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All-star Marner looks forward to fitting into Golden Knights' family culture

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Family. Winning. Culture. All three have become synonymous with the Vegas Golden Knights through their first eight years in the NHL. They matched the attributes on Mitch Marner's list...

Jul 01, 2025

Springer soaks up Canada Day vibes at the plate with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs

TORONTO - American George Springer continued to feel good vibrations playing for the Toronto Blue Jays on Canada Day. The 35-year-old outfielder drove in a career-high seven runs with a solo homer to ...

Jul 01, 2025

Yankees reliever Weaver calls for catcher's interference infractions to be limited

TORONTO (AP) - Luke Weaver wants Major League Baseball to limit catcher's interference calls. With two on and one out in the seventh inning of a 4-4 game, the New York Yankees reliever thought he had ...

Jul 01, 2025

Alex Delvecchio, Hall of Famer and former linemate of Gordie Howe, dies at 93

Alex Delvecchio, the Hockey Hall of Famer and former linemate of Gordie Howe, has died. He was 93. The Detroit Red Wings announced the news on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was unknown. The...

Jul 01, 2025

Springer's grand slam, seven RBIs lifts Blue Jays to 12-5 win over Yankees

TORONTO - George Springer drove in seven runs with a grand slam, a solo homer and a two-run single to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-5 win against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The Blue Jays (4...

Jul 01, 2025

Jets sign Cole Koepke, Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forwards Cole Koepke and Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts worth US$1 million apiece. Pearson, 32, had 12 goals and 15 assists in 78 games for the Vegas Gol...

Jul 01, 2025

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WASHINGTON (AP) - The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women's sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of f...

Jul 01, 2025

Coco Gauff is out in the first round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska

LONDON (AP) - Coco Gauff became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open, eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by unseede...

Jul 01, 2025

Stars hire Oilers assistant Glen Gulutzan as head coach, his second stint with Dallas

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have hired Glen Gulutzan as their head coach 12 years after he was fired from his first stint with them by the general manager who is still there. GM Jim Nill, wh...

Jul 01, 2025

Raptors sign first-round pick Collin Murray-Boyles to rookie-scale contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed first-round pick Collin Murray-Boyles to a rookie-scale contract, the team announced Tuesday. The six-foot-seven, 239-pound forward was the ninth overall pick in l...

Jul 01, 2025