July 4th, 2025

National Sports

Patty Gasso to make broadcast debut for Athletes Unlimited Softball League

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

There’s not much Patty Gasso hasn’t done in the softball world, but she’s found something new to try. The U.S. national coach who has led the University of Oklahoma to eight national titles will be on a broadcast team for the first time. She will assist Amanda Scarborough, Chuckie Kempf and Savanna Collins when the ... Read More »

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Canada to face Mexico, Denmark in Group A of Billie Jean King Cup playoff

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

TORONTO — Canada will take on Mexico and Denmark in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff from Nov. 14 to 16 in Monterrey, Mexico. The winner of the Group A round robin advances to the 2026 Qualifiers of the women’s tennis tournament. The other two countries will play in Regional Group I next year. Each ... Read More »

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Former Jets and Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley announces his retirement after 11 years in NFL

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

C.J. Mosley, a five-time Pro Bowl selection during an 11-year NFL career with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens, announced Thursday, his 33rd birthday, that he’s retiring from playing football. Mosley was released by the Jets in March after playing in just four games last season because of a toe injury and later a ... Read More »

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Senators, Fabian Zetterlund agree to three-year, US$12.825M contract extension

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators signed forward Fabian Zetterlund to a three-year, US$12.825-million contract extension Thursday. Zetterlund produced 19 goals and 22 assists in 84 games split between the Senators and San Jose Sharks last season. Ottawa acquired the five-foot-11, 220-pound winger from San Jose at the March 7 NHL trade deadline. The 25-year-old registered ... Read More »

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Game 6: Thunder look to clinch title, Pacers try to extend NBA Finals

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA season could end on Thursday night. It’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with the Oklahoma City Thunder leading the Indiana Pacers 3-2 in the title series. Game 6 is in Indianapolis and Game 7, if necessary, will be Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder are one win away from ... Read More »

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Diallo all fall in grass-court action

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

Canada’s top men’s tennis players all fell on Thursday on the European grass-court circuit. Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., both lost in the Round of 16 at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. Auger-Aliassime served 12 aces but dropped a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 decision to Karen Khachanov. Shapovalov fell ... Read More »

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Shubman Gill trumpets winning a test series over IPL as he begins India captaincy

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

LEEDS, England (AP) — It seems like Shubman Gill’s love of test cricket is as strong as it was for the great Virat Kohli, one of his predecessors as India’s red-ball captain. Heading into his first assignment as test captain, Gill was asked Thursday if he’d prefer to win the upcoming five-match series in England ... Read More »

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2-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announces she will retire in September

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova plans to retire in a few months, the Czech player said Thursday. The announcement on social media came a day after Kvitova was granted a wild card for Wimbledon. “I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon ... Read More »

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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe hospitalized with gastroenteritis at the Club World Cup

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

MIAMI (AP) — Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been hospitalized with an acute case of gastroenteritis, the Spanish club said Thursday. World Cup winner Mbappe missed Madrid’s opening game at the Club World Cup against Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal in Miami on Wednesday because of a fever. Coach Xabi Alonso said he hoped ... Read More »

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Nissanka’s career-best 187 takes Sri Lanka to 368-4 in reply to Bangladesh’s 495 in Galle test

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — A career-best 187 by the stylish Pathum Nissanka led Sri Lanka to 368-4 in its first innings on the third day of the opening test against Bangladesh on Thursday. That left the home team 127 runs adrift of Bangladesh, who had piled up a total of 495 all out. On ... Read More »

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Stokes backs Pope as England’s No. 3 batter for India series and hints at tweak to ‘Bazball’

By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025

LEEDS, England (AP) — Who to pick at No. 3 out of Ollie Pope and Jacob Bethell was widely regarded as England’s biggest selection poser heading into the highly anticipated, five-match test series against India. Turns out, it wasn’t much of a headache for Ben Stokes. “It would be remarkable to choose someone else if ... Read More »

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