National Sports
Hamilton Southeastern guard Maya Makalusky becomes top vote-getter on AP all-state team
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
2024-25 Associated Press Indiana Girls Basketball All-State Teams FIRST TEAM Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern, 6-4, senior Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central, 6-2, senior Meredith Tippner, Noblesville, 5-10, senior Kira Reynolds, South Bend Washington, 6-3, senior Addison Baxter, Columbia City, 5-9, senior SECOND TEAM Avery Gordon, Brownsburg, 6-6, senior Lillie Graves, McCutcheon, 6-0, sophomore Myah Epps, Homestead, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton Southeastern guard Maya Malusky is top vote-getter on Associated Press all-state girls team
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
Hamilton Southeastern won the girls basketball Hall of Fame Classic, the Hoosier Crossroads Conference title, sectional and regional titles and lost only one game in 2024-25, in the semifinal round. Maya Makalusky, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard, spurred the Royals charge. She averaged 22.1 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 40.1% from 3-point range and leading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Why can’t I do that?’ Men on balance beam. Women on rings. In one gymnastics group, anything goes
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brody Penn tried every sport as a kid. He started with gymnastics, but his parents worried the gym was too far away. So they signed him up for baseball and soccer, only to have a familiar scene play out over and over. The games would start, and Penn would inevitably find himself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Blue Bombers posted $7-million operating profit last season
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers posted a $7-million operating profit last season, the CFL club announced Wednesday. The community-owned franchise released its 2024 annual report, which also included a $7.1-million investment in improvements at Princess Auto Stadium. “This success reflects the continued support of our season-ticket members, corporate partners and fans,” Bombers president/CEO Wade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trans athletes are under more scrutiny than ever. Some have found a safe space in gymnastics
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Raiden Hung can’t imagine a life without gymnastics. And to be honest, he doesn’t want to. There’s always been something about the sport that’s called to him. Something about flipping. Something about the discipline it requires. Something about the mixture of joy and calm he feels whenever he steps onto a mat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil to play in US group at 2026 World Baseball Classic, Taiwan in Japan’s pool
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Brazil will join the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of next year’s World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Major League Baseball and the players’ association on Wednesday allocated the four qualifiers for the 20-nation tournament, which runs from March 5-17. Taiwan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia video game studio looks to make golf more accessible in ‘PGA Tour 2K25’
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
Golf is never far from Josh Muise’s mind, no matter the weather in Lunenburg, N.S. Helping make the game a little easier was an objective for Muise, the senior creative director of HB Studios — the creative team behind the “PGA Tour 2K” video game franchise. Gamers picking up the new version of the franchise, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells breaks his wrist on hard landing that sent rookie to the hospital
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Memphis starting guard Jaylen Wells broke his right wrist on a hard fall on his arm and head from a midair collision at the end of a fast-break dunk during a victory over Charlotte on Tuesday, likely ending the rookie’s season right before the Grizzlies go into the playoffs. Wells was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World champion Mouat beats Dropkin in early draw at season-ending Grand Slam event
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland defeated American Korey Dropkin 5-1 on Wednesday morning at the AMJ Players’ Championship. Mouat, who won a world championship last weekend in Moose Jaw, Sask., iced the win with a deuce in the seventh end. In other games, John Epping topped Mike McEwen 7-5 in an all-Canadian battle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roof collapse at Dominican club kills at least 124 as officials scramble to identify victims
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A crowd of people grew increasingly agitated Wednesday as they waited at the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing a day after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub in the capital, killing at least 124 and injuring hundreds more. National Institute of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Basketball great LeBron James has become the first professional male athlete to have his likeness depicted in a Ken doll. Mattel Inc. unveiled the LeBron Ken doll on Wednesday to kick off the toy manufacturer’s “Kenbassador” series. Last year, nine female athlete Barbies, including tennis star Venus Williams, were introduced. ... Read More »
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