July 27th, 2025

National Sports

Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie card fetches $660,000 at auction in a record-breaking sale

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

Caitlin Clark has set yet another record, this time with her 2024 WNBA rookie card selling for the most money yet for a female athlete at a public auction. Clark’s Rookie Royalty WNBA Flawless Logowoman 1/1 card sold Thursday night for $660,000. That sale price tops the previous mark of $366,000 for Clark’s 2024 Panini ... Read More »

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The world’s tallest teen, 7-foot-9 centre Olivier Rioux, gives football a try at Florida

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest teenager is trying his hand — his reach, really — at football. Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 centre who played for the Under-19 Canadian national team this summer, recently worked out for the Gators’ football team. Rioux, from Terrebonne, Que., donned an orange helmet and took ... Read More »

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Pernetti on Memphis’ attempted move to Big 12: Your job is to do what’s best for the school

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said he was aware of Memphis’ intentions to leave the conference for the Big 12 and praised the school for being ambitious, even though the Tigers’ bid to join the Power Four failed. The Big 12 board reportedly rejected Memphis’ bid to join the league, according ... Read More »

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Blue Jays top prospect Arjun Nimmala focused on growth, consistency in Vancouver

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

VANCOUVER — Arjun Nimmala has learned a lot this year. As the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, he’s been figuring out what it takes to be a professional athlete while playing shortstop for the team’s High-A affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians. As a 19-year-old living more than 5,000 kilometres away from his parents’ ... Read More »

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Venus Williams is back and she is not done. She heads to Cincinnati next and maybe the US Open

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Venus Williams’ four-matches-in-four-days return to professional tennis was over, after she was loudly feted by appreciative fans even after a loss in singles, the D.C. Open stadium announcer offered a thought: “We’re never going to say goodbye to Venus Williams, are we?” he said. Not yet, anyway. This was not a ... Read More »

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Fast bowler Afridi back in Pakistan squad for white-ball series against West Indies in US

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for the white-ball cricket series against West Indies, starting at Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. The three Twenty20 matches in the U.S. — on July 31, Aug. 2 and 3 — will be followed by three ODI games in Trinidad and Tobago. Afridi, who ... Read More »

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Joe Root becomes the 3rd highest scorer in test cricket as England takes control against India

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Joe Root became the third highest run scorer in test cricket on Friday as he helped England reach 332-2, only 26 runs behind India. Root was 63 not out at lunch on day 3 of the fourth test at Old Trafford, with Ollie Pope 70 not out. The 34-year-old Root overtook ... Read More »

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‘He was the catalyst’: Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

TORONTO — Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like “one of the boys.” When Korderas joined what was then called the WWF in 1985, one of his first jobs was picking up wrestlers from the airport and driving them to Toronto’s ... Read More »

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Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 129.9 kilometers (80.5 miles) long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers (57.7 ... Read More »

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Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan after contractual dispute with promoter is resolved

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan that it had previously said was canceled after resolving a contractual dispute with the promoter, the Spanish champion said Friday. Barcelona said that its team was traveling to Japan where it will play a friendly against Vissel Kobe on Sunday. The club said ... Read More »

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Now at UCLA, Iamaleava tries to move beyond the drama and focus on football

By Canadian Press on July 25th, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) — College football’s future wore a baby blue suit, a gold pin that said “UCLA” and a pair of diamond-encrusted hoop earrings. He glided toward the mic, sat down, then prepared for the grilling about how much money he makes, why he left Tennessee, who betrayed who when he departed, and what ... Read More »

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