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Raptors sign center Jakob Poeltl to a 4-year contact extension
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors signed center Jakob Poeltl to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 29-year-old from Austria averaged a career-best 14.5 points and 9.6 rebounds, along with 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in 57 regular-season games for Toronto (30-52) last season. He also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey phenom Gavin McKenna commits to Penn State for upcoming NCAA season
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
Gavin McKenna’s long-rumoured move to the NCAA is official. In a game-changing decision for junior hockey, the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NHL draft announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Tuesday that he’s leaving the Western Hockey League and committing to Penn State University. McKenna had 41 goals and 88 assists in 56 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna says he’s committing to Penn State
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
Gavin McKenna said he is committing to Penn State, leaving the Canadian Hockey League for the U.S. college ranks in a long-anticipated decision by one of the sport’s most anticipated prospects since Connor McDavid. McKenna’s jump highlights how much the junior developmental hockey landscape has changed in North America since the NCAA’s landmark decision in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays ace Shane McClanahan takes step toward his big league return after shutout inning in minors
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan took a step toward returning to the major leagues after a nearly two-year absence, not allowing a hit or run in one inning of work Tuesday in a Florida Complex League game. McClanahan, who last pitched in the majors on Aug. 2, 2023, before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cousins says on Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ he played through arm injury to keep Falcons’ starting job
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins said on the Netflix series “Quarterback” that he played through an injury to his right, throwing arm last season in part to keep from losing his starting job with the Atlanta Falcons to rookie backup Michael Penix Jr. At minicamp last month, Cousins said he realized after last season he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirates’ Oneil Cruz will bring his record-breaking power to the Home Run Derby
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta. He is the fifth player named as a participant in Monday’s event at Truist Park, which hosts the All-Star Game a night later. Also competing are Atlanta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers hitting coach Al LeBoeuf is away from the team after having prostate surgery
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Al LeBoeuf is away from the team after having prostate surgery. The Brewers said Tuesday that LeBoeuf is expected to rejoin the team without providing a specific timetable. He had the operation on Monday. LeBoeuf (leh-BUFF) is coaching in the majors for the first time this year. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets place Starling Marte on injured list with bruised right knee, activate Jesse Winker
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Mets placed Starling Marte on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right knee on Tuesday and activated Jesse Winker, who missed two months with an oblique injury. Marte and Winker play the outfield, but have been used primarily as the Mets’ designated hitter. “It’s funny how things work,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grand Canyon University’s move to the Mountain West has been accelerated. Lopes to compete this fall
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Grand Canyon University announced Tuesday its move to the Mountain West Conference will begin immediately. The school in Phoenix was initially scheduled to transition from the Western Athletic Conference to its new league on July 1, 2026. The Mountain West offered an earlier transition, however, allowing the school to compete ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany through to Euro 2025 quarterfinals after coming from behind to beat Denmark 2-1
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Lea SchĂĽller scored again as Germany beat Denmark 2-1 on Tuesday, which secured a place in the knockout stage of the Women’s European Championship. Sweden’s subsequent 3-0 win over Poland means Sweden and Germany are assured of the top two places after their winning starts to Group C, leaving Poland and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JoĂŁo Pedro scores twice vs. boyhood team, Chelsea beats Fluminense 2-0 to reach Club World Cup final
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — JoĂŁo Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 Tuesday to assure an all-European Club World Cup final. A 23-year-old who had been at Fluminense from about age 10 until leaving for Watford in 2020, JoĂŁo Pedro scored in ... Read More »
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