• The Canadian Press

    Resetting the division races: Acuña's injury, Phillies' fast start puts Braves' streak in jeopardy

    The Atlanta Braves were already in a bit of a hole in the NL East before they got the type of news every team dreads — a season-ending injury to their top player. The torn anterior cruciate ligament in Ronald Acuña Jr.'s knee left the Braves reeling at the beginning of the week, and perhaps it was no surprise that they lost three of four to Washington before rebounding a bit against lowly Oakland. Atlanta now trails first-place Philadelphia by 6 1/2 games, and the Braves have their work cut out

  • The Canadian Press

    Italy's defensive crisis deepens as injured Scalvini out of Euro 2024 squad. Gatti called up

    FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy’s crisis in defense deepened Monday when Giorgio Scalvini was ruled out of the European Championship after he tore an ACL in Atalanta’s last match of the season. The 20-year-old defender has been replaced in Italy’s provisional squad by Juventus counterpart Federico Gatti, the Italian soccer federation announced with the Azzurri kicking off their title defense in less than two weeks. Gatti was already on standby after Inter defender — and Euro 2020 champion — Frances

  • The Canadian Press

    Onward Oilers; Edmonton prepares for Stanley Cup final against Florida Panthers

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are where they have long expected themselves to be, which is playing for the Stanley Cup. The Oilers open the best-of-seven NHL championship Saturday night against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Edmonton makes its first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2006, when the Oilers lost in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes, and are four wins from hoisting Lord Stanley's trophy above their heads 34 years after Edmonton's last Cup win in 1

  • The Canadian Press

    Host Germany hoping to create another summer party at Euro 2024 after recent tournament flops

    BERLIN (AP) — Another extraordinary summer or another national embarrassment. No one knows quite what to expect from this Germany team heading in the European Championship. The optimists point to the opportunity of staging another monthlong party like the one that gripped the country when it hosted the 2006 World Cup. The pessimists can point to three straight fiascos at major tournaments that has forced Germany fans to readjust their expectations of the men’s soccer team. The latest signs seem