July 27th, 2025

National Sports

Calgary Stampede rodeo safety to include shaded pens, heart monitors for horses

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

CALGARY — Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede. Based on scorching heat at the rodeo last summer, Ed Pajor, a professor of animal behaviour and welfare in the University of Calgary’s faculty of ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

New York Sirens set to restock expansion-depleted roster with No. 1 pick in PWHL draft

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

New York Sirens general manager Pascal Daoust opens the PWHL draft on Tuesday night holding the No. 1 pick with an opportunity to begin restocking a roster that lost plenty of of top talent in the league’s recent expansion draft and signing period. The Sirens have offensive holes to fill at forward, after losing two ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

Ace Bailey of Rutgers shrugs off questions about canceled workout ahead of the NBA draft

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Ace Bailey fidgeted with a red yo-yo, catching the eyes of members of a media horde that pressed the former Rutgers star to flash some tricks. Dylan Harper, his former teammate and fellow likely NBA lottery pick, hovered nearby and said Bailey had indeed mastered yo-yo staples such as walk the ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

Cubs minor league pitcher Anhuar Garcia suspended 60 games for positive drug test

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Anhuar Garcia was suspended for 60 games Tuesday by Major League Baseball under the minor league drug program following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Methenolone. A 21-year-old right-hander, Garcia was 1-3 with a 5.91 ERA in six starts and one relief appearance this year for the ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

NBA draft night fashion to meet blistering New York heat, as players know suits will get sweaty

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA draft night is all about getting dressed up, with players donning their finest suits for the walk on stage after their name is called. The weather in New York is better suited for shorts and flip-flops. With temperatures soaring to 100 degrees (38 Celsius) in the city on Tuesday, players ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

Peruvian squash star Elias aims to win Tour Finals in adopted hometown of Toronto

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

TORONTO — Armed with an invite from Canadian squash legend Jonathon Power, Peru’s Diego Elias was just 14 when he made his first appearance at Toronto’s National Squash Academy. He would spend parts of his formative teenage years at the training centre under the watchful eye of Power and others as he aimed to one ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys. A heat wave hitting a wide swath of the country is taking a toll on players at the FIFA Club World Cup. The grueling conditions could also be a preview of what’s to come next summer when the United States, Canada and ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

Benfica beats Bayern Munich 1-0 to take the top spot in Group C in the Club World Cup

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C in the Club World Cup. The loss dropped Bayern Munich to second place in the group. Boca Juniors was eliminated from contention by ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

NASCAR teams fear ‘catastrophic’ impact of disclosing financial records during court fight

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for 12 of NASCAR’s 15 race teams argued in federal court Tuesday that disclosing their financial records to the stock car series would be “catastrophic” to competitive balance and warned that making such details public would put them all in danger. The hearing was over a discovery dispute between NASCAR ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

PGA Tour signature events get high-profile winners and a little more balance

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The PGA Tour has created more paths to the $20 million signature events, such as 10 leading players in the FedEx Cup standings and the five top players on a special list from the events in between. The elite players are still winning them. Keegan Bradley became the eighth different winner ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!

NBA owners unanimously approve $1.5 billion sale of Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA’s Lynx

By Canadian Press on June 24th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez gained NBA approval on Tuesday, finalizing a complex and contentious process more than four years after the deal was reached. The ownership transfer that Taylor ... Read More »

Be the first to comment!