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US Open ’25: Facts and figures for the 125th championship
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Facts and figures for the 125th U.S. Open golf championship: Dates: June 12-15. Site: Oakmont Country Club. Length: 7,349 yards. Par: 70. Cut: Top 60 and ties. Playoff (if necessary): Two-hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed. Field: 156 players. Purse: TBA. Last year: $21.5 million. Defending champion: Bryson DeChambeau. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open ’25: A hole-by-hole look at Oakmont
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Oakmont Country Club, site of the 125th U.S. Open to be played June 12-15: No. 1, 488 yards, par 4 Nothing says “Welcome to Oakmont” quite like the opening hole, one of the toughest starts in major championship golf. The narrow fairway is lined by bunkers on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open ’25: Players to watch at Oakmont for the US Open
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Players to watch at the 125th U.S. Open, to be played June 12-15 at Oakmont Country Club: Scottie Scheffler Age: 29 Country: United States World ranking: 1 Worldwide wins: 19 Majors: Masters (2022, 2024), PGA Championship (2025) U.S. Open appearances: 7 Best finish: Runner-up in 2022 at The Country Club Backspin: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A mural honoring Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso is defaced with racist graffiti in Miami
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Police are investigating after vandals defaced a mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso that is part of a collection of artwork honoring baseball players in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The vandalism was discovered Sunday by a 7-year-old boy who asked his mother what the words and the Nazi symbols meant, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ravens extend receiver Rashod Bateman’s contract through 2029 in a $36.75M deal
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
The Baltimore Ravens gave out another contract extension to a key offensive player on Thursday, signing receiver Rashod Bateman through 2029. The three-year, $36.75 million extension includes $20 million in guarantees, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms hadn’t been announced. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL expansion signings: Seattle adds Barnes and Serdachny, Vancouver brings in Nurse and Maschmeyer
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
Hilary Knight has company in Seattle, with the new PWHL team adding two 2024 first-round draft picks — Ottawa Charge forward Danielle Serdachny and Montreal Victoire defenseman Cayla Barnes — on Thursday during the league’s expansion signing period. The league announced Serdachny agreed to sign a two-year contract and Barnes reached a three-year deal to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes enter CFL season with unfinished business: ‘Get that revenge’
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — Tyrice Beverette has some unfinished business after what transpired last year. The Montreal Alouettes star linebacker watched the Toronto Argonauts hoist their 19th Grey Cup to end last season. Beverette knows that could have been his team — if not for a string of mistakes. “We all know in this locker room what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Significant number’ of Vancouver Whitecaps players, staff ill after game in Mexico
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say “a significant number” of players and staff are dealing with a gastrointestinal illness after visiting Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Major League Soccer team cancelled a planned training session on Wednesday and held a modified individual session for players who had been cleared by medical staff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kapanen making most of chance with Oilers in run to Cup final: ‘Best days of my life’
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
EDMONTON — Kasperi Kapanen cut through the neutral zone, knifed past a pair of flat-footed defenders, avoided a desperate poke check — and then chimed the puck off Sergei Bobrovsky’s left post. The Edmonton Oilers winger came within centimetres of penning a dramatic overtime ending to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. His team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine soccer team on the road again, looking to bring hope to war-torn home
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
TORONTO — For the 30th-ranked Canadian men, Saturday’s matchup with No. 25 Ukraine at the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament in Toronto is a chance to test themselves against elite European opposition. But for many in the stands at BMO Field and back home in war-torn Ukraine, the game is much more. More than three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers’ Brandon Woodruff has bruised elbow after getting struck by line drive in rehab appearance
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff has a bruised right elbow after getting struck by a line drive while on a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Nashville. Woodruff left his appearance on Tuesday after getting hit by a 108 mph liner off the bat of Gwinnett’s Cade Bunnell. He had an X-ray and other ... Read More »
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