National Sports
Saint-Etienne’s home game with Lyon halted after linesman is hit by projectile
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne’s home game against Ligue 1 rival Lyon was interrupted moments before halftime after an official was hit on the head by a projectile thrown from the crowd at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Sunday. French league officials were meeting to decide whether to continue the match. Referee François Letexier halted the game in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees’ Max Fried loses no-hit bid vs. Rays when official scorer changes decision in 8th inning
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried lost a no-hit bid against the Tampa Bay Rays just as the bottom of the eighth inning was about to start Sunday when the official scorer changed a sixth-inning call to a hit from an error. Rookie Chandler Simpson hit a grounder into the hole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thunder open 35-point 1st-half lead over Grizzlies, go on to win by 51 in a stat-filled Game 1
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
Oklahoma City’s playoff run got off to a record-setting start. The Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest victory margin in NBA postseason history and the largest in a Game 1. “We were amped up,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “Give the guys ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inexperienced Pistons, like veteran Clippers, know there’s no time for hanging heads before Game 2s
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Pistons could have sounded shaken, after a few miserable minutes against the New York Knicks ruined an otherwise solid return to the postseason. Same with the Los Angeles Clippers, who played beautiful basketball down the stretch of the regular season but not in their series opener against Denver. Yet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona takes commanding 4-1 lead over Chelsea in Women’s Champions League semifinals
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona recovered from a missed penalty by Alexia Putellas to take a commanding 4-1 lead over Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League semifinals on Sunday. Putellas had her penalty kick saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton in the 12th minute of the first leg, but the Catalan club rallied with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thunder beat Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1, 5th-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s scoring champion with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees’ Max Fried has no-hit bid through 6 inning against Rays
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees left-hander Max Fried has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, and New York leads 3-0. Fried, a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Yankees, walked two and faced two batters over the minimum. Three Rays have reached base on errors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United States wins the women’s ice hockey world championship final 4-3 in OT against Canada
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime over defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Janecke struck with 2:54 left in overtime for the Americans to claim the 11th title at the worlds. ___ AP women’s hockey: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Janecke scores OT winner as U.S. beat Canada 4-3 for world hockey gold
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — The United States wrested the gold medal back from Canada at the women’s world hockey championship with a 4-3 overtime win in Sunday’s final. Tessa Janecke scored the overtime winner as the U.S. claimed its second world title in three years after beating host Canada in the 2023 final in Brampton, Ont. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: U.S. edges Canada 4-3 in overtime to win world women’s hockey gold
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — The United States defeats Canada 4-3 in overtime to win world women’s hockey championship. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter struggles at Bologna again and is left level with Napoli atop Serie A
By Canadian Press on April 20th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Inter Milan has a history of recent struggles at Bologna and Sunday proved no different. Riccardo Orsolini’s stoppage-time bicycle kick lifted Bologna to a 1-0 victory over the Serie A leader and left the Nerazzurri level with second-placed Napoli with five rounds remaining. The defeat brought back memories of a goalkeeping blunder ... Read More »
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