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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 »
Be the first to comment!Salernitana relegated to Serie C after Sampdoria awarded 3-0 win following play-off disorder
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ROME (AP) — Sampdoria was awarded a 3-0 victory over Salernitana by the league judge on Monday after fireworks and seats thrown onto the pitch prompted their Serie B playoff to be suspended midway through the second half. Sampdoria will remain in Serie B while Salernitana is relegated to Serie C. The incidents involving Salernitana ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National champion LSU Tigers pack punch offensively, but they hang hats on pitching under Johnson
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — During its rise as a national power in the 1990s, LSU built its identity on prodigious home run numbers, a style coined “Gorilla Ball.” The game changed over the decades, and so did the Tigers. They still have plenty of offense, but pitching is the name of the game in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Vancouver names Brian Idalski first head coach of expansion team
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new team in Vancouver has named Brian Idalski its first head coach. Idalski joins the expansion side following three seasons at St. Cloud State University, where he lead the women’s hockey team to a program-record 36 conference points and tied its record of 18 wins. The 54-year-old from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Cloud State’s Brian Idalski hired as first coach of PWHL’s expansion team in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Brian Idalski is leaving St. Cloud State after being hired as coach of the PWHL’s expansion team in Vancouver, the league announced Monday. The 54-year-old has more than 20 years of women’s hockey coaching experience, including overseeing China’s national team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Idalski also coached the KRS Vanke Rays to two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anaheim Ducks trade Trevor Zegras to Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Poehling and draft picks
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks are trading forward Trevor Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Ryan Poehling and two draft picks, it was announced Monday. The Ducks also will get the 45th overall pick in the upcoming draft that initially belonged to Columbus, along with a fourth-round pick next season. Zegras, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR set for summer stretch March Madness style. Will new tournament end summer schedule malaise?
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — It’s time to bust out the brackets, pick an upset or two, and follow winners on the road — a journey over city streets, concrete and bricks — to the final four and beyond. Totally awesome, baby? Forget all the upset specials in March. NASCAR will find out soon enough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corpus Christi Calallen pitcher leads Texas 4A all-state softball team
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A All-State softball team, distributed by The Associated Press: FIRST TEAM Pitchers: Mya Cherry, Aubrey; Raelynn Van Zee, Robinson; Jordyn Thibodeaux, CC Calallen Catcher: Shelbi Stevens, Navarro First base: Braelyn Bailey, CC Calallen Second base: Lexi Rosillo, Robinson Third base: Ryanna Guevara, Andrews Shortstop: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Diallo picks up another win on grass as Wimbledon draws near
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo picked up another win on grass as Canada’s tennis players continued to prepare for Wimbledon. The 23-year-old Diallo advanced to the second round of the Mallorca Championships with a 7-5, 6-3 win over local favourite Jaume Munar of Spain on Monday, which took just 56 minutes to complete. The six-foot-eight Diallo fired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boston Bruins sign defenseman Mason Lohrei to a two-year, $6.4 million contract extension
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins on Monday signed defenseman Mason Lohrei to a two-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $3.2 million. Lohrei, 24, scored five goals with 28 assists last season and has totaled nine goals and 37 assists in 118 career games with the Bruins. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound defenseman led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Courtney Kessel leaves PWHL Boston Fleet in return to Princeton as head coach of women’s hockey team
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Princeton made it official on Monday in announcing Courtney Kessel’s hiring as coach of the women’s hockey team, a week after the two sides were finalizing the agreement. Kessel spent the past two years coaching the PWHL Boston Fleet and returns to Princeton where she spent four seasons, from 2019-23, as an assistant under Cara ... Read More »
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