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Yankees RHP Luis Gil faces hitters for 1st time since straining his right lat
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil faced hitters for the first time since straining his right lat in spring training, throwing about 20 pitches in a session New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone described on Saturday as “free and easy.” About two hours before the Yankees continued their three-game series with Baltimore, Gil notched four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duckett and Pope lead England reply after India all out for 471 at Headingley
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — England negotiated Jasprit Bumrah to reach 107-1 after bowling out India for 471 by tea on day two Saturday of the test series opener at Headingley. Opener Ben Duckett, 53 not out, and Ollie Pope, 48 not out, were spearheading England after Zac Crawley was dismissed by Bumrah in the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 in their semifinal Saturday to set up a showdown with Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in the final of the Berlin Open. Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, needed 1 hour and 21 minutes for her first win over a reigning No. 1. Sabalenka staged a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh plays it safe and settles for draw with Sri Lanka in rain-affected 1st test
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh missed out on a rare victory away from home when its series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on the rain-affected final day Saturday. After a prolonged rain break that saw the morning session curtailed to just 80 minutes, there was a window — 50 overs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From scandal to strategy: Kyle Moyer’s new role at Arrow McLaren Racing
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Moyer, one of the three Team Penske executives fired during an Indianapolis 500 scandal, has been hired by Arrow McLaren Racing and will be with the IndyCar team this coming week for a test session at Iowa Speedway. Moyer was hand-selected to join McLaren by team principal Tony Kanaan. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pant reaches hundred but England fights back with 4 wickets on second morning vs. India
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — Rishabh Pant reached a century and captain Shubman Gill got his highest score before India lost four wickets to England on the second morning of the test series opener Saturday at Headingley. India was 454-7 at lunch after adding 95 runs in the session for the loss of Gill on 147, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC and challenges for Los Angeles Games
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the next Summer Games that is the public face and financial foundation of most Olympic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Rutgers’ Ace Bailey are the one-and-done headliners among NBA draft’s forwards
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey were the first two names mentioned last summer when it came to college basketball’s top incoming freshmen. Now they’re the headliners among forwards in the NBA draft. Flagg led Duke to the Final Four and became only the fourth freshman named Associated Press men’s national player of the year. Bailey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nottingham Forest extends manager Nuno Espirito Santo’s contract after European qualification
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been rewarded with a contract extension for leading the club to its first European qualification for almost 30 years. The 51-year-old Nuno signed a three-year deal to stay at the City Ground until at least 2028, the Premier League club said on its website ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lucky 13: The Crusaders beat the Chiefs 16-12 to win the Super Rugby title for the 13th time
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Crusaders won the Super Rugby title for the 13th time by edging the Chiefs 16-12 on Saturday for their 32nd straight win in home playoffs. The Hamilton-based Chiefs lost in the final for the third straight year and for the second time to the Crusaders by a margin of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Athletics and Cleveland Guardians play in game 2 of series
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
Cleveland Guardians (37-37, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (32-46, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Logan Allen (5-4, 4.21 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Athletics: Mitch Spence (2-1, 3.50 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 47 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -118, Athletics -101; over/under is 9 ... Read More »
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