National Sports
Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year’s Cup and the 4 Nations final
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago. An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TNT, with 2.8 million tuning in for the Panthers’ series-clinching Game 6 victory. The overall number on cable is down from 4.17 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Seattle taps Steve O’Rourke as the expansion team’s first coach
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
Steve O’Rourke was named coach of the PWHL Seattle expansion team on Friday. The move brings in a newcomer to women’s hockey, but someone who is very familiar to the Pacific Northwest having played at Washington State. “This is something I’ve thought about since the league was first announced,” O’Rourke said in a statement. “To ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An ex-college basketball player testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs got ‘extremely creative’ on drugs
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Syracuse University basketball player who worked recently for Sean “Diddy” Combs as a personal assistant testified at the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial on Friday that Combs got “extremely creative” when he was on drugs. Brendan Paul, 26, was arrested last year at a Miami airport with cocaine he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-time Cup champion Jonathan Toews returning to NHL with hometown Winnipeg Jets
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and signing with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced on Friday that they’ve agreed to a one-year contract with Toews. The value of his deal, which can officially be signed when NHL free agency opens July 1, was not revealed. “I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carolina Hurricanes re-sign Eric Robinson for 4 years after his most productive NHL season
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed depth forward Eric Robinson to a four-year contract worth $6.8 million. General manager Eric Tulsky announced the extension Friday. Robinson will count $1.7 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 NHL season. The Bellmawr, New Jersey, native set career highs with 14 goals, 18 assists ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coastal Carolina all in on keeping baseball program a national power in new era of college sports
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Though many athletic programs outside the power four conferences are expected to drop off competitively when scholarship limits are removed and revenue sharing begins July 1, College World Series finalist Coastal Carolina is committed to continue playing with the big boys in baseball. Rosters will be capped at 34 in Division ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic leader Bach’s $350,000 pay package in 2024 trails far behind soccer’s elected leaders
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee paid its president Thomas Bach $350,000 in income and expenses in 2024, his final full year in office. The sum included a salary-like payment — or “indemnity” in Olympic language — of 275,000 euros ($317,000), according to its annual report Friday. That is a relatively small figure compared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wolves sign attacking midfielder Fer Lopez from Celta Vigo on 5-year contract
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton has signed attacking midfielder Fer Lopez from Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 21-year-old Spaniard is the first summer signing for Wolves and follows forward Jorgen Strand Larsen, who also joined the English team from Celta last year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Durant buys minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain, will advise club on basketball expansion
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — NBA star Kevin Durant has purchased a minority stake in Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain, the French soccer club said Friday. Qatar Sports Investments, PSG’s majority shareholder, signed an investment and strategic partnership agreement with Durant, the club said in a statement. Financial terms were not disclosed. The announcement comes amid talks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jonathan Toews returning to NHL with hometown Winnipeg Jets
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and signing with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced they’ve agreed to a one-year contract with Toews. The value of his contract was not revealed. Toews missed the past two NHL seasons after stepping away from hockey, citing the effects of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Toews returning to NHL with hometown Winnipeg Jets
By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and signing with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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