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Two-time Cy Young Award winner deGrom has no-hitter through 7 innings vs. Orioles
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom has a no-hitter through seven innings of Wednesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. The 37-year-old deGrom had a perfect game going through six innings before walking designated hitter Sam Haggerty and left fielder Alejandro Osuna in the seventh. He has struck out seven. The two-time Cy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCLA’s Mick Cronin hires former player David Singleton as an assistant coach
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Singleton, who played five seasons for UCLA, is returning to Westwood as an assistant coach under Mick Cronin. Singleton spent the last two years playing in the NBA G League with the Atlanta Hawks’ affiliate in Georgia. He helped UCLA reach the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2021. He also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cooper Flagg taken by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, selecting the 18-year-old from Maine who was the college player ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 NBA draft tracker: list of first-round picks
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday night in New York: ___ 1. Dallas Mavericks — Cooper Flagg, forward, 6-8, 221, Duke Scouting report: Only the fourth freshman named Associated Press men’s national player of the year. Led Final Four team in scoring (19.2), rebounding (7.5), assists (4.2), steals (1.4) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Who will go in the top 5 of the NBA draft?
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
The NBA will begin welcoming its new rookie class with the start of the 2025 draft tonight. The Dallas Mavericks bucked huge odds to get the first pick, with only a 1.8% chance of winning the draft lottery. They’ll get the first chance to take Cooper Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Journey man: Mets pitcher Jonathan Pintaro takes improbable path to majors
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Some players take unusual paths to the big leagues. And then there is the journey of Jonathan Pintaro. Undrafted from a Division II college in Georgia, he spent two seasons in the MLB Draft League for overlooked long shots. Then two years pitching for the Glacier Range Riders of the independent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in ESPN interview, says league taking serious look at Achilles tears
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night. The league had seven known Achilles injuries this season — Pacers forwards James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson, New Orleans guard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ronald Acuña Jr. of host Braves to compete in Home Run Derby on July 14 at Atlanta’s Truist Park
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. of the host Braves was announced Wednesday as the first of the eight hitters to compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 14. Acuña, who homered on the first pitch of his May 23 return to the Braves following a torn left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kikuchi strikes out season-high 12 as the Angels beat Red Sox 5-2 to complete 3-game sweep
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi struck out a season-high 12 in seven innings, Jo Adell and Travis d’Arnaud hit solo homers and RBI singles, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Kikuchi (3-6) allowed up two hits, walked one and threw 31 pitches in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Who will go in the top 5 of the 2025 NBA draft?
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
The NBA will begin welcoming its new rookie class with the start of the 2025 draft tonight. The Dallas Mavericks bucked huge odds to get the first pick, with only a 1.8% chance of winning the draft lottery. They’ll get the first chance to take Cooper Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vegas Golden Knights are re-signing Reilly Smith, AP source says
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
Reilly Smith is re-signing with the Vegas Golden Knights on a one-year contract worth $2 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team had not announced the extension. It comes with a full no-trade clause, the person said. ... Read More »
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