National Sports
Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event. Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs isn’t just a race. It’s 150,000 fans jammed under the Twin Spires for a fashion show mixed with an all-day party that is heavy on traditions like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Peterman and Gallant remain perfect at curling mixed doubles worlds
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
FREDERICTON — Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained unbeaten at the world mixed doubles curling championship with a 7-3 win over the Netherlands in Monday’s early draw. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., combined to curl 92 per cent in the lopsided win. The duo put the match away with a steal of two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals and Canadiens fined $25K each as their 1st-round series gets increasingly feisty
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — From big hits to post-whistle scrums and even shenanigans during pregame warmups, things are getting increasingly testy in the first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens. Each team was fined $25,000 for players’ antics during warmups prior to Game 4 on Sunday night. Washington’s Dylan McIlrath and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona targets European title hat trick after winning UEFA Youth League final
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Barcelona is on course for a hat trick of European titles after beating Trabzonspor 4-1 in the UEFA Youth League final on Monday. It was won the day after Barcelona reached the Women’s Champions League final and two days before the men’s team hosts Inter Milan in the first leg of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers give themselves more runway by extending series with Kings
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
EDMONTON — Time is on the side of the Edmonton Oilers after extending their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings. Edmonton limped into the post-season with several key players missing multiple games, or longer, down the stretch as they tried to regain their form at the start of the series. Sunday’s 4-3 overtime win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!14-year-old Suryavanshi smashes record-breaking T20 century in IPL
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
JAIPUR, India (AP) — The 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi has hit a breathtaking century and one of the greatest innings in not just the Indian Premier League but in men’s Twenty20 cricket anywhere. Just nine days after becoming the youngest debutant in IPL history, Suryavanshi surpassed all expectations again on Monday by hitting a century ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Curry is voted the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry picked up another NBA award Monday, being voted the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year by his peers in the league. Already a two-time NBA MVP and the league’s career leader in 3-pointers, Curry was honored this time for his “selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Team Penske turmoil at Talladega brings out defense of Cindric from ex Braves slugger Chipper Jones
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — If there’s beef between teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano — and none other than Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is convinced there is — then Team Penske has some work to do to smooth things over. At the end of the second stage of Sunday’s race at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL fines Habs, Caps for unsportsmanlike conduct during Game 4 warmup
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
NEW YORK — The NHL has fined the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals US$25,000 each for unsportsmanlike conduct during warm-ups before Game 4, marking another round of discipline in the testy playoff series. The league also announced Monday that Montreal defenceman Arber Xhekaj was fined $3,385.42 and Washington defenceman Dylan McIlrath was docked $2,018.23, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers releasing safety Ryan Watts after he missed his rookie season with a neck injury
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Monday they were releasing safety Ryan Watts, whose football career is feared to be over because of a severe neck injury sustained last preseason. “After consulting with our medical team, medical experts and Ryan’s representatives, we all agree that it is in Ryan’s best interest to discontinue playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese’s return to college for WNBA preseason games to be shown on national TV
By Canadian Press on April 28th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s return to college for WNBA preseason games will be two of a record four exhibition games shown on national TV. Clark will head back to Iowa for an exhibition between her Indiana Fever and the Brazilian national team on Sunday, a game airing on ESPN. The ... Read More »
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