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Aprichaya Yubol shoots a career-best 61 to take the first-round lead at ShopRite LPGA Classic

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) - Aprichaya Yubol followed a career-best finish on the LPGA Tour with a career-low 10-under 61 on Friday and took a two-shot lead over Jenny Shin after the first round of the ShopR...

Jun 07, 2024

Draisaitl on being in McDavid's shadow: 'I know I'm a great player'

SUNRISE - Leon Draisaitl has been repeatedly asked about Connor McDavid ever since the pair first hit the ice together as teammates in 2015. Fast-forward some nine years later, not much has changed. A...

Jun 07, 2024

Canada Soccer names 22-man roster for under-20 June friendlies in Chile

Canadian under-20 coach Andrew Olivieri has named a 22-man roster for international friendlies this month against Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay in La Calera, Chile. The young Canadians will face Chile o...

Jun 07, 2024

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner's play is the biggest uncertainty in the Stanley Cup Final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Stuart Skinner has taken to reading books as a way of taking his mind off the sport of hockey and his job as an NHL goaltender of getting in front of frozen rubber disks fired at ...

Jun 07, 2024

Stampeders game to go ahead despite Calgary water restrictions

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders game Friday had the green light to go ahead despite water restrictions in the city. Calgarians were urged to reduce water use as work to repair a major water main stre...

Jun 07, 2024

Canadian rider Derek Gee finished fourth, closes in on Critérium du Dauphiné podium

LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD - Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth at the mountaintop finish of Stage 6 of the Critrium du Dauphin on Friday and heads into the final two stages in fourth place overall. The 26-...

Jun 07, 2024

Driver's market turning into a game of musical chairs in Formula One

MONTREAL - Lewis Hamilton is intrigued by the idea of a transfer window or free agency in Formula One, but the seven-time world champion believes the circuit's season-long driver market generates more...

Jun 07, 2024

Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final: 'You're very close to your dream'

SUNRISE - Connor McDavid was in the midst of a hockey nightmare. The superstar captain's Edmonton Oilers - among the Stanley Cup favourites in training camp - had just suffered another demoralizing lo...

Jun 07, 2024

Alexander Zverev reaches the French Open final on the day his court case is resolved in Germany

PARIS (AP) - Alexander Zverev moved a win away from his first Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open semifinals on Friday, the same day a pending domest...

Jun 07, 2024

Jasmine Paolini reaches both the singles and doubles finals at the French Open

PARIS (AP) - Jasmine Paolini will play in the women's doubles and singles finals at the French Open, after getting to the team event with Sara Errani by defeating Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse...

Jun 07, 2024