National Sports
Jose Quintana pitches 6 crisp innings as the Brewers beat the struggling Twins 9-0
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Quintana pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Saturday. Isaac Collins had two hits and three RBIs for Milwaukee in its third consecutive win. Brice Turang had two hits and scored two runs. The Brewers improved to 6-2 in their last eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haji Wright injures Achilles and will miss rest of CONCACAF Gold Cup
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — U.S. forward Haji Wright will miss the rest of the CONCACAF Gold Cup because of an injured left Achilles. A 27-year-old from Los Angeles, Wright scored in the 84th minute of last weekend’s opening 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, 11 minutes after entering. He did not play in Thursday’s 1-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NSL: Pridham scores ninth goal in nine games as Rapid defeat Wild 3-1
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Delaney Baie Pridham scored her league-leading ninth goal of the season as the Ottawa Rapid defeated the Calgary Wild 3-1 in Northern Super League action Saturday. Pridham has nine goals in nine games for the Rapid (4-3-2), who are third in the six-team league with 14 points. Melanie Forbes and Nicola Golen also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Canada Day parade cancelled for a second year in a row, organizer says
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal has cancelled its once-annual Canada Day parade for the second time in as many years, event organizers announced this week. Chief organizer Nicolas Cowen announced the decision in a news release, citing a number of reasons for the cancellation including potential municipal worker job action, difficult relations with city departments and planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For back-to-back champ Panthers, the celebrations will continue before an important offseason begins
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup championship festivities have included an all-night celebration at a popular beach bar; crowd surfing, pole climbing and impromptu karaoke at a Miami nightclub; a Brad Marchand appearance at Dairy Queen; a few team dinners and a boat ride. That’s just so far. They insist they’ve got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Thunder play hard and play with physicality. But they won’t lose by technical knockout
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The worst display of bad behavior, at least in the NBA’s eyes, exhibited by Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season happened on Jan. 12. Thunder teammate Alex Ducas made a 3-pointer with 2:55 left in a blowout win over Washington — the first points of his NBA career, a shot that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarke Schmidt pitches 7 hitless innings in Yankees 1-hitter, 9-0 rout of Orioles
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings and the New York Yankees held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9-0 rout on Saturday. JT Brubaker gave up a single to Gary Sánchez to open the eighth for the Orioles’ only hit. Schmidt (4-3) was bidding to throw New York’s first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The final act of the NBA Finals: 2 teams, 1 game, 1 trophy. Pacers at Thunder will decide a champion
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago. Only two teams remain. For one game. Game 7. The NBA season ends Sunday night when the Indiana Pacers visit the Oklahoma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champion New England rallies to beat Chicago Hounds, reach MLR final
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
QUINCY — Chris Hilsenbeck missed a chance to win it for the Chicago Hounds, failing to convert a penalty kick with the clock in the red, and the defending New England Free Jacks rallied for a 21-20 comeback win Saturday to move within one victory of a Major League Rugby championship three-peat. The MLR Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daddy’s coming home with pole position. Denny Hamlin celebrates new son with top spot at Pocono
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pocono Raceway paints its signature black rocks outside the garage in gold lettering with a last name and race car number highlighted to honor some of NASCAR’s greats. Jimmie Johnson has one. So does Richard Petty, among others. So where’s the celebratory boulder for Denny Hamlin, who holds the track ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks acquire Andre Burakovsky from Kraken in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken on Saturday in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno. Chicago also placed defenseman T.J. Brodie on unconditional waivers for purposes for buying out his contract. Burakovsky, 30, had 10 goals and 27 assists in 79 games with Seattle last season. A Stanley ... Read More »
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