National Sports
Hurricanes sign goaltender Frederik Andersen to a 1-year. $2.75M contract extension
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract for next season that is worth $2.75 million. General manager Eric Tulsky announced the deal Saturday, a little over 48 hours before his team starts the second round of the playoffs against Washington. Andersen could earn up to $750,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson expected to miss 2025 season with ACL tear
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson is expected to miss the 2025 WNBA season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee, the team announced Saturday. Samuelson, 27, suffered the injury during practice on Thursday, the team said. The UConn graduate has dealt with other injuries in her basketball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curl-Salemme, Jacques lead Minnesota Frost eruption over Boston Fleet to clinch PWHL playoff berth
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Sophie Jacques each scored two goals, and the Minnesota Frost tied a PWHL record for goals in beating the Boston Fleet 8-1 on Saturday to clinch the final playoff berth. On Sunday, top-seeded Montreal will choose its opening-round playoff opponent — either three-seed Ottawa or No. 4-seed and defending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers recall South Korean All-Star Hyeseong Kim and place Tommy Edman on injured list
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled South Korean All-Star Hyeseong Kim on Saturday and placed second baseman Tommy Edman on the injured list. Kim agreed to a $12.5 million, three-year contract with the Dodgers on Jan. 3 and opened the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Edman was placed on the injured list, retroactive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Happy to get on a bus’: Charge excited after playoff berth-clinching OT win
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod is just happy to be getting on a bus next week. Kateřina Mrázová scored 2:52 into overtime to lift Ottawa to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over the Toronto Sceptres and a playoff berth Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. It’s the first time Ottawa is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cavaliers ready for fast-paced NBA Playoffs series against Pacers when it begins on Sunday night
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson has one simple message for his Cleveland Cavaliers going into their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers. Put your track shoes on. The top-seeded Cavaliers had the NBA’s top offense in the regular season, averaging 121.9 points. The fourth-seeded Pacers averaged 117.4 points (seventh-best), but have one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VanVleet leads Rockets back from 3-1 deficit and into deciding Game 7 against Warriors
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet combined for 55 points in the last two games to lead the Houston Rockets back from a 3-1 deficit and force a deciding Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night at home in their first-round playoff series. Now the question becomes if Postseason Fred and these scrappy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays overcome Judge’s 11th homer, steal 6 bases and rally past Yankees 3-2 to stop 4-game skid
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Mead and José Caballero had RBIs in a two-run eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame Aaron Judge’s 11th home run to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Saturday and stop a four-game losing streak. Judge homered in the first against Zack Littell (2-5), who retired his next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jim Dent, the long hitter and one of the top Black golfers on PGA Tour Champions, dies at age 85
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.” He went on to become one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and one of the top Black golfers of his generation. Dent died on Friday at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabalenka beats Gauff in straight sets to win Madrid Open for 20th career title
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat No. 4 Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her record-tying third Madrid Open and 20th career title on Saturday. Sabalenka powered through the first set and edged the American in a tiebreaker for 6-3, 7-6 (3) on the Caja Mágica clay court. Sabalenka added to titles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele a game-time decision for Game 7 against Blues
By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele will be a game-time decision for Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues. Jets’ head coach Scott Arniel says it’s a “great sign” that Scheifele skated this morning. The top-line centre was injured in Game 5 on Wednesday and is listed as day to day. Scheifele did not ... Read More »
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