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Jets owner Woody Johnson buys 43% stake in English soccer club Crystal Palace
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is finally set to get his hands on an English soccer team. Premier League side Crystal Palace announced on Monday that Johnson has signed “a legally binding contract” to buy the shares of fellow American John Textor, who has a 43% stake in the London club. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 owner Liberty Media finally set to seal deal to take control of MotoGP after European approval
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Formula 1 owner Liberty Media is finally set to complete a deal to take control of motorcycle racing series MotoGP after receiving approval from the European Commission. Liberty Media said Monday the “unconditional” approval was the last step in completing the deal to buy 84% of Spain-based MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahul and Pant hundreds give India lead of 304 over England
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — Centuries by Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant launched India to a handsome lead of 304 runs against England at tea on day four Monday of the Headingley test. Rahul was first there, his ninth hundred taking 202 balls. He waved his bat and kissed the crest on his helmet. Pant followed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rebuilding Pac-12 reaches deal with CBS for its football and men’s basketball games
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
The Pac-12 struck a media-rights deal with CBS on Monday that sets up the network to broadcast a minimum of four football and men’s basketball games per season on its main network and provide a cable and streaming presence for the reconfigured league from 2026-31. Financial details of the new deal were not disclosed. Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘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 »
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