hornets, AP source says

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have acquired center Mark Williams in a trade that sends two first-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade hasn’t officially been announced. The Hornets received ... Read More »

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Soto hits 2 homers and Mets beat Braves 7-3 for 2nd victory in 12 games

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered twice and the New York Mets finally got some production from the bottom of the lineup, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Wednesday night for their first victory over their NL East rivals in six meetings this season. No. 8 batter Ronny Mauricio also went deep and finished ... Read More »

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José Ramírez hits an RBI single in 10th to give Guardians 5-4 win over Blue Jays

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

CLEVELAND (AP) — JosĂ© RamĂ­rez hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat Toronto 5-4 on Wednesday night in the second start of the season for the Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer. RamĂ­rez, who singled off Scherzer to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead in the first, hit a line drive to ... Read More »

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Evander’s 2 goals and an assist lead Cincinnati past Montreal 3-1

By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025

MONTREAL (AP) — Evander scored twice to reach nine goals on the season and Luca Orellano also scored to help Cincinnati beat Montreal 3-1 on Wednesday night. Cincinnati (11-5-3) had just one victory in its previous five games. Montreal (2-12-5) fell to 0-5-3 at Saputo Stadium this season. Evander opened the scoring just before first-half ... Read More »

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