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Montreal’s Canada Day parade cancelled for a second year in a row, organizer says
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal has cancelled its once-annual Canada Day parade for the second time in as many years, event organizers announced this week. Chief organizer Nicolas Cowen announced the decision in a news release, citing a number of reasons for the cancellation including potential municipal worker job action, difficult relations with city departments and planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For back-to-back champ Panthers, the celebrations will continue before an important offseason begins
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup championship festivities have included an all-night celebration at a popular beach bar; crowd surfing, pole climbing and impromptu karaoke at a Miami nightclub; a Brad Marchand appearance at Dairy Queen; a few team dinners and a boat ride. That’s just so far. They insist they’ve got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Thunder play hard and play with physicality. But they won’t lose by technical knockout
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The worst display of bad behavior, at least in the NBA’s eyes, exhibited by Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season happened on Jan. 12. Thunder teammate Alex Ducas made a 3-pointer with 2:55 left in a blowout win over Washington — the first points of his NBA career, a shot that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarke Schmidt pitches 7 hitless innings in Yankees 1-hitter, 9-0 rout of Orioles
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings and the New York Yankees held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9-0 rout on Saturday. JT Brubaker gave up a single to Gary Sánchez to open the eighth for the Orioles’ only hit. Schmidt (4-3) was bidding to throw New York’s first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The final act of the NBA Finals: 2 teams, 1 game, 1 trophy. Pacers at Thunder will decide a champion
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago. Only two teams remain. For one game. Game 7. The NBA season ends Sunday night when the Indiana Pacers visit the Oklahoma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champion New England rallies to beat Chicago Hounds, reach MLR final
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
QUINCY — Chris Hilsenbeck missed a chance to win it for the Chicago Hounds, failing to convert a penalty kick with the clock in the red, and the defending New England Free Jacks rallied for a 21-20 comeback win Saturday to move within one victory of a Major League Rugby championship three-peat. The MLR Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daddy’s coming home with pole position. Denny Hamlin celebrates new son with top spot at Pocono
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pocono Raceway paints its signature black rocks outside the garage in gold lettering with a last name and race car number highlighted to honor some of NASCAR’s greats. Jimmie Johnson has one. So does Richard Petty, among others. So where’s the celebratory boulder for Denny Hamlin, who holds the track ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks acquire Andre Burakovsky from Kraken in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken on Saturday in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno. Chicago also placed defenseman T.J. Brodie on unconditional waivers for purposes for buying out his contract. Burakovsky, 30, had 10 goals and 27 assists in 79 games with Seattle last season. A Stanley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in 107-86 win over Sky
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury’s franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center’s career — with 25.6 seconds left to break the Mercury’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lexi Thompson has a top and a shank to start windy third round at Women’s PGA with triple bogey
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Lexi Thompson nearly got blown over to start the third round of the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship, with a top and a shank on the way to a triple bogey on the opening hole in windy conditions Saturday. After hitting her tee shot into the fairway on the 517-yard par-5 first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves place reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sale on injured list with fractured rib cage
By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a fractured left rib cage. “He was doing his exercises (Friday) and felt like something wasn’t right,” manager Brian Snitker said before the Braves’ game Saturday against the Miami Marlins. “So they ... Read More »
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