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NBA players seem to tear their Achilles more frequently nowadays. Why is that?
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton entered their respective NBA Finals elimination games with strained right calves. Each wound up leaving early with torn right Achilles tendons. Durant, a perennial All-Star and the league’s 2014 MVP, missed the whole next season as he recovered from the injury and now Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB, NASCAR stars talk the legends of Bristol as racetrack transforms for historic ballgame
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. advises the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves to watch a couple of night races at Bristol Motor Speedway before the Speedway Classic. Once at the racetrack, he recommends a walk up the banked walls to truly appreciate the half-mile bullring. MLB’s Speedway Classic on Aug. 2 means either the Reds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oliveira to miss second straight game when Blue Bombers host Elks
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have proven to be too much for the Edmonton Elks over the years. Winnipeg (3-0) hosts Edmonton (1-2) on Thursday, having won the last 12 head-to-head matchups between the West Division rivals. Collaros is 15-6 in his career against the Elks, including 11 straight wins — the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alijah Arenas says he was ‘fighting time’ as he tried to escape burning truck after accident
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California basketball recruit Alijah Arenas has provided the first details of the car crash that left him in an induced coma in April. Initially disoriented after crashing his Tesla Cybertruck into a tree, Arenas said he felt panic as smoke filled the front cabin and the doors wouldn’t open. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration says California must bar trans girls from girls sports
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday that California must change its policies allowing transgender girls to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The U.S. Department of Education said it determined California’s education department and governing body for high school sports are violating Title IX, a federal law banning sex ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Filipa PatĂŁo named coach of NWSL expansion club, the Boston Legacy
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Benfica coach Filipa PatĂŁo has been hired as the new head coach of the National Women’s Soccer League club Boston Legacy. PatĂŁo, 36, will take over the expansion team’s preparations for its first season next year in July once her visa is approved, the club announced Wednesday. PatĂŁo has led Benfica since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. leaves game vs. Diamondbacks with hamstring tightness
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. left Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with left hamstring tightness. Robert started in center and was set to bat sixth but exited after playing the field in the top of the first. Austin Slater pinch hit for him and stayed in the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford’s off-field ‘accident’ requires season-ending wrist surgery
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kutter Crawford had an off-field “accident” that requires season-ending surgery on his right throwing wrist, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said on Wednesday, adding that the 29-year-old wasn’t doing anything “irresponsible.” “It hasn’t been a great year for him,” Cora said. “It (stinks) that it happened this way, but it’s just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks defence going through growing pains early in 2025 CFL season
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
EDMONTON — Growing. Inconsistent. Building. Just a few of the words being used to describe the Edmonton Elks defence that has given up 69 points in two games, both losses, while registering just one quarterback sack “We definitely have to get better,” defensive end Robbie Smith understated as the 0-2 Elks prepare to meet the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fan banned by MLB after heckling Dbacks’ Marte to tears with barb about late mother, AP source says
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
A fan who heckled Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday night has been banned indefinitely from all major league stadiums, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Marte was seen in tears on the field after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ganado pitcher heads Texas 2A all-state softball team
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 2A all-state softball team, distributed by The Associated Press: FIRST TEAM Pitcher: Saylor Bures, Ganado; Destiny Garza, Sundown; Kyleigh Benton, Riesel Catcher: Brynly Gregory, Sundown First base: Emily Grandgeorge, Beckville Second base: Kennedy Guardiola, Riesel Third base: Kodi Rhodes, Crawford Shortstop: Landri Pick, Riesel ... Read More »
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