• The Canadian Press

    Glen Taylor announces that Timberwolves are no longer for sale

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired the controlling stake in the team has expired. Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves for $1.5 billion in 2021 to Lore and Rodriguez, who then began the purchase by acquiring 20% of the franchise. Lore became Walmart’s e-commerce chief in 2016; Rodriguez is one of baseball's all-time home run leader

  • Yahoo Sports

    Wander Franco removed from Rays' roster, placed on administrative leave through June 1 as investigation continues

    Franco has been away from the Rays since mid-August after allegations surfaced of an inappropriate relationship with a minor.

  • The Canadian Press

    New Salernitana coach hoping good things come in threes

    MILAN (AP) — New Salernitana coach Stefano Colantuono will be hoping a popular Italian expression applies to him at the start of his third spell in charge of the Serie A team. “Non c’è due senza tre” loosely translates as “Everything comes in threes.” Colantuono won his first away match during both previous times he coached Salernitana. His third stint starts on Monday with a daunting trip to Bologna. Bologna is having a fantastic season and, at fourth place, is on course to qualify for the Cham

  • The Canadian Press

    Banned Sandro Tonali has been charged by English FA for breaching betting rules

    Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with breaching English soccer's betting rules, the Football Association said on Thursday. Tonali is serving a 10-month ban issued by the Italian soccer federation for betting on teams he played for, which has ruled him out of action since October. Now he could be in more trouble after the FA said he breached its rules on 50 occasions by placing bets on matches from Aug. 12 to Oct. 12 last year. On Oct. 12, Tonali was sent home from Italy’s trai