• The Canadian Press

    Ramos homers, Hicks earns 4th win as Giants beat Rockies 4-1 for first series sweep this year

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos hit his second big league home run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Sunday for their first series sweep this season. Hicks (4-1) allowed one run and three hits over five innings with no walks as the Giants stretched their winning streak to a season-high four. Sean Hjelle, Luke Jackson, Taylor Rogers and Camilo Doval each pitched a hitless inning to complete a three-hitter. Doval struck out Jake Cave for the final out and remained pe

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto's Penny Oleksiak wins women's 50m freestyle at Olympic swim trials

    TORONTO — Penny Oleksiak captured the women's 50-metre freestyle event at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Sunday. Oleksiak posted a time of 25.06 seconds, going over the Olympic qualifying standard of 24.70 seconds. It was, however, a personal best for the Toronto native. Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., was second, touching the wall in 25.08 seconds. Oleksiak failed to get under the qualifying and Olympic consideration times in the women's 200 freestyle Tuesday in finishing ninth. On Friday, th

  • The Canadian Press

    Pacers beat Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference finals

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 10 years. The Pacers made 29 of their 38 shots in the first half, a shooting percentage of 76.3% that was the highest in the postseason since 1997, when the NBA began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters. They led 70-55 at th

  • The Canadian Press

    Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé

    PARIS (AP) — Brest secured the final automatic berth in next season’s Champions League with a 3-0 win at Toulouse on Sunday that sealed a third-place finish for the surprise package of the French league on a dramatic final day. Heading into the last round of matches, Lille and Brest were level on points behind already-crowned champion Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, with Lille ahead only by a difference of two goals. Lille looked set for a third place finish but blew a 2-1 lead against Nice in a