National Sports
Injured prop Tamaiti Williams withdraws from the New Zealand rugby squad to play France
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Prop Tamaiti Williams has withdrawn from New Zealand’s three-test series against France, the second injury loss from the squad revealed by All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson only a week ago. Williams has a knee injury and follows backrower Wallace Sititi, who withdrew from the squad with an ankle injury. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Garver’s 12th-inning homer propels Mariners to series win over Rangers
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in the 12th and drove in four runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Sunday to win a series in which all three games went to extra innings. The Mariners took a 3-1 lead in the 10th on RBI singles by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skubal strikes out 13, wins 10th straight decision as Tigers beat Twins 3-0
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out 13 hitters in seven innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Sunday night. Skubal (10-2) only allowed one hit — a clean single to right by Ty France in the fifth inning — as he improved to 10-0 with a 1.74 ERA in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scrumhalf Tomos Williams out of British and Irish Lions tour with a hamstring injury
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Tomos Williams has been ruled out of the British and Irish Lions rugby tour of Australia after injuring his left hamstring in the opening win over Western Force in Perth on the weekend. Lions management confirmed Monday while announcing the squad to play Queensland that the Welsh scrumhalf had sustained a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evan Bush secures Columbus’ first clean sheet since March and the Crew beat the Union 1-0
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mohamed Farsi scored in first-half stoppage time, Evan Bush secured Columbus’ first clean sheet since March, and the Crew beat the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Columbus (10-3-7), which is unbeaten in four straight games, had gone 14 matches since its last clean sheet on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicks
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The U.S. advanced to a Wednesday matchup in St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collier has 23 points, McBride 20 as Lynx dominate Sun 102-63
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 23 points, Kayla McBride added 20 and the Minnesota Lynx rolled to a 102-63 win over Connecticut on Sunday, the Sun’s ninth straight loss. Ahead by 10 after one quarter, the Lynx scored the first 21 points of the second to lead 50-26 at halftime. Collier had 15 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guatemala upsets Canada on penalty kicks in Gold Cup quarterfinal thriller
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Morales sent Guatemala to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the clincher over Canada in a 6-5 penalty-kick decision after a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Rubio RubÃn scored the tying goal with a header in the 69th minute for Guatemala, which is 106th in the FIFA rankings and reached ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors exercise team options for Post, Santos, make qualifying offer to Kuminga
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors exercised team options for center Quinten Post and forward Gui Santos on Sunday and extended a qualifying offer of $7.9 million to forward Jonathan Kuminga. Post had his second-year option for $1.9 million and Santos his third-year option of $2.2 million that isn’t guaranteed. Golden State will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A’ja Wilson puts Aces ahead late and has 26 points, 18 rebounds in 84-81 win over Mercury
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — A’ja Wilson made the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left and finished with 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as the Las Vegas Aces beat Phoenix 84-81 on Sunday, ending the Mercury’s six-game winning streak. Wilson made a difficult layup on a feed from Chelsea Gray to make it 83-81 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stroman lights up the Yankees’ clubhouse and then the Athletics in return
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
Marcus Stroman fired up the Yankees, in the clubhouse and on the mound. Returning from a knee injury that sidelined him for 2 1/2 months, the 34-year-old right-hander resumed his pregame routine of lighting a scented candle in his stall Sunday morning to set the mood. He then allowed one run and three hits over ... Read More »
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