National Sports
British and Irish Lions dominate Force in the opening game of their Australian tour
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dan Sheehan made the perfect start on debut for the British and Irish Lions. The Ireland hooker led the Lions for the first game of their Australian tour, scored in the second minute and steered the team to a commanding 54-7 win over the Perth-based Western Force on Saturday. After an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Aaron Brown: Grand Slam Track brought platform, professionalism to sport
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
It was meant to be quite the finale in the City of Stars this weekend. Instead, the inaugural Grand Slam Track season came to a halt with the cancellation of its final leg in Los Angeles earlier in June. The league became a talking point and a source of excitement for track athletes signed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France top scorer Eugénie Le Sommer joins Mexican club Toluca
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — France all-time leading scorer EugĂ©nie Le Sommer has signed a contract to play for Mexican club Toluca, where she will reunite with former Lyon coach Patrice Lair. The 36-year-old forward parted ways with Lyon in May after 15 seasons and wasn’t chosen for the national team for the Women’s European Championship. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candace Parker set to have first of 2 jersey retirements this weekend in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
Candace Parker has been on the go since she announced her retirement from the WNBA in 2024. From broadcasting college and pro games to taking over as the president of Women’s Basketball for Adidas, the future Hall of Famer has been busy. She’s also had more time for what she calls her most important job ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon 2025: Coco Gauff is just 21 but already thinking about what to do after tennis
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — To be clear, Coco Gauff didn’t bring up the word “star” during a recent interview with The Associated Press; the reporter did. So as Gauff began to answer a question about balancing her life as a professional athlete with her off-court interests, she caught herself repeating that term. “I definitely didn’t know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain star Aitana BonmatĂ hospitalized with meningitis less than a week before Euro 2025
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Spain midfielder Aitana BonmatĂ, the two-time Ballon d’Or holder, has been hospitalized with viral meningitis less than a week before the Women’s European Championship begins. Spain coach Montse TomĂ© said late on Friday that her star player had felt ill and was taken to a hospital in Madrid where she tested positive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers bring 5-game road win streak into game against the Royals
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers (52-31, first in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (38-44, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, two strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (4-5, 2.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 68 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -165, Royals +138; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
Washington Nationals (34-48, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-41, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mike Soroka (3-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Angels: Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -130, Nationals +109; over/under is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds play the Padres after Steer’s 3-home run game
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
San Diego Padres (44-37, third in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (43-39, fourth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (7-1, 1.79 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 72 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Reds -156, Padres +130; over/under is 9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giants play the White Sox leading series 1-0
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
San Francisco Giants (45-37, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (26-56, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (8-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); White Sox: Adrian Houser (2-2, 2.27 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -167, White Sox +139; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees try to keep home win streak alive, host the Athletics
By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025
Athletics (33-51, fifth in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (47-34, first in the AL East) New York; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (5-7, 5.44 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (4-3, 2.84 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 65 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -248, Athletics +202; over/under is 9 ... Read More »
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