National Sports
Emaarion Boyd steals 6 bases without a hit, 1st minor league player to do it since at least 2005
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Emaarion Boyd became the first minor league player in at least 20 years to steal six bases in a game without getting a hit when he pulled off the feat for High-A Beloit (Wisconsin) against Cedar Rapids. Boyd, batting ninth and playing center field in the 10-0 win Wednesday night, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dates set for Whitecaps’ CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal clash with Inter Miami
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will kick off their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on April 24 at BC Place, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. The return leg will take place April 30 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Whitecaps advanced to the semifinal of the competition for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed during a merengue concert this week, killing at least 221 people and injuring over 200. Politicians, athletes and a fashion designer were among those at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo when disaster struck early on Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Masters’ moment: Patton Kizzire crawls through shrubbery on hands and knees to find his golf ball
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Patton Kizzire provided the first viral moment of the 2025 Masters when his errant tee shot on the fifth hole sailed right of the fairway on the fifth hole, prompting the American to crawl through the shrubbery on his hands and knees in an effort to find his ball and attempt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sam Adekugbe, Charlie Trafford join ownership group of NSL’s Calgary Wild FC
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
CALGARY — Vancouver Whitecap defender Sam Adekugbe and former Cavalry FC midfielder Charlie Trafford are buying into the Northern Super League’s Calgary Wild FC. The two join an ownership group that includes board chair Deanna Zumwalt, chief executive officer Lara Murphy, chief financial and operating officer Lisa Oldridge, Kelly Mannix and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TWG Motorsports to race coast-to-coast this weekend from NASCAR at Bristol to IndyCar in Long Beach
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — TWG Motorsports, the controlling owners of several teams in various forms of motorsports, will go coast-to-coast this weekend to showcase its positioning as a powerhouse racing organization. TWG is the group that owns controlling interest in the Cadillac Formula 1 team set to debut next season, Andretti Global in IndyCar, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Predators coach Andrew Brunette rejoins team after missing 2 games due to personal matter
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Predators coach Andrew Brunette has rejoined the team after missing the past two games while attending to a personal matter. The 51-year-old Brunette said in a statement that he had rejoined the team in advance of its game at Utah on Thursday night. Brunette said he experienced an event that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memorials begin for some killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse as death toll reaches 221
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Memorials were taking place Thursday for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic, as the number of dead surged to 221 and crews searched for more bodies under the rubble. Mourners clad in black and white streamed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada women to face Ireland in Belfast in final warmup ahead of Rugby World Cup
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
Canada’s women will play Ireland in Belfast on Aug. 9 in their final test match before this summer’s Rugby World Cup in England. Canada, ranked second in the world, defeated No. 5 Ireland 21-8 the last time they met, during the 2024 WXV 1 tournament in Langley, B.C. “This match against Ireland will give us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden shuts out Hungary and Japan defeats Norway at women’s ice hockey worlds
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Sweden fought hard to overcome newcomer Hungary 2-0 for a second win at the women’s ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Linnea Johansson broke the deadlock late in the middle period and had an assist for the second goal netted by Lina Ljungblom in the third period when the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran Dhoni steps in after elbow fracture rules Chennai captain Gaikwad out of IPL
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is out for the rest of the Indian Premier League with an elbow injury and veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni will now lead the side. “We got an X-ray, which was inconclusive, and we had an MRI, which revealed a fracture in his elbow,” coach Stephen ... Read More »
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