National Sports
California changed rules for a track-and-field meet after a trans athlete’s success. What to know
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is opening up its track-and-field championship to more girls after a transgender athlete drew controversy for qualifying for the meet. The California Interscholastic Federation announced the temporary rule change Tuesday after high school junior AB Hernandez’s success drew backlash, including from President Donald Trump. He criticized the athlete’s participation in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Grand Canyon guard Tyon Grant-Foster heading to Gonzaga
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Former Grand Canyon guard Tyon Grant-Foster is headed to Gonzaga. Grant-Foster announced his decision on Instagram Wednesday. A 6-foot-7 senior, Grant-Foster was the 2024 Western Athletic Conference player of the year after averaging 20.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in his first season with the Antelopes. He averaged 14.8 points and 5.9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros rally in 7th inning to defeat Athletics 5-3
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday. The Athletics led by 1 when rookie Justin Sterner (1-1) took over for Luis Severino to start the seventh. Dezenzo sent his fourth pitch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulked up Jayden Daniels looks to have put on weight coming off rookie season with the Commanders
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels evades the topic as if he’s an oncoming pass rusher and ducks away from the questions as if he’s avoiding a sack. It sure looks as if the Washington Commanders’ franchise quarterback has bulked up, adding some muscle after his AP Offensive Rookie of the Year season. He just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baylor football player Alex Foster dies from gunfire as city issues curfew over spate of violence
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster died early Wednesday after he was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car in his Mississippi hometown, the Washington County coroner’s office confirmed to The Associated Press. He was 18. The shooting was part of a “surge in violent crimes” that Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons said in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea beats Real Betis 4-1 to win Conference League and complete set of UEFA titles
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
WROCLAW, Poland (AP) — Chelsea rallied to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the Conference League final on Wednesday and become the first team to have all four of UEFA’s club competitions in its trophy collection. All of Chelsea’s goals came in the second half, with Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson converting pinpoint crosses from Cole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Benintendi’s big day sends White Sox to 9-4 win over Mets
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle Wednesday, powering the Chicago White Sox to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets that prevented a three-game sweep. Benintendi laced a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry to miss 5-6 months after hip surgery
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry is expected to miss five to six months after having hip surgery, the team announced Wednesday. The timetable for Lowry’s recovery will lead him to miss at least the first month of the 2025-26 regular season. The Jets did not reveal the reason why Lowry required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyreek Hill: ‘I’ve got to prove myself’ to Dolphins after last season’s frustrations
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill isn’t expecting his Miami Dolphins teammates to vote him team captain again. Not after how last season ended — when the veteran wide receiver took himself out of the Dolphins’ regular-season finale against the New York Jets with no reported injury and hinted at wanting out of Miami ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jack Nicklaus on defending Memorial champ Scottie Scheffler: ‘He plays a lot like I did’
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler already received a handshake and a trophy from Jack Nicklaus for winning the Memorial last year. Now comes some of the highest praise of all from the tournament host. “He plays a lot like I did,” Nicklaus said. Nicklaus, whose 18 professional major championships remain the gold standard in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the company and former leader Vince McMahon, representatives and lawyers said Wednesday. John Laurinaitis, WWE’s former head of talent relations — who ... Read More »
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