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Texas Rangers bring back Dane Dunning after optioning reliever Caleb Boushley
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Texas Rangers brought back right-hander Dane Dunning from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday after reliever Caleb Boushley was optioned to the minors. Texas made the move before the opener of a three-game series at Baltimore, a day after Boushley threw 72 pitches. Boushley faced 22 batters, allowing five runs and 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men look to down El Salvador and win their group at CONCACAF Gold Cup
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
HOUSTON — In the wake of the disappointing 1-1 draw with Curaçao, Canada has left itself some work to do in the final Group B game against El Salvador on Tuesday at the Gold Cup. A win over No. 90 Curaçao on Saturday would have guaranteed the 30th-ranked Canadians a berth in the quarterfinals. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers bright future becomes much cloudier because of Tyrese Haliburton’s injury
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton took the Indiana Pacers to heights few thought possible after they started this season with a 10-15 record. His historic postseason run included a litany of incredible plays, buzzer-beating winners and occasionally unprecedented stat lines, and it helped propel the Pacers to their second NBA Finals appearance and within one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The NBA offseason is officially here. It’s been going on for some time, actually
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Kevin Durant already has been traded to Houston. The New York Knicks are looking for a coach. Cooper Flagg is about to become the No. 1 pick in the draft. Expansion plans likely will take a big step forward in a few weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers just got sold. The NBA offseason officially has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets revamp front office by promoting Ben Tenzer, bring in Jonathan Wallace from Timberwolves
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets revamped their front office Monday by promoting interim general manager Ben Tenzer to executive vice president of basketball operations and bringing in Minnesota’s Jonathan Wallace to serve as the executive VP of basketball operations. The announcement was made by the team days before an NBA draft where the Nuggets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres sign forward Clair DeGeorge to one-year contract
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Sceptres have signed forward Clair DeGeorge on a one-year contract, the Professional Women’s Hockey League team announced Monday. The 26-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, had two assists in 26 games with the Montréal Victoire last season. DeGeorge helped the Minnesota Frost win the Walter Cup in the PWHL’s inaugural 2024 season. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames re-sign forward Justin Kirkland to one-year contract worth US$900,000
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year contract worth US$900,000, the NHL club announced Monday. Kirkland put up the first points of his NHL career — two goals and six assists — in 21 games in 2024-25 before a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in a late November game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Welcome to Wrexham’ poster boy Paul Mullin leaves club on a season-long loan deal
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
WIGAN, England (AP) — Paul Mullin, the poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following its takeover by Hollywood celebrities, has left the club to join third-tier Wigan on a season-long loan deal. “I’m excited for the next part of my story,” Mullin told Wigan’s official website on Monday. “I’ve scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard work and 35,000 practice shots pay off for Clarkson defenseman Haley Winn entering PWHL draft
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
As accustomed as Matt Desrosiers was to seeing defenseman Haley Winn take one attempt after another at the RapidShot machine inside Clarkson’s training facility during her freshman season four years ago, the Golden Knights coach was stunned upon learning the final tally. How does 35,000 shots sound? “We actually had people from RapidShot grab us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican prosecutors in Wander Franco trial seek 5-year prison sentence
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors requested on Monday that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, be sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecutors said in court there is sufficient ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahul and Pant centuries set England 371 target in Headingley test
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — Centuries by Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant helped India set England a steep target of 371 to win the series-opening test at Headingley on Monday. India was all out for 364 in its second innings and, in the last half hour of day four, England knocked 21 runs off the target ... Read More »
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