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Doubling down: Kyle Larson preps to run Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 after last year’s washout
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson is doubling down on “The Double.” Larson is set to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, a task he set out to accomplish last year but never had a chance to complete after weather disrupted the NASCAR star’s plans. A year ago rain delayed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid fans bid emotional farewell to Ancelotti and Modric at the Bernabeu
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid fans bid an emotional farewell to coach Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Luka Modric — the club’s most decorated figures — in their La Liga finale on Saturday. The 65-year-old Ancelotti is taking the Brazil job after winning 15 titles in his two stints with the club. The 39-year-old Modric is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris taxi drivers vow to disrupt French Open as protests escalate
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Striking taxi drivers in Paris are threatening to take their protest to the French Open and block access to Roland-Garros on Monday if the government does not listen to their demands. The drivers are worried about threats to their income and have already brought sections of Parisian traffic to a standstill for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon has been scratched because of lower back tightness
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon was scratched from Saturday’s start against Texas because of lower back tightness. Right-hander Bryse Wilson was slated to replace Cannon. The 27-year-old Wilson is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in 14 appearances this season, including four starts. Wilson hasn’t pitched since he was tagged for seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman moves closer to possible IL stint, manager Alex Cora says
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman could be nearing a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with right quadriceps tightness, manager Alex Cora said. “He’s getting an MRI. He’s sore,” Cora said at Fenway Park on Saturday morning before Boston was set to face the Baltimore Orioles in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lando Norris qualifies on pole for Monaco GP in record time
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
MONACO (AP) — Lando Norris beat the Monaco track record, his main Formula 1 rival and a local hero to take pole position on Saturday. Perhaps most importantly, Norris made a breakthrough in his own struggles with F1 qualifying, which have hampered his championship chances against McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. “It’s been a long time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic clinches his 100th career singles title at Geneva Open
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Novak Djokovic finally clinched his 100th career singles title by beating Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) to become the Geneva Open champion on Saturday. Djokovic lost his two previous finals since his 99th title win nine months ago at the Paris Olympics at Roland-Garros. The three-time French Open champion heads ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Kyle Larson aims for ‘the Double,’ other IndyCar and NASCAR drivers ponder motorsports marathon
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NASCAR star Kyle Larson will be taking another shot at “the Double,” one of the most grueling feats in all of motorsports, when he tries to complete every lap of the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. Tony Stewart is the only driver to have successfully pulled it off, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers rule Sam Reinhart out for Game 3, after he took shot to knee in Game 2 vs. Hurricanes
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart will not play for the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against Carolina on Saturday night because of a left knee injury, one that happened Thursday night when he was skated into by the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho. The Panthers are listing him as day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican rider Del Toro extends Giro lead beyond a minute after rivals slowed by crash
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
NOVA GORICA, Slovenia (AP) — Overall leader Isaac Del Toro gained chunks of time on many of his biggest rivals who were slowed by a crash in the wet and slippery 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday. Kasper Asgreen of Denmark, who got into an early breakaway, won the mostly flat stage all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lando Norris qualifies on pole for F1’s Monaco Grand Prix in record time
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
MONACO (AP) — Lando Norris broke the track record to qualify on pole position Saturday for Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix, besting Charles Leclerc and title rival Oscar Piastri. Norris and Leclerc swapped fastest times before the McLaren driver upped the pace again to take first by .109 of a second, with teammate Piastri third. ... Read More »
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