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NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF finalize agreement for players to participate in 2026 Olympics
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The league, union, International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee confirmed the participation of NHL players at the games for the first time since 2014. The groups negotiated the agreement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maxwell Hairston, the Bills’ 1st-round pick, is accused of sexual assault
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 2021 at the University of Kentucky. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Kentucky by a woman who claims Hairston entered her dorm room without being invited, ignored her when she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New recruit Giroud feels ageing body can stand rigors of Ligue 1 with Lille
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
Veteran striker Olivier Giroud feels his ageing body can withstand the rigors of the French league and that he has plenty to offer his new club Lille. The 38-year-old Frenchman was presented to the media on Wednesday after ending a disappointing spell in Major League Soccer with Los Angeles FC. “I feel in good shape ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2025 pits celebrated soccer couple Harder and Eriksson as opponents in Denmark-Sweden game
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — It is rare in top-level soccer for a player to be tasked with marking their life partner who is also the opponent’s star striker. Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson’s job Friday is stopping the threat of Denmark captain Pernille Harder in their opening game at the Women’s European Championship. They have been a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain coach Sergio Scariolo to step down after EuroBasket
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Sergio Scariolo will not continue as coach of Spain’s basketball team after EuroBasket. Scariolo made the announcement on Wednesday as he released Spain’s squad for the 24-team tournament — Europe’s continental championship — that begins in late August and ends in September. “EuroBasket will be my last competitive moment with the national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Pro Baseball League to hold tryouts at Nationals Park as it aims for 2026 debut
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
The Women’s Professional Baseball League will hold tryouts next month at the Washington Nationals’ home ballpark as it moves closer to its launch. The league is aiming to play its first season with six teams starting in spring 2026. The tryouts, which will be held Aug. 22-25, will determine the 150 players who will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea signs Brazil forward Joao Pedro from Brighton
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
Joao Pedro joined Chelsea from Brighton on Wednesday to continue the Premier League club’s lavish spending under American owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. The Brazil forward cost a reported 60 million pounds ($82 million) and has signed a contract through to 2033. “Everyone knows this is a big club with a great history,” Joao ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Formula 1: How to watch the British Grand Prix on TV and what to know
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about Sunday’s British Grand Prix. It’s the 12th round of the 2025 Formula 1 season. How to watch the British Grand Prix on TV — In the U.S., on ESPN2. — Other countries are listed here. What is the British ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaiswal rebuilds India after being made to bat first by England at Edgbaston
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India was 98-2 at lunch after being made to bat first by England to start the second test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Yashasvi Jaiswal was 62 not out, after Lokesh Rahul chopped on to his stumps on 2 early on, and Karun Nair was out minutes before lunch when he picked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British and Irish Lions surge in second half to beat Queensland Reds 52-12
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Maro Itoje bounced over to score beside the posts to trigger another second-half surge from the British and Irish Lions in a 52-12 win over the Queensland Reds on Wednesday. The Lions are now two from two in five days in Australia after a 54-7 tour-opening win over Western Force in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool makes changes to Arne Slot’s coaching team and hires Giovanni van Bronckhorst as assistant
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has joined Liverpool as assistant coach to Arne Slot. Van Bronckhorst, who played for Arsenal and Barcelona during a distinguished career, won titles as a coach in the Netherlands with Feyenoord and Scotland with Rangers. His most recent role was as coach of Turkish team ... Read More »
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