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Canada's Olivier-Maxence Prosper drafted 24th overall in NBA draft
Canada's Olivier-Maxence Prosper has been drafted 24th overall in the NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The six-foot-eight, 230-pound forward from Montreal entered the draft after complet...
Jun 22, 2023
Toronto Raptors select Gradey Dick with the 13th overall pick of the NBA draft
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Toronto Raptors have selected Gradey Dick of Kansas with the 13th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday. The six-foot-eight, 205-pound guard averaged 14.1 points and 5.1 rebou...
Jun 22, 2023
CFL commissioner Ambrosie asks for patience as league addresses stats issue
WINNIPEG - Randy Ambrosie knows CFL fans and media have been frustrated by game-statistic glitches and player profiles that have disappeared from the league's website. The CFL commissioner asked for a...
Jun 22, 2023
Henderson one shot back of Pace after first-round at KPMG Women's PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP-CP) - Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women's PGA Champio...
Jun 22, 2023
Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Hughes withdraws at the Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 on Thursday for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on...
Jun 22, 2023
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
NEW YORK (AP) - Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from Fr...
Jun 22, 2023
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
NEW YORK (AP) - Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from Fr...
Jun 22, 2023
NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won't have special jerseys for pre-game warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to wear rainbow-coloured Pride jerseys this past season and caus...
Jun 22, 2023
N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - Police in the Northwest Territories are warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after a group assaulted two men suspected of drug trafficking and stealing a...
Jun 22, 2023
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes t...
Jun 22, 2023