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Yates wins Tour de France’s first mountainous stage and Healy takes yellow jersey
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LE MONT-DORE, France (AP) — British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France on Monday and Irish rider Ben Healy was consoled by taking the yellow jersey. Healy was nominated the most combative rider of the day after forcing the initiative on the 10th stage, but Yates – who ... Read More »
1 responseRogers falls short in communication with fans over Sportsnet price hike, prof says
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
Rogers fell short in its communication with fans over its significant price hike of Sportsnet+ Premium, a sport management professor says. Rogers is raising the price of the streaming service starting Sept. 9, with the annual plan jumping from $249.99 to $324.99 and the monthly price rising from $34.99 to $42.99. That means hockey fans ... Read More »
1 responseEngland’s thrilling 22-run victory over India at Lord’s seals 2-1 series lead
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — England beat India by 22 runs in the Lord’s test on the fifth and final day and took a 2-1 lead in their five-test series on Monday. Spinner Shoaib Bashir got the final wicket in agonizing fashion for India, when Mohammed Siraj played on. He defended the ball but it spun back ... Read More »
1 responseYates wins Tour de France’s 1st mountainous stage and Healy takes yellow jersey from PogaÄŤar
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LE MONT-DORE, France (AP) — British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France on Monday while Irish rider Ben Healy consoled himself by taking the yellow jersey for the overall leader on Monday. Healy was nominated the most combative rider of the day after forcing the initiative on the ... Read More »
1 responseCoffey will not return as Oilers assistant coach, Schwartz out as goaltending coach
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
EDMONTON — Hall of Fame defenceman Paul Coffey will not be behind the Edmonton Oilers bench next season, and the NHL club is moving on from goaltending coach Dustin Schwartz. The Oilers announced the moves Monday, which included the addition of Paul McFarland, Peter Aubry and Conor Allen to their coaching staff. Aubrey takes over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group that owns Burnley in England also taking over Spanish club Espanyol
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — English-based group Velocity Sport Limited and its American shareholders are taking over Spanish club Espanyol. The club said Monday that its current owners, Chinese group Rastar reached an agreement with VSL to join the holding company and “participate in a strategic alliance that will position RCD Espanyol at the same level” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jadeja and India tail fight to keep hopes alive in thrilling Lord’s test finale
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Ravindra Jadeja and the India tail kept alive hopes of a miracle win against England in the Lord’s test by surviving to tea on the final day Monday. India was 163-9 at the interval in pursuit of 193 to win the match. India needed 30 more runs but had only one wicket ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Open: How to watch, what’s at stake, betting odds
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Golf’s oldest championship returns to one of the newer links courses. New is relative in this case, because Royal Portrush was founded 137 years ago. But this is only its third time hosting the British Open, and the Northern Ireland links is certain to be high on the rotation. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets sign forward Morgan Barron to two-year, US$3.7M extension
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Morgan Barron to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1.85 million, the club announced Monday. The 26-year-old from Halifax had 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 74 games last season. He added two assists in 13 playoff games. The six-foot-four, 220-pound Barron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hermann’s debut heroics lead South Africa to T20 victory over Zimbabwe
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — South African batter Rubin Hermann made an impressive T20 debut and led Proteas to a five-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the opening game of the tri-series on Monday. The 28-year-old Herman top-scored with 45 off 37 balls and made up for the top-order collapse before South Africa cruised to 142-5 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fred Warner is voted the top off-ball linebacker in the NFL by AP writers
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
Whether it’s stopping the run game, dropping into pass coverage or even rushing the quarterback, Fred Warner thrives for the San Francisco 49ers. Warner’s strong all-around play for San Francisco helped him win the honor of being voted the top off-ball linebacker in the league by The Associated Press. A panel of eight AP Pro ... Read More »
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