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Roughriders finally launch Grey Cup defense against Lions
The defending champion Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field for the first time in 2026 when they host the BC Lions on Saturday night in Regina, Sask.,The Roughriders will raise their fifth Grey Cup banner prior to the game against one of the teams they beat during their postseason run.,Trevor Har...
Canada rally for draw vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina in home World Cup opener
Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute as Canada salvaged a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opening match in Group B play Friday in Toronto. ,Jovo Lukic scored in the 21st minute for Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were playing their first World Cup match since being eliminated from group...
Lightning duo leads NHL's First All-Star Team
Hart Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov and Vezina winner Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are among six players voted to the NHL First All-Star Team, the league announced Friday.,The Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, winner of the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman, also was name...
Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston pace Fever against lowly Sun
The chemistry between Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston was on full display Thursday night in an overtime game when the Indiana Fever massively needed the production.,The duo hopes to contribute to another win Saturday night when Indiana visits the league-worst Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,Ind...
Points race tightening as drivers tackle Pocono's 'Tricky Triangle'
As the drivers move north to Pocono Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series continues an exciting stretch with the points race having tightened significantly.,Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 in Long Pond, Pa., will be the usual distance of 160 times around the odd, tri-cornered track design.,It also mark...
Utah athletics becomes first to close private equity deal
The University of Utah finalized a groundbreaking partnership with a private equity firm on Friday to help fund the school's 19 athletic programs.,The deal with New York-based Otro Capital creates a new company called Crimson Brand Partners, which will manage the athletic department's commercial ope...
Auburn's Jackson Koivun turning pro after U.S. Open
Jackson Koivun, the world's top-ranked amateur, announced Friday that he will forgo his final season of college eligibility at Auburn and join the PGA Tour.,Koivun, 21, will finish his amateur career next week at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, playing as an exemption as last year's McCormack Med...
Report: NFL will not discipline Chiefs DBs coach Dave Merritt
An NFL investigation into Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt did not turn up enough evidence to warrant league discipline, NFL Network reported Friday.,Merritt was arrested on April 23 and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery in a case involving a daughter. He entered a not g...
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Giants' Bryce Eldridge gear up for weekend series
Two powerful left-handed hitters will take aim at a first career deposit into the San Francisco Bay when Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against Bryce Eldridge and the host Giants on Friday night.,The series will be a rematch of fourth-place teams in their respectiv...
A's eager to continue power display in opener vs. Rockies
The Athletics are halfway through a six-game expedition in their future home city of Las Vegas. They will continue the stretch when they host the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.,The three-game series will cap a week in which the Athletics are trying to establish relationships in Las Vegas as well ...
Astros, Royals striving to escape the doldrums
The Houston Astros have appeared in the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons, winning two World Series.,But they enter the start of a three-game road series Friday night against the Kansas City Royals in fourth place in the American League West, five games behind the first-place Seattle Mari...
Cardinals carry positive vibes into series opener vs. Twins
The St. Louis Cardinals landed in Minnesota with their confidence sky high.,A 5-4 loss in Thursday's series finale at the New York Mets did little to dampen the Cardinals' spirits. They had earned victories in their previous six games in a row, and they will look to get back to their winning ways wh...
Shohei Ohtani likely to play as division-leading White Sox, Dodgers square off
A weekend series between two division leaders -- the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers -- already was minus one Japanese slugger as Chicago's Munetaka Murakami remains on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.,Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, however, alleviated fears that star Shohei Oh...
Juan Soto works to turn corner as Mets open set vs. Braves
The first few months of the season had been good to Juan Soto.,Then June arrived, and his statistics took a hit. Through nine games this month, Soto is averaging .147 at the plate, with a .237 on-base percentage and a .265 slugging percentage.,But after he came up clutch in the Mets' 5-4 win against...
Marlins carry shutout streak, win streak into series at Pittsburgh
The Miami Marlins will look to continue a pair of impressive streaks on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Marlins have back-to-back shutouts while extending their winning streak to a season-high five games.,Miami followed an 8-0 home victory ove...
Reds stumble into series against similarly struggling D-backs
The Cincinnati Reds couldn't correct their downward spiral while on the road, so they will try to level things out when they start a six-game homestand against the equally struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,The Reds have lost six of their last seven games, most recently falling 5-4 against t...
Padres optimistic Fernando Tatis Jr.'s rise can continue vs. Orioles
The San Diego Padres would like to see more signs of a power stroke returning for Fernando Tatis Jr.,The next chance for Tatis to muscle up comes in the opener of a three-game series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday.,San Diego is coming off a 5-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on We...
Nationals, smarting from historic collapse, attempt to recover vs. M's
The Washington Nationals will try to put perhaps the worst loss in franchise history behind them when they open a three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday night.,Washington led 9-1 at San Francisco in the eighth inning on Wednesday and were poised to complete a 5-1 road trip...
Red Sox sliding, Rangers rising ahead of weekend series
Third baseman Caleb Durbin is hot, but the same can't be said for the Boston Red Sox.,Boston will enter its Friday night home game against the Texas Rangers, the opener of a three-game series, looking to end a four-game losing streak. Most recently, the Red Sox fell 7-5 at Tampa Bay on Wednesday, wh...
Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark lead Fever past Sky
Aliyah Boston had 34 points with 12 rebounds while Caitlin Clark scored 32 and added 10 assists, as the host Indiana Fever outlasted the pesky Chicago Sky to win 114-106 in overtime on Thursday night in a Commissioner's Cup contest at Indianapolis. ,The Fever (7-5, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup) won the...