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Caitlin Clark makes time for injury treatment while basking in the fun of All-Star weekend
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark refused to let an injury ruin her WNBA All-Star weekend, so she found other ways to participate. Clark spoke out about the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations, mingled with fans at sponsor events, showed other players around her adopted hometown, Indianapolis, and even traded light jabs with five-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian star swimmer Oleksiak notified of anti-doping rules violation
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
TORONTO — Swim star Penny Oleksiak of Toronto has been notified of an apparent anti-doping rule violation by the International Testing Agency. According to the ITA, Oleksiak committed three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025. She has been made aware of the case and has accepted a voluntary provisional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slumping Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts benched against Brewers
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, was benched for Saturday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, and manager Dave Roberts said he may hold the veteran shortstop out of Sunday’s lineup as well. “No, this wasn’t scheduled,” Roberts said of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!War veterans go from Ukraine front lines to Wembley ringside for Usyk’s win over Dubois
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian coal miner Andrii’s face lit up when he talked about meeting Oleksandr Usyk. “Wow!” the 36-year-old says in English. Andrii and more than a dozen other war veterans were on hand when Usyk beat Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NSL roundup: Rapid roll past Wild 3-0, Rise sink Tides 6-0
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
CALGARY — Florence Belzile and Delaney Baie Pridham scored first-half goals 10 minutes apart and the visiting Ottawa Rapid went on to defeat the Calgary Wild 3-0 in Northern Super League play at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. Meikayla Moore was given credit for the Wild’s own goal three minutes into the second half — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger stars for Germany at the Women’s European Championship
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — She had the save of the tournament so far, two stops in the penalty shootout and a successful spot kick of her own. Ann-Katrin Berger pulled out all the heroics for Germany on Saturday. Germany recovered from going a player and a goal down early on to hold France to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraley leads Reds to 5-2 win after Mets retire Wright’s number at Citi Field
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Fraley matched a career high with three hits and drove in two runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Saturday. On a festive afternoon at Citi Field, the Mets honored David Wright by retiring his No. 5 jersey during a pregame ceremony. They jumped out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenager Aphrodite Deng becomes first Canadian winner in U.S. Girls’ Junior history
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Aphrodite Deng became the first Canadian winner in U.S. Girls’ Junior history, beating Xingtong Chen of Singapore 2 and 1 on Saturday in the 36-hole final at Atlanta Athletic Club. The 15-year-old Deng, from Calgary, Alta., won her third junior major title of the year, following the Junior Invitational at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Daniel claims victory in World Triathlon Para Series race in Montreal
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
MONTREAL — Decorated Canadian para triathlete Stefan Daniel claimed his first victory of the season Saturday in Montreal. The 28-year-old Calgarian raced from the front of the pack in the swim, bike and run sprint distance to win the World Triathlon Para Series event. Daniel, a six-time world champion and two-time Paralympic medallist, covered the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees right-handed pitcher Luis Gil impresses in his second rehab start, nears return
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone watched right-handed pitcher Luis Gil’s second rehab start on video and said Saturday he was pleased with what he saw. “Stuff was good, decent command,” said Boone, who watched a recording of Friday’s game on Saturday morning. “More importantly, another step and kind of building that pitch count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unsung heroes, batting depth step up for Blue Jays in 6-3 win over Giants
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays may have star power, but they’ve had contributions from unsung heroes this season. That happened Saturday afternoon when Toronto’s 7-8-9 hitters accounted for all six runs and went a collective 5-for-10 in the team’s 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Rogers Centre. Second baseman Ernie Clement finished ... Read More »
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