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Bublik beats Medvedev to win Halle Open again
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
HALLE (WESTFALEN), Germany (AP) — Alexander Bublik defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to win the Halle Open for the second time. The Kazakhstani player, who also won the grass-court tournament in 2023, is just the third player to claim the title more than once after three-time winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov and 10-time champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Yarbrough goes on the injured list in a blow to the Yankees’ pitching
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees’ pitching took another hit Sunday when Ryan Yarbrough was put on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique. Yarbrough, a 33-year-old right-hander, is 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA in eight starts and eight relief appearances. New York already was missing ace Gerrit Cole (Tommy John ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Referees picked by the NBA for Game 7 are James Capers, Josh Tiven, Sean Wright
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — James Capers, Josh Tiven and Sean Wright joined a very small club on Sunday. Capers, Tiven and Wright were announced by the NBA as the officiating crew for Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. It’s the first Game 7 of a finals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vondrousova beats Chinese qualifier Wang to win Berlin Open
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova put months of injuries behind her to beat Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-2 and win the Berlin Open on Sunday. For the 25-year-old Vondrousova, who had dropped to 164 in the rankings after undergoing surgery on her left shoulder, it’s her first title in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 7: After a back-and-forth NBA Finals, it’s time for the Thunder and Pacers to decide the title
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault knows exactly why the NBA Finals are coming down to a Game 7. “It’s a contest of wills,” he said. And to this point, neither side has lost its will. Back and forth they have gone, the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. Indiana led the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top NHL draft prospect Schaefer honors late-mother in not letting personal tragedies define him
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
When the time comes for defenseman Matthew Schaefer to take the stage at the NHL draft inside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this week, the top-ranked prospect won’t be climbing the stairs alone. There’s no doubt in Schaefer’s mind his late mother Jennifer will be accompanying him in spirit. It will stand as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Spain and Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 40, leads Oviedo back to the top flight in Spain
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — With veteran Santi Cazorla leading the way 20 years after he left the club, Oviedo made it back to the first division of the Spanish league. The club owned by Mexico’s Grupo Pachuca since 2022 secured its return to the top flight with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke’s Khaman Maluach, Maryland’s Derik Queen headline list of big men in upcoming NBA draft
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
Duke’s Khaman Maluach anchored the interior for an elite defensive team that reached the Final Four. Maryland’s Derik Queen was the offensive focal point for a team that reached the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend. Those freshmen are the headliners among big men in the upcoming NBA draft. While there’s a deep well of high-end guard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Brook holds England together to trail India by 144 runs at Headingley
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — Harry Brook held England’s reply together as India took two wickets on the third morning Sunday of the test series opener at Headingley. Brook was taking the attack to India with 57 not out, and using up lives, as England reached 327-5 at lunch, 144 runs behind India. England scored 118 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freytes scores go-ahead goal in 83rd, Fluminense beats Ulsan 4-2 at Club World Cup
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Juan Freytes scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute and Fluminense beat Ulsan 4-2 in the Club World Cup on Saturday night. Jhon Arias bent a 25-yard free kick inside the right post and under the crossbar in the 27th minute to open the scoring for Fluminense. Lee Jin-hyun, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curaçao draws 1-1 with Canada in CONCACAF Gold Cup after Antonisse’s stoppage-time goal
By Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Antonisse scored on a breakaway in second-half stoppage time and Curaçao tied Canada 1-1 on Saturday night to remain in contention to advance to the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Nathan Saliba put Canada ahead in the ninth minute from inside the penalty area. The 21-year-old, playing in his ... Read More »
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