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NBA champ Jamal Murray headlines Canada’s extended roster for FIBA Men’s World Cup
TORONTO – Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray headlines Canada’s extended senior men’s basketball team…
Elks match North American professional sports record for consecutive home losses
EDMONTON – It was a win wrapped up with some worry for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.…
2 suspects in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis to stand trial in March
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Friday set a trial date for two men…
Canadian men, women set to play for Globl Jam gold
TORONTO – Canada’s U23 men’s basketball team has earned a spot in Sunday’s Globl Jam…
Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner made an emphatic and emotional return to the WNBA’s…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 23-29
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 23-29: July 23: Actor Ronny Cox (“Deliverance,” “RoboCop”)…
San Francisco 49ers owners assume control of English soccer club Leeds United
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The owners of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers have assumed…
Past national champs Duke and Baylor to play at MSG in first meeting since 2010 Elite Eight
NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor and Duke will meet at Madison Square Garden in December,…
Liberty and tacos for all: Taco Bell prevails as Taco John’s abandons trademark to ‘Taco Tuesday’
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Taco Bell rang up a win Tuesday in its quest to…
Georgia’s Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest threat to the Bulldogs’ three-peat hopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest challenge his Georgia Bulldogs…
WNBA expansion a topic of discussion for league, players as second half of season tips off
WNBA expansion seems to always be a topic of discussion around the league. It happens…
What to stream this weekend: Steph Curry doc, Greta Van Fleet, ‘Justified,’ ‘Minx’ and Pikmin
A documentary on Apple TV+ that chronicles the atypical path Stephen Curry took to becoming…
Some top US sports leagues have specific anti-hazing policies, others do not
The biggest professional sports leagues in the United States have dealt with a smattering of…
Sophia Smith scores twice for US in in 3-0 victory over Vietnam to open the Women’s World Cup
AUKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophia Smith scored twice for the United States in the…
Lionel Messi scores a sensational game-winning goal on a free kick in his Inter Miami debut
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to…
Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have answered their most pressing question of the offseason.…
Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice
LOS ANGELES – Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Hunter Biden’s guilty plea is on the horizon, and so are a fresh set of…
Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz dies at age 70
CHICAGO (AP) — Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the…
A guide to how Paris will welcome fans and stage 32 sports at the first post-pandemic Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The Olympics is on track to be back in business with millions…
Toronto Blue Jays unveil new Rogers Centre renovation plans for 100 level
TORONTO – A new look at Rogers Centre will give fans in the 100 level…
Study: Soccer most popular sport among Canadian kids post-pandemic
Canadian kids are back playing their favourite sports at rates higher than pre-pandemic participation levels.…
Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks, says family is ‘safe and healthy’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is…
‘Pressure is excitement for me:’ Raptors rookie Gradey Dick welcomes the spotlight
TORONTO – Gradey Dick doesn’t shy away from the spotlight. Rather than lay low before…