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Buffalo Bills promote Terrance Gray to assistant GM role under Brandon Beane
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray was elevated to the role of assistant general manager in a series of promotions and additions that GM Brandon Beane announced Friday for his front-office staff. Gray is entering his ninth season in Buffalo, and previously held the title of director of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool signs Dutch right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool quickly secured a replacement for the departing Trent Alexander-Arnold by signing Netherlands right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Frimpong returns to England on what Liverpool called a “long-term contract” six years after leaving Manchester City, which he joined at age 9. He spent nine years there before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaren’s Piastri and Norris out to break Verstappen’s hold on Spanish GP
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have just three points between them at the top of Formula 1 as the McLaren pair aim to break Max Verstappen’s hold on the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. Verstappen has driven his Red Bull to victory at the race held north of Barcelona for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Mature’ Oilers poised for Cup final rematch with battle-tested Panthers
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
DALLAS — The Oilers were crestfallen. Heads sank into hands. Tears flowed from reddened eyes. Edmonton’s bloodied and bearded roster had given everything in the Stanley Cup final. The gutsy, backs-against-the-wall effort — valiant in erasing a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7 — came up just short 12 months ago. The team’s core ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open: Swiatek and Sabalenka reach fourth round without dropping a set
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek joined No.1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open on Friday and neither player has dropped a set so far. Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam winner who has only once reached the semifinals at the French Open, beat Olga Danilovic 6-2, 6-3 on Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lance McCullers gets 24-hour security after online death threats, some aimed at 5-year-old daughter
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.’s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros’ pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard wife Kara talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. “She asked me when I came home: ‘Daddy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Mets hire Lew Sherr from the US Open tennis tournament as president of business operations
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The New York Mets are hiring the person who oversees the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Lew Sherr, as their new president of business operations. Sherr has been the CEO and executive director of the U.S. Tennis Association since 2022 and has worked there since 2010, including previously as chief revenue officer. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown cross-examines one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
LONDON — One of five hockey players accused of sexual assault says he went to a London, Ont., hotel room hoping for and expecting a sexual encounter with an unknown woman but didn’t know anything about what the woman wanted when he got there. Carter Hart has testified he saw a text from teammate Michael ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres GM Adams boosts front-office staff’s experience by hiring Kekalainen as a senior adviser
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres on Friday hired former Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen to serve as a senior adviser, adding a wealth of experience to general manager Kevyn Adams’ front-office staff. Kekalainen will report to Adams in a newly created role in which he’ll be involved in all areas of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Del Toro stays in pink at Giro d’Italia after first of two massive 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!Gagnon, Reaugh named to Hockey Hall of Fame media wing
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
TORONTO — François Gagnon and Daryl Reaugh are this year’s inductees into the media wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Gagnon will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism. Reaugh earns the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a broadcaster. Gagnon has covered the Montreal Canadiens for over ... Read More »
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