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Cubs’ Kyle Tucker, Ryan Pressly return to Daikin Park for first time since Astros traded them
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly returned to Daikin Park on Friday for the first time since the Houston Astros traded them to the Chicago Cubs during the offseason and were greeted by a video tribute before the start of the game. The two stepped out of the Cubs dugout and tipped their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona governor approves up to $500M in taxpayer funds to upgrade home of Diamondbacks
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Friday that funds up to $500 million in renovations to Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The bill, which won bipartisan support in both of the state’s GOP-controlled chambers, will use sales tax revenue from the stadium and nearby buildings for infrastructure upgrades over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL coach Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit about hacking allegations against former assistant
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — NFL coach Jim Harbaugh was added Friday to a lawsuit against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach who is accused of hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes across the U.S. to look for intimate photos. Attorneys claim Harbaugh, who was Michigan’s coach, and others knew that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Islanders choose Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer with No. 1 pick in NHL draft
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. The Islanders surprised nobody by using their first No. 1 selection since 2009 on the 17-year-old Schaefer, a 6-foot-2 blueliner from Hamilton, Ontario, who spent the past two seasons with the Ontario ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers CF Wyatt Langford to IL again with oblique strain while RHP Nathan Eovaldi returns
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers center fielder Wyatt Langford has been put on the 10-day injured list because of an oblique strain for the second time this season. Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Friday that Langford has a “very low grade” strain. The second-year outfielder hasn’t played since Tuesday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Islanders take defenceman Matthew Schaefer first overall at NHL draft
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer is a member of the New York Islanders. The club selected the 17-year-old defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters with the first pick at the 2025 NHL draft on Friday. Schaefer had been viewed as the slam-dunk top selection for months despite not playing since December after suffering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Autographed Michael Jordan rookie card sells for $2.5 million
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
A autographed Michael Jordan rookie card sold for $2.5 million in an auction that closed on Thursday. The 1986-87 Fleer card sold through Joopiter — the auction platform founded by Grammy-winning artist and producer Pharrell Williams three years ago — shows Jordan soaring toward the rim with his right arm extended and tongue dangling. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR’s Cup Series to debut In-Season Challenge as $1 million backdrop to points race for title
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — The debut of NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge in Saturday night’s Cup Series race in Atlanta generated differing opinions and expectations from drivers. After all, there’s a points race to attend to. Every team’s top priority is qualifying for the playoffs and trying to win the championship. Some drivers acknowledge they simply haven’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jennifer Kupcho and Leona Maguire shoot a best-ball 60 to take the lead in the Dow Championship
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Leona Maguire shot a 10-under 60 in better-ball play Friday to take the second-round lead in the Dow Championship, the LPGA Tour’s only team event. The Solheim Cup rivals had a 13-under 127 total at Midland Country Club after opening with an alternate-shot 67 on Thursday. “The plan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hazlewood 5-for leads Australia to three-day win over West Indies in Barbados test
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Australia blew away the West Indies for 141 and won the first test by 159 runs at Kensington Oval on day three Friday. The West Indies was set a stressful 301 target to win on a tricky pitch and folded in 33.4 overs. The chief destroyer was seamer Josh Hazlewood with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs re-sign Tavares, Oilers keep Frederic around long term and NHL trades get rolling
By Canadian Press on June 27th, 2025
One of hockey’s most well-respected, well-rounded veterans gave his hometown team a hometown discount, a couple of younger players signed the longest contracts still available to them and trade dominos began falling Friday around the NHL. John Tavares re-signed for four more years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, getting $17.55 million. He’ll count $4.39 million ... Read More »
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