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Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore leaves start against Royals with fatigue issues
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore left Thursday night’s game against Kansas City with fatigue issues, the team said. The Cardinals did not elaborate on the specifics of the fatigue. Liberatore left with no outs in the fifth inning after throwing 71 pitches. His final pitch was a 73.8-mph, ball four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Breanna Stewart’s 26 points, 11 rebounds lead Liberty past Mystics 86-78 for 8th straight win
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu had 13 points and seven assists, and the New York Liberty improved to 8-0 with an 86-78 victory over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night. New York is off to its best start in franchise history, moving past the 1997 squad that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers commit 19 first-half turnovers in Game 1 of NBA Finals against Thunder
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Indiana Pacers started the NBA Finals by making the wrong type of history. The Pacers committed 19 turnovers in the first half of Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. It was the highest number of turnovers by a team before halftime of a postseason game during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fried allows one hit in six innings, bounces back from first loss as Yanks beat Guardians 4-0
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried allowed only an infield single to José Ramírez three batters into the game in six innings to bounce back from his first loss, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Thursday night. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer and added an RBI single as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats 7-1
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night to earn their seventh consecutive series victory. Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings after opener Drew Pomeranz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SafeSport issues permanant ban on high-profile gymnastics coach in latest chapter of 9-year-old case
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate received a lifetime ban Thursday from the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Qi Han, whose case dates to at least 2016 and who had been under a temporary sanction for the past two years, was listed as permanently ineligible, subject to appeal, on the center’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil draws 0-0 with Ecuador in Ancelotti’s debut as coach
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil held Ecuador to a 0-0 draw Thursday in a South American World Cup qualifying game that marked Carlo Ancelotti’s debut as national team coach. The match in Guayaquil offered few scoring opportunities for either team. Ecuador edged closer to its direct World Cup spot by maintaining second place in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Conforto’s tiebreaking RBI single is a ray of hope in his gloomy season with the Dodgers
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Conforto smacked a sharp drive to left with two outs in the eighth inning Thursday, and he celebrated at first base while Andy Pages scored the tiebreaking run for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The big hit ended up deciding the Dodgers’ 6-5 victory over the New York Mets. Yet it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rob Walter hired as New Zealand’s cricket head coach after leaving South Africa job
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rob Walter has been hired to coach the New Zealand men’s cricket team in all three formats as a replacement for Gary Stead. Walter coached South Africa’s teams in the one-day and Twenty20 formats from January 2023 until April this year. Before then he coached New Zealand’s Otago province for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cason Wallace starts Game 1 for Thunder, taking Isaiah Hartenstein’s spot
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Cason Wallace got the call to start Game 1 of the NBA Finals for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, taking the place of Isaiah Hartenstein. The Thunder had used the same starting five — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Hartenstein — for each of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China eliminated from World Cup contention. Uzbekistan and Jordan qualify for the first time
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
China slumped out of World Cup contention before Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for the first time. In the meantime, South Korea secured an 11th straight appearance at the men’s World Cup finals with a 2-0 win in Iraq. In a hectic night Thursday with a lot on the line, Australia scored late to edge already-qualified ... Read More »
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