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Lewandowski back in Barcelona squad for Champions League semi against Inter Milan
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Barcelona is getting a boost in attack with the return of Robert Lewandowski against Inter Milan for the Champions League semifinal second leg on Tuesday. Lewandowski was included in the squad on Monday for the trip to Milan after being sidelined for about two weeks because of a left thigh injury. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Mboko closes in on main draw berth at Italian Open tennis tournament
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
ROME — Canada’s Victoria Mboko advanced to the second round of qualifying at the Italian Open WTA 1000 tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over 17th-seed Cristina Bucsa of Spain on Monday. The 18-year-old from Toronto fired seven aces on the clay courts in Rome and broke Bucsa five times on 10 chances to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rob Blake is out after 8 seasons as the Los Angeles Kings’ general manager
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings’ vice president and general manager. The Kings announced a mutual parting with Blake on Monday, four days after Los Angeles lost to Edmonton in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Blake built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gregg Popovich speaks at news conference introducing Mitch Johnson as new Spurs coach
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich spoke publicly Monday for the first time since suffering a stroke six months ago, saying at the news conference where the San Antonio Spurs formally introduced Mitch Johnson as his replacement that the time was right to make that move. Flanked by Spurs greats Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays sign right-handers Turnbull, Ureña to one-year major league contracts
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitchers Spencer Turnbull and José Ureña to one-year major league contracts, the Major League Baseball club announced Monday. Turnbull was optioned to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays roster as he continues to get into game shape after missing much of last season. The 32-year-old appeared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa pacer Rabada cleared to play after serving ban for recreational drug use
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to play cricket again after serving a one-month suspension for using a recreational drug, South Africa’s anti-doping agency said on Monday. It means Rabada is eligible again to play for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and for his country in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former St. John’s coach and longtime KU assistant Norm Roberts retires from college basketball
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Longtime college basketball coach Norm Roberts, who spent six seasons leading St. John’s but is perhaps better known for his long tenure as an assistant at Kansas, announced his retirement Monday after nearly four decades in coaching. During his time on Bill Self’s bench, the Jayhawks won seven regular-season Big 12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former NFL coach Jon Gruden taking on ownership-advisory role with Nashville’s arena football team
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NASHVILLE (AP) — Jon Gruden is getting back into professional football. The former NFL coach is joining the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football One League as both a part-owner and what the club called “consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team’s football and business operations.” Gruden, 61, hasn’t been involved in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College baseball notebook: FSU’s series win over Clemson moves it into 1st in tightly bunched ACC
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
The Atlantic Coast Conference promises high drama over the final two weeks of the regular season with just 1 1/2 games separating first-place Florida State and the teams tied for seventh, Clemson and Duke. The next two weekends will determine which four teams earn double byes for the ACC Tournament in Durham, North Carolina, on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scott Laughton proving playoff worth for Maple Leafs after bumpy start
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
TORONTO — Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto’s Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The puck off Jack Sanderson’s stick appeared to get him somewhere on his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Kane feels ‘amazing’ after finally winning his first career title
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane says he feels “amazing” after finally winning his first career title at the age of 31. After Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga win on Sunday, Kane said in an Instagram post on Monday, “It just feels sweet to win the title and the first one of my career.” Kane had to endure ... Read More »
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