By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova put months of injuries behind her to beat Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-2 and win the Berlin Open on Sunday. For the 25-year-old Vondrousova, who had dropped to 164 in the rankings after undergoing surgery on her left shoulder, it’s her first title in ... Read More »
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault knows exactly why the NBA Finals are coming down to a Game 7. “It’s a contest of wills,” he said. And to this point, neither side has lost its will. Back and forth they have gone, the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. Indiana led the ... Read More »
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When the time comes for defenseman Matthew Schaefer to take the stage at the NHL draft inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this week, the top-ranked prospect won’t be climbing the stairs alone. There’s no doubt in Schaefer’s mind his late mother Jennifer will be accompanying him in spirit. It will stand as a ... Read More »
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MADRID (AP) — With veteran Santi Cazorla leading the way 20 years after he left the club, Oviedo made it back to the first division of the Spanish league. The club owned by Mexico’s Grupo Pachuca since 2022 secured its return to the top flight with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in the final ... Read More »
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Duke’s Khaman Maluach anchored the interior for an elite defensive team that reached the Final Four. Maryland’s Derik Queen was the offensive focal point for a team that reached the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend. Those freshmen are the headliners among big men in the upcoming NBA draft. While there’s a deep well of high-end guard ... Read More »
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LEEDS, England (AP) — Harry Brook held England’s reply together as India took two wickets on the third morning Sunday of the test series opener at Headingley. Brook was taking the attack to India with 57 not out, and using up lives, as England reached 327-5 at lunch, 144 runs behind India. England scored 118 ... Read More »
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Juan Freytes scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute and Fluminense beat Ulsan 4-2 in the Club World Cup on Saturday night. Jhon Arias bent a 25-yard free kick inside the right post and under the crossbar in the 27th minute to open the scoring for Fluminense. Lee Jin-hyun, ... Read More »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Antonisse scored on a breakaway in second-half stoppage time and Curaçao tied Canada 1-1 on Saturday night to remain in contention to advance to the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Nathan Saliba put Canada ahead in the ninth minute from inside the penalty area. The 21-year-old, playing in his ... Read More »
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GLOUCESTER, England (AP) — David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died. He was 61. Lawrence’s family made the announcement on Sunday with a statement through Gloucestershire, where Lawrence was the club president. He announced a year ago he had motor neurone disease. “It is with great sadness that ... Read More »
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Seattle Mariners (38-37, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (46-30, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-2, 2.55 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (4-2, 3.84 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -114, Cubs -105; over/under is 11 1/2 ... Read More »
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Baltimore Orioles (33-43, fifth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (44-32, first in the AL East) New York; Sunday, 11:35 a.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (6-7, 4.80 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (4-4, 4.83 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 90 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -189, Orioles +157; over/under is ... Read More »
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