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Jannik Sinner details the loss and confusion he felt after accepting doping ban
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner has said he was lost and confused after receiving a three-month doping ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency in February. The top-ranked tennis player suddenly didn’t know what do with himself away from the game he had dedicated almost his entire life to. “At the start I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curlers Peterman, Gallant first athletes named to Canada’s 2026 Olympic team
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
TORONTO — Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada’s team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., will represent Canada in mixed doubles curling at the Games, Curling Canada and the Canadian Olympic Team announced Monday. Peterman and Gallant provisionally earned their nomination to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic swim great Gary Hall Jr awarded 10 medals to replace those destroyed in LA fires
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — After all his Olympic medals were destroyed in the Los Angeles fires, swimming great Gary Hall Jr. set an unexpected record replacing them at IOC headquarters Monday. Ten Olympic medals awarded to one athlete on the same day. “I’ll do a better job of taking care of these,” Hall Jr. quipped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico says he’s feeling fine after nut allergy knocked him off the Derby broadcast
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NBC Sports host Mike Tirico said Monday he is feeling fine after having to leave the Kentucky Derby broadcast early over the weekend because of a strong reaction to a nut allergy. “I’ve had a nut allergy my whole life and am usually very, very careful,” he said on the “Today” show. “I ate something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah Jazz extend coach Will Hardy’s contract through 2031
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Will Hardy is being given more time to continue the rebuild of the Utah Jazz. The Jazz announced Monday that Hardy has signed a contract extension, one that could keep him as head coach through the 2030-31 season. He’ll enter his fourth season with the Jazz next fall. “Will’s leadership has been invaluable to our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Natalie Nakase is 1st Asian American WNBA head coach and unfazed by being the face of the Valkyries
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Don’t tell Natalie Nakase she doesn’t have what it takes to do something. The coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first WNBA team got to where she is by learning to block out those who underestimated her. “If I hear one negative thing about my goal, about my dream, it’s out, we’re done,” Nakase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rider Derek Gee to lead Israel-Premier Tech team at Giro d’Italia
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Canadian rider Derek Gee, who turned heads with his breakthrough ride in the 2023 race, returns to the Giro d’Italia this week. This time, the 27-year-old from Ottawa looks to make his mark in the general classification for the Israel-Premier Tech team rather than hunt for stage wins in the first of the year’s three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can Aaron Judge hit .400? Peak Barry Bonds couldn’t, and that shows how daunting the math is
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Ted Williams is the last American Leaguer to hit .400, and there are actually plenty of similarities between him and Aaron Judge. The one major difference is in the strikeout column, and that’s why Judge is highly unlikely to repeat Williams’ famous feat. With a .423 batting average through 34 games, Judge leads the major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preview capsule for the Minnesota-Golden State Western Conference semifinal playoff series
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Preview capsule on the Minnesota-Golden State Western Conference semifinal series that starts Tuesday: No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, 4-1) vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors (48-34, 4-3) Season series: Warriors, 3-1. Schedule: Game 1 at Minnesota, Tuesday; Game 2 at Minnesota, Thursday; Game 3 at Golden State, Saturday; Game 4 at Golden State, May 12; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Well-traveled WR Dionate Johnson’s tour of the AFC North makes another stop in Cleveland
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Diontae Johnson is making another stop in the AFC North. The well-traveled wide receiver signed a one-year deal with Cleveland on Monday. The Browns are Johnson’s third stop within the division in the last 14 months. Johnson spent the first five seasons of his career in Pittsburgh, where he was a Pro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Kane feels ‘amazing’ despite hangover after finally winning his first career title
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane says he feels “amazing” after finally winning his first career title at the age of 31. Despite appearing hungover after Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga win on Sunday, Kane said in an Instagram post on Monday, “It just feels sweet to win the title and the first one of my career.” Kane ... Read More »
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