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The Canadian PressCaitlin Clark revs up Pacers fans with pregame playoff appearance in IndyCar replica
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark crashed the NBA's playoff party Friday night — and drew a standing ovation from her new home fans. Twice. She's hoping to do it all over again in September in the same place. The WNBA's No. 1 overall draft pick and Division I's career scoring leader revved up a raucous Indiana Pacers crowd by pumping the accelerator of a replica IndyCar before Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was Clark's first public appearance on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse court since the
Yahoo SportsNFL Draft: Jim Harbaugh's Chargers get aggressive, trade up to take WR Ladd McConkey
Justin Herbert has a new receiver to work with.
Yahoo SportsNFL Draft: Bills start the 2nd round by finally taking a receiver, Keon Coleman
The Bills found a new target for Josh Allen.
The Canadian PressGolden Knights have limited Stars' scoring chances to take 2-0 series lead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The problems for Dallas are two-fold — the Stars aren't getting great scoring chances and for long stretches aren't even putting the puck on net. That's primarily why the Golden Knights are back in Las Vegas with a 2-0 lead in the first-round NHL playoffs series. Game 3 is Saturday night (10:30 p.m. EDT, TBS). In Game 1, a 4-3 Dallas loss, the Stars didn't get a shot on goal in the second period until 8:52 into it. Vegas closed out the 3-1 victory in Game 2 by holding Dallas wit
The Canadian PressBlue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann out with nerve inflammation in elbow
TORONTO — Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann will miss about seven to 10 more days with a sore elbow. Toronto manager John Schneider said on Friday that the 21-year-old left-hander has ulnar nerve inflammation. The diagnosis comes after Tiedemann met with team doctors earlier this week. "No second opinions on anything," said Schneider. "I'm confident he'll be back throwing again pretty soon." Schneider said it was the "best possible news" after the triple-A Buffalo Bisons put him on the
Yahoo SportsEx-Michigan coach Juwan Howard returns to NBA with Nets assistant job
Michigan fired Howard last month.
Yahoo SportsBucks' Damian Lillard returns after apparent knee injury in Game 3 vs. Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard left Game 3 of a first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers after suffering an apparent knee injury, but he returned.
The Canadian PressBrewers left-hander Wade Miley says he needs Tommy John surgery
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley said Friday that he needs Tommy John surgery. The 37-year-old Wiley was put on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation on April 22, retroactive to April 19. “I need a full Tommy John,” Miley said Friday before the Brewers faced the New York Yankees. “I knew it was a different pain than what I’ve been dealt with the last couple of years. It doesn’t really hurt that bad. That’s the weird part. I would just think UCL dam
The Canadian PressOrioles send former No. 1 pick Jackson Holliday back to minors after he hit .059 in 10 MLB games
BALTIMORE (AP) — Highly touted prospect Jackson Holliday has been optioned to the minor leagues by the Baltimore Orioles after starting his big league career with a disappointing thud. Holliday was promoted from Triple-A Norfolk on April 10 amid plenty of fanfare, but the 20-year-old second baseman managed only two hits — both singles — and two walks in 36 plate appearances over 10 games. He struck out 18 times and was batting .059 with one RBI and a .111 on-base percentage. The Orioles tried to
The Canadian PressQB Penix hears from Cousins, Vick after landing with Falcons as NFL draft first-round surprise pick
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr., the biggest surprise of the NFL draft's first round, received a congratulatory call from Kirk Cousins on Thursday night even as Cousins' agent was second-guessing the Atlanta Falcons adding depth to their quarterback spot. Penix described the chat with Cousins as “a very good conversation,” but would not say what was discussed. Penix may have been more excited by Friday's text message from another left-handed Falcons quarterback named Michael. In his
The Canadian PressMarlins place opening day starter Jesús Luzardo on injured list with left elbow tightness
MIAMI (AP) — The Marlins placed opening day starter Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Friday because of left elbow tightness. Luzardo, who was scheduled to pitch the opener of Miami's four-game series against Washington on Friday, first experienced discomfort during his routine throwing a day earlier. He underwent imaging tests and the results have not been disclosed. “I felt just felt a little tight more than normal I guess you could say, a tightness I don’t feel normally have before a s
Yahoo SportsMichael Penix Jr. said Kirk Cousins called him after Falcons' surprising draft selection
Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr. said quarterback Kirk Cousins called him after he was picked No. 8 overall in one of the 2024 NFL Draft's more puzzling selections.
The Canadian PressMadrid replacements too good for Sociedad and take step closer to La Liga title
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid moved one step closer to a 36th Spanish league title after beating Real Sociedad 1-0 and extending its lead atop of the table to 14 points on Friday. Carlo Ancelotti’s men need just five points from their last five games to ensure the title will return to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. On a rainy night in San Sebastian, Madrid put out a second-string team to rest Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and other regulars for the visit to the Basque country. The n
Yahoo SportsBears 1st-rounder Rome Odunze couldn't believe his new team's meager receiving record
The Bears' all-time leading receiver last played in 1967.
The Canadian PressGiannis Antetokounmpo ruled out, Khris Middleton to start for Bucks against Pacers in Game 3
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks will be without star Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3 of their playoff series against Indiana on Friday night, but will have All-Star Khris Middleton in the starting lineup. Middelton was activated after going through pregame workouts, showing coaches and team doctors he could move effectively. Middleton is averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5 assists through the first two games and finished Tuesday night's Game 2 loss after spraining his right ankle. Wh
The Canadian PressRetiring CFL star Harris talks new documentary, overcoming mental health struggles
WINNIPEG — Andrew Harris is leaving football as one the greatest running backs in CFL history. But he says that he once went from the exhilaration of winning the 2019 Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the lowest he could go. “When you’re having suicidal thoughts, that’s about as rock bottom as you can get,” Harris told a group of local reporters on Friday. “That’s where I was at. I mean, COVID was tough on a lot of people, but I was really in that dark spot during COVID, and it was real
The Canadian PressWilliam Nylander practises with Leafs ahead of Game 4 against Bruins: 'Feeling great'
TORONTO — William Nylander took a pass from John Tavares and wheeled towards the net. The Maple Leafs winger then deftly fed the puck against the grain on a tee for Mitch Marner to blast a one-timer from a sharp angle. The power-play sequence was only a practice drill. It was also one of many positive signs for the player — and a team that's opened the playoffs minus one of its key contributors. Nylander appears on course to join the action Saturday for Game 4 against the Boston Bruins with Toro
The Canadian PressCanada's Syla Swords eyes Olympic chance after closing impressive high school career
Following the recent end of an impressive high school career, the goal for Syla Swords has shifted to making the Canadian women's basketball team heading to Paris. Swords, from Sudbury, Ont., is a five-star recruit who committed to Michigan for the fall as the Wolverines' highest-ever ranked prospect at No. 11. After falling in the high school national championship game with Long Island Lutheran, Swords played in three major events this month: the Nike Hoop Summit, McDonald's all-American game a
The Canadian PressSalernitana relegated from Serie A after blanking from Frosinone
FROSINONE, Italy (AP) — Salernitana was relegated from Serie A after going down at Frosinone 3-0 on Friday. The Salerno club has only two wins in 35 league games and was bottom of the table. The win was vital for Frosinone, one of at least seven teams fighting not to be one of the two other clubs that joins Salernitana in the second tier next season. Frosinone was three points above third-to-last Udinese and five ahead of second-to-last Sassuolo. Both teams have a game in hand. Frosinone went ah
The Canadian PressRelegation-threatened Bochum grabs vital win over leaky Hoffenheim
BOCHUM, Germany (AP) — Kevin Stöger scored twice as Bochum won for the first time in nine Bundesliga games by a nervy 3-2 over a leaky Hoffenheim on Friday. Hoffenheim has not kept a clean sheet for 26 games, a record run for the Bundesliga side. Hoffenheim remained in ninth place after missing a chance to leapfrog Augsburg and Freiburg and move into seventh. Hoffenheim had a penalty award rescinded after a video review midway through the first half and then fell behind to a superb Stöger free k
The Canadian PressAfter going 2nd in the NFL draft, Jayden Daniels is Washington's latest quarterback of the future
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels is confident he can start in the NFL. Just not this minute. “Man, I don’t know the playbook, so I’m not prepared right now," he said. Give it time, learn the playbook and Daniels might be Washington's quarterback of the future. That's certainly what ownership, the front office and coaching staff think after taking the Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU with the second pick in the draft, and now Daniels is the latest hope to be the long-term solution at the positi
The Canadian PressCanadian women's rugby team opens Pacific Four Series against U.S. in California
The Canada women's rugby team sees its first action of 2024 on Sunday when it opens the Pacific Four Series against the ninth-ranked United States in Carson, Calif. The game is the first for the fourth-ranked Canadians since November, when they finished runner-up to No. 1 England at the WXV tournament. Canada has won eight straight matches over the U.S., including a 50-17 victory to begin last year’s Pacific Four Series. Sunday's match is one-half of a doubleheader at Dignity Health Sport Park,
Yahoo SportsReport: Amazon and NBA reach agreement on broadcast deal
Amazon Prime Video and the NBA are reportedly nearing an agreement that would make the streaming and retail giant a major platform for game telecasts.
The Canadian PressSeth Lugo throws 7 scoreless innings, leads Royals past Tigers 8-0
DETROIT (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals won their fourth straight game, beating the Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Friday. Lugo (4-1) allowed three singles and matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a game played at 1:10 pm due to the NFL draft festivities in downtown Detroit on Friday evening. Tigers starter Reese Olson (0-4) allowed one run on three hits and three walks in seven innings, striking out eight. Kansas City led 1-0 before scoring seven runs
The Canadian PressShapovalov downs Etcheverry, advances to third round at Madrid
MADRID — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry on Friday. Shapovalov had to overcome issues with his serve to defeat the 26th-seeded Argentine in two hours three minutes. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., hit into 12 double faults and only landed 58 per cent of his first serves. But he had eight aces, compared to one for Etcheverry, and converted three break points to Etcheverry's t
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