National Sports
NWSL will kick off 2026 regular season on March 13, won’t play matches from June 1-June 28
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Women’s Soccer League will avoid going head-to-head with the World Cup next June, according to an outline of the league’s 2026 schedule released Wednesday. The league said no official NWSL matches will take place from June 1 through June 28. The World Cup, which is being hosted by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last-place Pirates finish a 6-0 homestand by shutting out Cardinals in 3 straight games
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates didn’t look like a last-place team during a 6-0 homestand in which they outscored the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals by 43-4. “It was special,” shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa said after a 5-0 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday. “These aren’t just wins. These are dominating wins. It’s nice. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets sign Nyquist, five depth players on second day of NHL free agency
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets signed winger Gustav Nyquist to a one-year contract worth US$3.25 million on the second day of NHL free agency Wednesday. Nyquist produced 11 goals and 17 assists in 79 games split between the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild last season. The 35-year-old Swede has totalled 209 goals and 531 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikolaj Ehlers remains unsigned late in Day 2 of NHL free agency
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
Nikolaj Ehlers remains unsigned 30 hours into NHL free agency, as the top player available weighed his options Wednesday and suitors awaited his decision that could be one of the final big moves of the offseason. Ehlers was already a rarity as a sought-after free agent who let the opening day of free agency go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deandre Ayton will join LeBron, Luka and the Lakers after Portland buyout, AP sources say
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Center Deandre Ayton has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal could not yet be announced between the Lakers and Ayton, the No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Banged-up Astros place infielder Luis Guillorme on injured list with hamstring strain
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The Houston Astros placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring on Wednesday, the latest position player sidelined for the AL West leaders. The eight-year veteran Guillorme appeared in 12 games for the Astros, who put shortstop Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks sign Pierre-Olivier Joseph to one-year contract, Pius Suter joins Blues
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Canucks signed defenceman Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract worth US$775,000, while centre Pius Suter exited Vancouver to join the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. Joseph had three assists in 47 games split between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Blues last season. The six-foot-two, 185-pound blueliner played in parts of four seasons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves’ Schwellenbach out with broken elbow. Profar returns from drug suspension and Verdugo cut
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach broke his right elbow during a start last weekend and was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday as left fielder Jurickson Profar returned from an 80-game drug suspension and slumping outfielder Alex Verdugo was designated for assignment. Schwellenbach said he felt tightness while pitching for Atlanta against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Fritz gets through another late-night five-setter to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Late-night finishes and five-set matches are becoming a habit for Taylor Fritz at this year’s Wimbledon. This time, though, he managed to wrap up his win over Gabriel Diallo before the match was suspended — making sure the fifth-seeded American won’t have to come back on court for a fourth straight day. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Diallo loses five-set match to No. 5 Fritz in Wimbledon second round
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
WIMBLEDON — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo battled to force a fifth set against world No. 5 Taylor Fritz, but the American prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3 to avoid an upset in second-round play at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Diallo hit 55 winners, five more than Fritz, but the 23-year-old from Montreal was undone by his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland, Detroit respond to Sophie Cunningham’s WNBA expansion comments
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — The folks in Cleveland and Detroit are pushing back on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham with some civic pride after Cunningham questioned the league’s choice of expansion to those markets. The social media accounts for each city posted responses to Cunningham, who said Tuesday she wasn’t sure “how excited people are to ... Read More »
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