National Sports
Rugby league legend Mal Meninga set to be inaugural coach of NRL expansion club Perth
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The National Rugby League’s newest team will have one of its oldest coaches when it begins play in 2027. Australia head coach and ex-Kangaroos and Queensland Origin star Mal Meninga was unveiled Friday as the Perth Bears ’ inaugural head coach. The 64-year-old Meninga signed a three-year contract with the new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, June 5, 2025
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
Thursday’s Scoreboard CFL Saskatchewan 31 Ottawa 26 — NBA Final Indiana 111 Oklahoma City 110 (Oklahoma City leads of best-of-seven series 1-0) — WNBA New York 86 Washington 78 Phoenix 86 Golden State 77 — MLB Interleague Toronto 9 Philadelphia 1 Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 6, Kansas City 5, 1st game (10) Kansas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the Comeback: How the Pacers pulled off a stunner in Game 1 of the NBA Finals
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point. They were down by 15 with 9:42 remaining. They were turning the ball over about once every three possessions, couldn’t stop Shai ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thunder collapse late as Haliburton’s buzzer-beater lifts Pacers to Game 1 win
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Things were going as expected for the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. They forced the normally efficient Indiana Pacers into 19 turnovers in the first half to lead by 12 at the break. The advantage swelled to 15 early in the fourth quarter, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes cheers Red Raiders on to victory in Game 2 of the WCWS
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Texas Tech evened up the finals of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday night with one of the Red Raiders’ biggest supporters on hand. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and former Texas Tech signal caller Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, cheered on the Red Raiders, who hung on to beat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberty improve to 8-0 with 86-78 win over Mystics
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!Rookie Lexi Held scores season-high 24 points as Mercury close on 18-1 run to beat Valkyries 86-77
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Lexi Held scored a season-high 24 points, Satou Sabally had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists and the Phoenix Mercury closed on an 18-1 run to beat the Golden State Valkyries 86-77 on Thursday night. Phoenix trailed 76-68 with 4:04 remaining. Held put the Mercury ahead 77-76 with 1:11 remaining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haliburton caps huge rally, Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA’s biggest stage. Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valdez pushes personal winning streak to 5 as Astros top Pirates 8-2 after long delay
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, Isaac Paredes homered twice, and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 after a lengthy rain delay on Thursday night. Valdez (6-4) won his fifth straight decision by limiting the Pirates to two runs on five hits with three walks and a season-high 11 strikeouts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s volleyball team falls to the Netherlands in Nations League
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian women’s volleyball team dropped to 1-1 in Nations League action with a loss to the Netherlands on Thursday. The hosts fell 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to the Dutch at the Arena at TD Place in Ottawa after opening with a five-sets victory over Bulgaria. The Netherlands, ranked eighth in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders hold off Ottawa Redblacks 31-26 to kick off 2025 CFL season
By Canadian Press on June 5th, 2025
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the CFL’s first game of the 2025 season, but it was a costly 31-26 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders lost four starters to injury, including three in the first 17 minutes of Thursday’s game. Receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker appeared to injure his left ankle, tailback A.J. Ouellette suffered ... Read More »
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