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Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore leaves start against Royals with fatigue issues
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore left the Cardinals’ game Thursday night against Kansas City because of fatigue. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said the concern factor was not high. “He said he felt good, just out of sync with his mechanics,” Marmol said. “Wish we had a better answer, but it just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana’s first and only lead of the game and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of these playoffs, did it again to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Pacers were down by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suárez’s double completes Arizona’s sweep of Atlanta with a seven-run ninth inning
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, two-run double off Raisel Iglesias to cap a seven-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned the Atlanta Braves 11-10 on Thursday to sweep a three-game series. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a one-out homer in the ninth and Alek Thomas followed with a two-run shot, both off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays score 3 in 9th inning to rally for 4-3 win over Rangers
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a two-run single to second baseman Marcus Semien in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Junior Caminero, who homered off Jack Leiter in the second inning, had an RBI single against Robert Garcia (1-3) to pull ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Garcia homers as the Royals beat the Cards 7-5 to split doubleheader
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Maikel Garcia homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader on Thursday night. Royals starter Cole Ragans pitched three innings in his return from the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “Will he? Or won’t he?” speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. The Steelers and Rodgers had been circling each other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quarterback Marcus Crandell signs one-day contract to retire as a Calgary Stampeder
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
CALGARY — Marcus Crandell has signed a one-day contract with the Calgary Stampeders so the 51-year-old can officially retire a member of the club. Crandell quarterbacked the Stampeders to a Grey Cup victory in 2001 in the first of his four seasons in Calgary. “To the Calgary Stampeders organization, thank you for taking a young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil draws 0-0 with Ecuador in World Cup qualifying 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, and featured once again a Brazilian lineup that struggled to be creative. Ecuador edged closer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SafeSport issues permanant ban on elite gymnastics coach in latest chapter of long-running 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!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 »
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