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Boston captain Hilary Knight tops list of unprotected players available to PWHL expansion teams
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
Boston Fleet captain and MVP candidate Hilary Knight heads a star-caliber list of players left unprotected by their respective teams in being made available to the PWHL’s expansion franchises in Seattle and Vancouver. Among the other high-profile players left unprotected in a list released by the league on Tuesday were Minnesota’s Kelly Pannek and Grace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes’ Brind’Amour plans return to handshake lines after coaches sat out in Eastern final
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour plans to return to the handshake line between teams at the conclusion of a playoff series, coming after Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice convinced Brind’Amour the coaches should sit out after their Eastern Conference final series. Maurice has said he believes long-running hockey tradition should be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Sabalenka plays in front of empty seats at French Open, calls for fairer scheduling
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka is the top-ranked player in women’s tennis. Yet even that status didn’t spare her from competing in front of empty seats at Roland-Garros, something she says isn’t fair. The three-time Grand Slam champion faced China’s Zheng Qinwen in the first quarterfinal match on Tuesday, beginning at 11 a.m. on Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open: Lorenzo Musetti beats Frances Tiafoe to reach the French Open semifinals
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti used his sleek one-handed backhand and sprint-then-slide court coverage to reach his first semifinal at the French Open, and second at a Grand Slam tournament, by beating Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Tuesday in the same stadium where he won a bronze medal at last year’s Olympics. The eighth-seeded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can Timberwolves keep Randle, Reid, and Alexander-Walker? Connelly says continuity is best
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty of reason to run back the same roster after reaching the Western Conference finals for the second straight time. But that was their initial assessment last year, too, before the big trade went down right before the beginning of training camp. Not many moves can be ruled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning becomes latest sports celebrity to join NWSL Denver’s ownership group
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning became the latest sports celebrity to join the ownership group of Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion team on Tuesday. Manning follows two-time Olympic champion ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin, who was announced as an investor last month in a club that will make its debut next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York and Minnesota still leading the way, both unbeaten heading into Commissioner’s Cup play
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx picked up right where they left off last season when reaching the WNBA Finals. Both teams have gone undefeated through their first seven games this year with the Lynx set to host Phoenix on Tuesday night in a Commissioner’s Cup matchup. The Liberty and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traffic chaos and rain delay England-West Indies cricket match as some players arrive on bikes
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — First it was the London traffic. Then it was the rain. Delays impacted the progress of the one-day international between England and the West Indies at the Oval on Tuesday. The match got off to a late start after traffic congestion in the capital caused chaos to the teams’ travel plans. Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simone Inzaghi resigns as coach of Inter Milan amid Saudi interest
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
MILAN (AP) — The 5-0 rout by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final was Simone Inzaghi’s final match in charge of Inter Milan. “The time has come for me to say goodbye to this club after a run of four years during which I gave everything,” Inzaghi wrote in a letter to Inter fans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SuperSonics fans feel no allegiance to the Thunder in these NBA Finals. Go Pacers, the scornful say
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — It’s logical to think someone like Danny Ball is a fair representation of Seattle these days. Ball, a hoops fan who runs an Instagram account called “Iconic Sonics,” is pulling for the Indiana Pacers over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. There are no deep ties between Seattle and Indianapolis. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Rose is 15 years removed from his first PGA Tour win and still going strong
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Justin Rose has reason to feel his age at the Memorial when he sees his framed photo on the wall of his first PGA Tour victory. That was 15 years ago. “It’s quite amazing when I think about it like that,” he said. “Fifteen years. The image I have is my ... Read More »
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