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Stampeders, Lions descend on Kelowna in search of first win
The Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions will look to record their first win of the season on Saturday when they square off in the first CFL game played in Kelowna, B.C.,The Lions have relocated to Kelowna for two home games while World Cup matches take over BC Place in Vancouver.,Calgary (0-2) is biddin...

Senegal ring up 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq, keep knockout hopes alive
Substitute Pape Gueye scored a pair of sensational second-half goals from long range, and Senegal got a much-needed boost for their goal differential with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq in their Group I finale on Friday.,Ismaila Sarr added his third goal of the tournament, the first of four after ha...

Ousmane Dembele's hat trick helps France rout Norway to sweep Group I
Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele netted a hat trick in just 32 minutes, Kylian Mbappe had two assists and France steamrolled Norway's reserves 4-1 to sweep Group I at the World Cup on Friday in Foxborough, Mass., ,Desire Doue scored during second-half stoppage time, and goalkeeper Mike Maignan sto...
FIFA World Cup Knockout Round Guide: Everything You Need to Know
The World Cup group stage is over. Learn how the knockout rounds work, including tiebreakers, extra time, penalty kicks and bracket structure....

Local fans in Miami give Colombia advantage in Group K showdown with Portugal
There are hundreds of thousands of Colombian Americans living in the Miami metropolitan area, according to U.S. Census estimates.,So it's little wonder why Colombia's match against Portugal on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., was the most sought-after World Cup ticket of the 72 group-stage fixtures,...

ATP roundup: Ugo Humbert celebrates birthday with semifinal win at Eastbourne
Sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France had five aces and saved all four break points he faced while posting a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brit Jack Draper on Friday to reach the finals of the Lexus Eastbourne Open in England.,Humbert, who turned 28 on Friday, was serenaded with a rendition of "Happy Birthday"...

Scottie Scheffler inches from 59, leaps into lead at Travelers Championship
Scottie Scheffler bumped in a par putt at 18 for a second-round 60 to stand atop the leaderboard at 16-under through 36 holes the Travelers Championship with more golf to be played behind him on Friday at Cromwell, Conn. ,Scheffler missed a long birdie by mere inches to the right on the par-4 18th b...

Antoine Semenyo: Time for Ghana to pressure officials after big no-call
PHILADELPHIA -- Ghana star Antoine Semenyo says his team needs to "gang around the referee" more often after his side's potential penalty shot against England on Tuesday went unreviewed.,The Black Stars earned a historic 0-0 draw against the Three Lions in Group L. With a win or draw against Croatia...

Tempo riding high after record night, Mercury reeling after Alyssa Thomas suspension
Fresh off tying the single-game WNBA scoring record with 53 points, Marina Mabrey and the expansion Toronto Tempo host the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday afternoon.,Mabrey is the talk of the league after her record performance in the Tempo's 125-97 win over Los Angeles on Thursday. The veteran guard we...

Sabres acquire Olen Zellweger from Ducks in draft-day deal
Defenseman Olen Zellweger is a member of the Buffalo Sabres following a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,In exchange, the Ducks receive a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and Anton Wahlberg, a forward prospect.,Zellweger, 22, is due to become a restricted free agent on July 1. The Sabr...

Avalanche re-sign D Brett Kulak, D Brent Burns
The Colorado Avalanche announced contract extensions Friday for defensemen Brett Kulak and Brent Burns.,Kulak, 32, signed a five-year extension through 2030-31 for a reported $22.5 million ($4.5 million per season).,Burns, 41, signed a one-year deal for 2026-27 for a reported $850,000 (up to $3 mill...

Leafs trade G Samuel Ersson to Sens for 5th-rounder
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired a 2027 fifth-round draft pick from the Ottawa Senators on Friday in exchange for the rights to goaltender Samuel Ersson.,It's a quick flip for the Leafs, who acquired Ersson on June 16 along with defenseman Emil Andrae and a 2026 third-rounder from the Philadelphia F...

CFL closes the door on Brendan Sorsby
Well-traveled quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not have the option of migrating north to the Canadian Foohall League this season. ,League officials confirmed to multiple outlets late Thursday that its nine teams are prohibited from signing Sorsby, who was suspended by the NCAA for placing bets on gam...

Report: Norway star Erling Haaland out vs. France
Norway superstar Erling Haaland is among 10 players being rested by coach Stale Solbakken in Friday's World Cup clash with France, ESPN reported.,The Manchester City forward is in the race for the Golden Boot with four goals, tied with France's Kylian Mbappe and one goal behind Argentina's Lionel Me...

UFC touts 34M viewers for Freedom 250 with international audience
The total viewership for this month's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House was raised to an estimated 34 million viewers in numbers released Friday.,That is nearly double the initial total announced on June 19, five days after the event held on the South Lawn on President Donald Trump's 80th bir...

Ecuador declares national holiday after Germany upset
Ecuador's president declared Friday a public holiday to celebrate the national team's 2-1 upset of Germany at the World Cup.,"Thank you to the players and the coach who, despite the criticism, the insults, and the tough times they went through, managed to bounce back and bring this immense joy to th...

Drug charges dropped against Olympic champ Bode Miller
An Idaho prosecutor has dropped drug charges against Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller.,The retired skier was charged on June 6 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records obtained by People magazine and TMZ. ,Miller, 48, entered a not g...

Reds place RHP Tony Santillan (oblique) on injured list
The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday for the 29-year-old reliever, who is 1-4 with five saves and a 5.23 ERA in 34 games out of the bullpen.,Santillan is 7-16 with 16 saves and a 3.36 E...

Canadiens acquire F Brett Berard from Rangers
The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Brett Berard from the New York Rangers on Friday in exchange for defenseman prospect William Trudeau.,Berard, 23, was held off the scoresheet in 13 games last season and has recorded 10 points (six goals, four assists) in 48 career games with New York since be...

Shane van Gisbergen chasing Sonoma repeat with one less obstacle
There just may be another road-course challenger for Shane van Gisbergen to contend with.,And he's not on the horizon. He's here -- except he's not.,With the NASCAR Cup Series closing out the road course schedule for 2026 Sunday in Northern California, all eyes have turned to last week's spectacular...