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‘Craziest’ reversal of fortune puts Mavs on path to Flagg after all the Doncic drama
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts wasn’t thinking even for a second about Cooper Flagg when he started a staff meeting before the draft lottery by saying the club was entering the most important offseason in franchise history. The longtime NBA executive and relatively new leader on the business side of the Mavs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympics’ champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands.” Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally takes office Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 rookie Kimi Antonelli passes his final exams to graduate from high school
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Formula 1 rookie Kimi Antonelli passed his final exams to graduate from high school back home in Italy just like he’s been passing other cars on tracks around the world: without trouble. The 18-year-old Mercedes driver made the announcement in an Instagram story Monday, saying “promosso” — “passed” — with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahul and Pant lead India crawl to 159-run lead against England on Day 4
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — India paid caution to a lively pitch and bowling and scored only 63 runs against England on the fourth morning Monday of the series-opening Headingley test. India was 153-3 at lunch, leading by 159 runs in its second innings. After India captain Shubman Gill was out to the seventh ball of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Improved of late, the Orioles still face an uphill climb to avoid a lost season
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
A year ago the Baltimore Orioles looked like a dynasty in the making. Since then, they’ve been thoroughly mediocre, and even an improved stretch recently hasn’t helped their outlook much for 2025. After losing two of three to the Yankees in New York, the Orioles are 11 games under .500. They’ve gone 17-10 over their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Thunder are NBA champions, and they might be just getting started
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The promise came three years ago from Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti. It might have been overlooked for a couple of reasons. One, the Thunder were awful at the time. Two, he was speaking Latin. “Labor omnia vincit,” Presti said after the 2021-22 season, quoting a motto of Oklahoma. Depending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden State Warriors help transform lives of incarcerated men through coaching program
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — One day last fall, Ray Woodfork found himself being challenged to a fight by a fellow inmate half his age on the grounds of Solano State Prison. Woodfork would have been tempted not so long ago. The Golden State Warriors have helped turn him toward a different way of thinking. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!J.J. Spaun’s path to U.S. Open title helped by a shot onto an umbrella
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — J.J. Spaun knows as well as anyone how one little shot can make such a huge difference, even if it’s only 85 yards to a green in the shape of a red umbrella floating in the middle of a lake. It wasn’t a shot that won the U.S. Open. Spaun will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s court of auditors estimates $6.8 billion public spending for 2024 Paris Olympics
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — France’s court of auditors provided Monday the first official estimate of public spending tied to the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the global public expenditure estimated at nearly six billion euros ($6.8 billion). The Cour des Comptes said in its preliminary report, which was published ahead of the 2030 Winter Olympics also awarded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic sprint finalist Knighton at sports court for appeals in doping contamination case
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton went to court Monday to defend his claim he was contaminated in a positive doping test case that risks a ban from the next world championships. A two-time Olympic finalist in the 200 meters aged just 21, Knighton was cleared to run at the Paris Summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serie B playoff between Sampdoria and Salernitana suspended due to fireworks, seats thrown on pitch
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ROME (AP) — Fireworks and seats thrown onto the pitch prompted a playoff between Sampdoria and Salernitana to stay in Serie B to be suspended midway through the second half. The incidents involving Salernitana fans occurred after Sampdoria had taken a 2-0 lead Sunday in Salerno, putting it ahead 4-0 on aggregate. The match will ... Read More »
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