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Chet Holmgren and Oklahoma City Thunder agree on a 5-year contract extension, AP source says
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
Chet Holmgren has agreed on a five-year contract extension worth nearly $240 million to remain with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, a person with knowledge of the deal said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the signing has not yet been announced. ESPN, which first reported the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thibault healthy, playing competitive golf again after scary on-course accident
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
Brigitte Thibault was practising for a mini-tour event outside Orlando, Fla., last December, when a recreational player on an adjacent hole shanked her hybrid off the fairway, firing the ball into the back of the young professional golfer’s head. Thibault’s hands instinctively flew to the back of her head as she lost consciousness and sank ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration sued the California Department of Education on Wednesday for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams, alleging the policy violates federal law. The move escalates an ongoing battle between the Republican administration in Washington and Democratic-led California over trans athletes competing in girls and women’s sports. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French side Lyon will stay in Ligue 1 after relegation is overturned on appeal
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Storied French club Lyon won its appeal against relegation on Wednesday and will stay in Ligue 1 next season. The seven-time French champion was relegated to the second tier two weeks ago by the French league’s soccer watchdog, known as DNCG, because of ongoing financial irregularities and debts estimated at at 175 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday. Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion, with four of those titles on the red clay of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Korda ‘feels like a grandma’ among rising stars like Woad at Evian Championship
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
At age 26, Nelly Korda is much too young to be feeling “like a grandma.” Yet that’s what is going through the mind of the world’s top-ranked women’s player as she heads into this week’s Evian Championship, the fourth major of the year. “That’s the best thing about sports in general,” Korda said Wednesday, “you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA 2K26 release date, price and Angel Reese, Carmelo Anthony special editions announced
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
2K Games announced Wednesday that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers. Thunder guard and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced a day prior as the cover athlete for the video game’s standard edition, which will cost $69.99 on PS5, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fabio Fognini announces his retirement at Wimbledon after a first-round loss to Carlos Alcaraz
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Former top-10 player Fabio Fognini announced his retirement from professional tennis on Wednesday at Wimbledon, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-setter on Day 1 of the tournament last week. The 38-year-old Italian pushed two-time defending champion Alcaraz for more than 4 1/2 hours before coming out on the wrong ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of Red Bull’s F1 highs and lows with fired team principal Christian Horner
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
Christian Horner entered Formula 1 as its youngest team principal in 2005 and developed Red Bull from a “party team” to a serial title winner. Following the announcement by Red Bull on Wednesday that Horner had been fired after 20 years, here’s a look at his time in F1: ___ 1997 An aspiring driver at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British and Irish Lions fend off the Brumbies 36-24 in a key test series tuneup
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions avoided an upset loss to the Brumbies this time, holding on for a 36-24 win over the Canberra-based Super Rugby team on Wednesday in a key tuneup for the three-test series against Australia. The Lions are now 4-0 since a 28-24 loss to Argentina in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Denmark’s Emma Snerle to miss team’s final Euro 2025 match with a concussion
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
NEUCHĂ‚TEL, Switzerland (AP) — Denmark midfielder Emma Snerle will miss her country’s final match at the Women’s European Championship with a concussion. Snerle had to be substituted in the 69th minute of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Germany after a clearance from a teammate hit the 24-year-old squarely in the face, moments before Germany’s second goal. ... Read More »
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