National Sports
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov wins the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Ted Lindsay award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as chosen by his peers. The NHL Players’ Association announced the honor Wednesday. Kucherov and Colorado teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were the finalists for the trophy as voted on by members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rogers gets all necessary league approvals to buy Bell’s MLSE stake
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Rogers Communications has received all necessary league approvals to buy out rival Bell’s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the telecommunications company said Wednesday. Rogers announced Sept. 18 that it was buying Bell’s stake in Toronto-based MLSE, which includes the NHL’s Maple Leafs, NBA’s Raptors, CFL’s Argonauts, Major League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson gets into shouting match with Red Sox coaches 2 days after rough start
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson got into a shouting match with Red Sox first base coach José Flores on the field at Fenway Park before Wednesday’s game. Neither team would discuss what it was about. A video posted on social media showed Anderson and Flores going face-to-face during batting practice. Angels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has always had to take the winding road to NBA success
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The drive between the little upstate New York towns of Lisbon and Ogdensburg, by Rick Carlisle’s recollection, would take about eight minutes. In that part of the world, in the St. Lawrence valley just a few miles south of Canada, that’s like going next door. That ride is probably a reason ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal to Nations League final with 2-1 win over Germany
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored again as Portugal came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in their Nations League semifinal on Wednesday. The 40-year-old Ronaldo captained Portugal and scored his 137th international goal five minutes after substitute Francisco Conceição equalized with a blistering shot inside the far post in the 63rd. Ronaldo became the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Famed Kronk boxing gym to reopen in Detroit rec center where Joe Louis once trained
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — The Kronk Gym where Detroit boxing royalty sweated on the road to glory is expected to reopen this summer in a building where Hall of Famer Joe Louis once trained. The Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center will be the gym’s new home, city leaders and the team behind the project told reporters Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McIlroy defends media snub after leak about non-conforming driver at PGA Championship
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
CALEDON — Rory McIlroy rarely skips his media responsibilities, but at the PGA Championship, he was nowhere to be seen. McIlroy explained Wednesday at the RBC Canadian Open why he skipped media duties after all four rounds of the season’s second men’s golf major. Some of it, he said, had to do with long days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea signs striker Liam Delap from Ipswich in time for Club World Cup
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea signed striker Liam Delap from relegated Ipswich on Wednesday in time to play at the Club World Cup after activating his release clause of 30 million pounds ($40 million). Chelsea used the opening of a special trading window from June 1-10 to add a center forward to its squad, with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knicks shed stability of Thibodeau era by seeking a new coach after they had gotten good
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau’s firing brought back some of the confusion and chaos the New York Knicks had seemingly left behind. After an era of stability and more success than they had enjoyed in a quarter of a century, the Knicks opened a coaching search few could have predicted when they fired Thibodeau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The NBA is working on a plan to turn next season’s All-Star Game into a U.S.-vs.-world competition, a person with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. It remains unclear how the format will work, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox rally, then rally again for 11-9 win over Angels on Rafaela’s walk-off homer
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela curled a home run around the Pesky Pole in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday and the Boston Red Sox rallied after trailing four different times to beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-9. The Angels blew 4-0, 7-5, 8-7 and 9-8 leads, with Rafael Devers bouncing a chopper ... Read More »
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