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NCAA names Samford’s Martin Newton and BYU’s Liz Darger as 2026-27 basketball committee chairs
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA on Friday named the 2026-27 chairs of the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball committees and a plan to announce the top 16 seeds for the women’s tournament the day before Selection Sunday. Samford athletic director Martin Newton will head the men’s committee and BYU senior associate athletic director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when their first application was rejected nearly two years ago. The OWGR said in a statement Friday it had received the application and has started the review process to determined if the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Fritz sends water bottle to unwell fan as heat impacts Wimbledon again
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Play was stopped twice during the Wimbledon semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz because two fans felt unwell in the heat on Friday. The temperature reached 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) at Centre Court when both delays took place — during the eighth game of the second set. Similar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan looks to play a more expansive game
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
It looks like change and opportunity will be the buzzwords in coach Stephen Meehan’s debut with the Canadian men’s rugby team. Change in that the 59-year-old Australian is looking for his players to express themselves by playing a more expansive style of rugby. And opportunity because Meehan, who officially started the job in April, has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England star Jofra Archer takes wicket off 3rd ball on long-awaited return to test cricket
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
England pace bowler Jofra Archer has made an immediate impact in his first test match in 4 1/2 years, taking a wicket off his third ball to remove India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal at Lord’s. There was a buzz around a packed crowd at the home of cricket on Friday when Archer took the ball for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After battling leukemia, Tsubasa Endoh signs one-day contract to retire as TFC player
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Tsubasa Endoh comes full circle Saturday when he retires as a Toronto FC player. After being diagnosed with acute undifferentiated leukemia in December 2021, the 31-year-old winger from Japan had a dream. “Every step of the treatment, every setback, the time that I had to spend in the hospital, I always dreamed of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jean-Pierre Rivère steps down as Nice president after 14 years leading the French soccer club
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
NICE, France (AP) — Jean-Pierre Rivère is stepping down as president of Nice after 14 years at the helm of the French league club. Nice said in a statement on Friday that he will be replaced by the club’s current CEO, Fabrice Bocquet, from Aug. 20. Nice said the move was approved by Ineos, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who is Morgan Riddle? A fashion influencer at Wimbledon who attends boyfriend Taylor Fritz’s matches
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Morgan Riddle’s effect on Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s rise in the rankings has been significant. He says so himself. Riddle has been at the All England Club this year and others in her role as a fashion influencer, telling her hundreds of thousands of social media followers how tennis has become “the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aaron Judge moves into to second in MLB jersey sales, behind Shohei Ohtani
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge has moved into second behind the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani in Major League Baseball jersey sales heading into the All-Star break. Judge rose from fifth to second, Major League Baseball said Friday. He was followed by the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wrexham opens its Down Under tour without its Hollywood owners but with a 3-0 win
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Welsh soccer side Wrexham opened a three-match tour of Australia and New Zealand on Friday without their high-profile co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney making the trip Down Under. The result was a good one, though — 3-0 over A-League side Melbourne Victory — despite missing the Hollywood actors’ star power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2025: Switzerland riding wild emotions on and off the field into quarterfinals debut
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Let’s go crazy, Switzerland. The national women’s soccer team is riding a wave of passionate support in a country where emotions are typically kept under control. Crucial goals like Switzerland got in the 90th and 92nd minutes of the past two games in sold-out stadiums helped unleash those strong feelings. “We feel ... Read More »
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