Category Archives: Sports
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the ...
Jun 04, 2024
Coco Gauff returns to the French Open semifinals by defeating Ons Jabeur. Iga Swiatek could be next
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Gauff won her first major title...
Jun 04, 2024
Edmonton Oilers' penalty killers holding up their side of the special teams ledger
Move over, Edmonton Oilers power play. The penalty killers are in the spotlight. The Oilers reached their first Stanley Cup final in 18 years in no small measure to a stingy penalty kill that hasn't g...
Jun 04, 2024
Hockey fans in Edmonton, and far, far away, count down hours until Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Hockey fans in Edmonton, and many who are far, far away, are counting down the hours until the Oilers hit the ice this weekend for the beginning of their first Stanley Cup final series in n...
Jun 04, 2024
Hays hits two homers to power Orioles to 7-2 victory over Blue Jays in series opener
TORONTO - Austin Hays hit two of Baltimore's four home runs to help power the Orioles to a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between divisional...
Jun 03, 2024
Clock ticking on Bev Priestman as Canada coach ponders her Olympic roster selection
TORONTO - The clock is ticking when it comes to Bev Priestman's Olympic roster selection, with Canada's game against Mexico on Tuesday at BMO Field another chance to impress. But Priestman says the re...
Jun 03, 2024
Friendly against Vancouver Whitecaps key for Wrexham AFC's pre-season: coach
Coaching a professional soccer team comes with challenges. Coaching a professional soccer team that's the subject of an Emmy award-winning TV show brings a whole other degree of difficulty. Phil Parki...
Jun 03, 2024
Oilers back in Cup final, and fans from Arctic Circle to Philippines celebrate
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monda...
Jun 03, 2024
Padres' Tucupita Marcano under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a possible lifetime ban, according...
Jun 03, 2024
Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract to join Real Madrid
MADRID (AP) - Kylian Mbapp has signed a contract to play for Real Madrid in a union of the sport's top talent and its most successful club. Madrid said on Monday that Mbapp agreed to a five-year contr...
Jun 03, 2024