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Pacers try to wrap up Eastern Conference finals at home after blowing chance against Knicks on road
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers wasted one chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference finals. They don’t intend to let it happen again. On Saturday, two nights after an uncharacteristically poor performance on the road, the Pacers will get their second shot to clinch the franchise’s second NBA Finals appearance, at home against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rune deals with an angry fan at French Open by asking him to be removed
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Holger Rune asked for a spectator to be removed at the French Open on Friday, claiming the man shouted aggressively at him after Rune showed frustration by slamming his towel into his towel box. Rune was playing Frenchman Quentin Halys on Court Philippe-Chatrier when the incident happened near the end of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes’ Chatfield, Walker and Jarvis have no surgery plans for injuries after playoff run
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes players Jalen Chatfield, Sean Walker and Seth Jarvis said Friday they don’t plan to have surgery for injuries after the team’s playoff run to the Eastern Conference final. Chatfield missed Carolina’s last six games with what the defenseman described as a hip injury, while fellow blue-liner Walker was dealing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shiffrin says in essay she feels ‘like myself again’ after recovering from ski racing crash, PTSD
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin finally feels “like myself again” after recovering from a ski racing crash last season and lingering post-traumatic stress disorder. Shiffrin described in an essay for The Players’ Tribune released Friday the physical and mental hurdles she needed to clear after her serious spill during a giant slalom race in Killington, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchand says he’s going to savor this trip to Cup final, knowing the chance isn’t guaranteed again
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins when he was 23. He and the Bruins played for it again when he was 25 and 31. He wondered if he would ever return to the title round. At 37 — and with the Florida Panthers — he’s gotten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to fight for new governing body
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport’s new governing body. World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy, saying the Algerian gold medal winner must be screened before she will be approved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutor says suspect in Liverpool soccer parade ramming used vehicle as a weapon
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The ramming suspect in Liverpool deliberately used his vehicle as a weapon when he plowed his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship, a prosecutor said Friday. Paul Doyle, wearing a black suit, white shirt and gray tie, looked emotional and hung his head during his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds place OF Austin Hays on the 10-day IL with bruised left foot
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list on Friday because of a left foot contusion. The Reds also activated outfielder Jake Fraley from the 10-day IL before their series opener against the Chicago Cubs. Right-hander Lyon Richardson was recalled from Triple-A Louisville. Hays, who turns 30 on ... Read More »
1 responseDel Toro stays in pink at Giro d’Italia after first of two mountain showdowns
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
CHAMPOLUC, Italy (AP) — One down, one to go. Isaac Del Toro maintained his tight grip on the Giro d’Italia pink jersey on Friday, the first of two massive alpine days. Del Toro even managed to increase his advantage slightly as the Mexican rider edged closest challenger Richard Carapaz to claim second place on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open: Only 2 women’s matches have been scheduled at night with Amélie Mauresmo in charge
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — For the fourth French Open in a row, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo was asked about a lack of women’s matches during the tournament’s night sessions — there was one in 2022, one in 2023, zero in 2024 and, so far, zero in 2025. And for the fourth French Open in a row, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League trophy has been out of reach for PSG. That could be about to change
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Billions of dollars have been spent. Some of the world’s greatest players have come and gone. Yet the Champions League trophy has remained agonizingly out of reach for Paris Saint-Germain. That could be about to change. The Qatari-owned team is one game away from European club soccer’s most prestigious prize, with Inter ... Read More »
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