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Toronto Raptors waive centre Orlando Robinson and forward Cole Swider
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors waived centre Orlando Robinson and forward Cole Swider on Thursday. Robinson averaged 8.1 rebounds and 5.9 rebounds over 35 games for the NBA team this season. Swider averaged 7.4 points and 3.1 rebounds over eight games. The 30-50 Raptors will visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in their penultimate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nathan MacKinnon will sit against Canucks, may be out for rest of regular season to heal up and rest
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon’s 116 points is tied for the league lead with three games to go in the regular season. That may very well be the total he winds up with, too. The Colorado Avalanche forward will sit out against Vancouver on Thursday night, marking the first game he’s missed this season. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman Blake Smith to entry-level contract
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Blake Smith to a three-year contract, the NHL team said Thursday. The entry-level contract begins next season. The 20-year-old Smith had 32 points (10 goals, 22 assists) and 54 penalty minutes in 64 games with the OHL’s Flint Firebirds this past season. He added one assist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Betting was up in men’s NCAA Tournament and during women’s basketball season
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a men’s NCAA Tournament in which upsets were unusual and a women’s field sans Caitlin Clark, betting nevertheless was up on both sides this year at BetMGM Sportsbook and Caesars Sportsbook. BetMGM saw an 18% increase on a men’s side in which all four No. 1 seeds made the Final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirates option pitcher Thomas Harrington to Triple-A Indianapolis
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday after making one start and one relief appearance. Harrington, a first-round pick by the Pirates in the 2022 Major League Baseball amateur draft, was 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA. He was the starter in a 7-0 loss at Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 All-State girls basketball team led by Anna Wypych of Rockford.
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
The 2025 Michigan Sports Writers Division 1 All-State girls basketball team selected by a panel of 16 sports writers: ___ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Anna Wypych, Rockford ___ ALL-STATE Anna Wypych, Rockford Aizlyn Albanese, Farmington Hills Mercy Se’Crette Carter, Belleville Anayya Davis, Utica Ford Sydney Savoury, Belleville Victoria Gray, Temperance-Bedford Colleena Bryant, Wayne Memorial Keira ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delhi Capitals stretches unbeaten run in IPL to four games with six-wicket win over Bengaluru
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Delhi Capitals stretched its unbeaten streak to four games and also handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru a second home defeat in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Bengaluru wasted opener Phil Salt’s quickfire 37 off 17 balls and was restricted to 163-7. Wrist spinners Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav picked up four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler off to a quick start at a Masters where Rory McIlroy is the sentimental favorite
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters began Thursday with its largest field in 10 years and a feeling that only two players were at the center of attention at Augusta National, and one of them wasted no time in going straight to the top of the leaderboard. Scottie Scheffler, a natural choice as the No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CONMEBOL president makes official proposal to expand men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer’s ruling body CONMEBOL, made an official proposal on Thursday to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup from 32 teams to 64. FIFA is aware of the proposal that was first introduced last March by a delegate from Uruguay during an online meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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