National Sports
Mets beat Braves 4-0, lose Griffin Canning to injury
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso had three hits and an RBI and the New York Mets overcame the loss of starting pitcher Griffin Canning to injury in the third inning Thursday night for a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves and a split of the four-game series. The Mets, who had lost 10 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets P Griffin Canning injures left ankle. Manager Carlos Mendoza says ‘it looks like an Achilles’
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Griffin Canning left Thursday night’s game against Atlanta in the third inning after suffering a left ankle injury on a non-contact play. After the Mets beat the Braves 4-0, New York manager Carlos Mendoza said Canning’s injury “looks like an Achilles injury.” Canning struck out three and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alonso’s 3 hits help Mets overcome loss of pitcher Canning in a 4-0 win over Braves
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso had three hits and an RBI and the New York Mets overcame the loss of starting pitcher Griffin Canning to injury in the third inning Thursday night for a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves and a split of the four-game series. The Mets, who had lost 10 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco convicted of sexually abusing a child and gets a suspended sentence
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a child and handed a two-year suspended sentence Thursday. Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!T-wolves trade down twice in quiet 2nd round for Northwest, after getting French big Beringer in 1st
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves had the first pick in the second round of the NBA draft, fully prepared to field multiple offers for the 31st overall selection. After keeping their first-rounder at No. 17 for Joan Beringer, the 6-foot-11 shot-blocking project from France, the Timberwolves couldn’t resist the trade calls on Thursday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stand-alone Women’s Australian Open golf tournament set for March 2026 in Adelaide
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — The Women’s Australian Open will make its return as a stand-alone tournament in 2026, officially ending Golf Australia’s attempts at playing both men’s and women’s events at the same time. After sharing the tournament with the men in a mixed and alternate-tees format from 2022 to 2024, the women’s event to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Azura Stevens, Kelsey Plum each score 20-plus and the Sparks beat the short-handed Fever 85-75
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Azura Stevens scored 23 points, Kelsey Plum had 21 points and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks ended a four-game losing streak by beating the short-handed Indiana Fever 85-75 on Thursday night. Indiana played without Caitlin Clark due to a groin injury. Clark had recently returned from a quad injury that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Harrington, one bogey outshines the birdies and keeps him in share of lead at US Senior Open
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Padraig Harrington made four birdies Thursday, though it was the bogey he saved after losing a tee shot deep in a thicket of trees on the 15th hole that helped him keep a share of the first-round lead with Mark Hensby at the U.S. Senior Open. The leaders shot 3-under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celtics trade France’s Noah Penda to Magic for 4 2nd-round picks, AP source says
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade French forward Noah Penda — the No. 32 pick Thursday night in the NBA draft — to the Orlando Magic for the 46th and 57th picks and second-round picks in in 2026 and 2027, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The person spoke to The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA draft resumes with trades, early selections of All-Americans Broome and Kalkbrenner
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA draft resumed Thursday night with a trade and the deals appeared likely to continue throughout the second round. The Phoenix Suns opened it by taking Rasheer Fleming after agreeing to acquire the pick earlier Thursday from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves still made the No. 31 pick, but Phoenix ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors select guard Alijah Martin 39th overall in NBA draft
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
BROOKLYN — Alijah Martin was taken 39th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the NBA Draft. Martin is a six-foot-one guard who finished his five-year U.S. collegiate career at the University of Florida, helping the Gators win an NCAA championship. Collin Murray-Boyles was drafted ninth overall by the Raptors in Wednesday’s ... Read More »
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