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Dort, Mathurin families unite for Montreal North community during NBA Finals
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — Luguentz Dort and Bennedict Mathurin are going head-to-head on the court — but off it, their families are on the same team. While Dort’s Oklahoma City Thunder battled Mathurin’s Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, the players’ mothers and sisters watched side by side in Montreal, coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can the inexperienced Cristian Chivu’s playing success translate to the dugout at Inter Milan?
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan appointed Cristian Chivu as coach on Monday despite his relative inexperience, and he will hope to be as successful as he was in his playing career with the Nerazzurri. The 44-year-old Romanian replaces Simone Inzaghi, who resigned last Tuesday and took charge of Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal the following day. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner now take their terrific rivalry from the French Open to Wimbledon
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the riveting and record-breaking French Open men’s final were multiple and significant. Let’s start with this: Anyone worried about how men’s tennis would survive in the post-Big Three era can rest easy. Alcaraz and Sinner produced 5 1/2 hours of evidence Sunday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cristian Chivu appointed as Inter Milan coach
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Cristian Chivu was appointed coach of Inter Milan on Monday. The club said he had signed a contract with the Nerazzurri until June 30, 2027. The 44-year-old replaces Simone Inzaghi, who took over as coach of Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal on Wednesday. The appointment was announced just hours after Parma agreed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers, back home in Indiana, have some things to figure out before Game 3 vs. Thunder in NBA Finals
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers simply couldn’t wait to get home early Monday. There’s a slew of possible reasons for that. Maybe they just wanted to get out of Oklahoma City with their split of the first two games in the NBA Finals. Maybe they couldn’t wait to see what finals fever will look ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario sports coach charged with sexual assault of young person
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
A 58-year-old sports coach from Markham, Ont., is facing sexual assault charges after numerous alleged assaults over nearly a decade. York Regional Police say they began investigating last month when a person reported being sexually assaulted several times between 2014 and 2015. Police say the alleged assaults began when the victim was under 16 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain tries to stay upbeat after shootout loss to Portugal in Nations League final
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — As Cristiano Ronaldo lifted the Nations League trophy and his Portugal teammates celebrated behind him, Spain’s players watched in clear disappointment. There was no major letdown after the penalty shootout defeat in Sunday’s final in Munich, though. There were no calls for a coaching change. There was no blaming of players who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Packers plan to release veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander, AP source says
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
The Green Bay Packers are planning to release veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Packers haven’t announced the move yet. NFL Network first reported it. The release would end a seven-year run with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany reassesses World Cup prospects after being taught lessons by France and Portugal
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Two defeats and last place in a mini-tournament it expected to win have dealt Germany a cold dose of reality ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The Nations League final four in Germany was supposed to show Julian Nagelsmann’s team can count itself among Europe’s best, but a 2-1 loss to Portugal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cristian Chivu expected to take over as coach of Inter Milan after ending Parma contract
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
PARMA, Italy (AP) — Parma has reached agreement with coach Cristian Chivu to terminate his contract, the club said on Monday. The 44-year-old is now expected to join Inter Milan to replace Simone Inzaghi, who took over as coach of Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal on Wednesday. The Serie A team thanked Chivu for “all of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fagerson becomes first injury casualty for Lions as Bealham called up for Australia rugby tour
By Canadian Press on June 9th, 2025
DUBLIN (AP) — Scotland prop Zander Fagerson was ruled out of the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia because of injury on Monday, with Ireland international Finlay Bealham called up as a replacement. It adds to the growing concerns about the tighthead prop situation with the Lions, because Tadhg Furlong is nursing a calf ... Read More »
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