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World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality

SINGAPORE (AP) - Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds," the governing body World Aquatics sai...

Jul 15, 2025

Sabres avoid arbitration with Bowen Byram, sign defenceman to 2-year, $12.5M contract

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres avoided arbitration with Bowen Byram late Monday night by re-signing the restricted free-agent defenceman to a two-year contract worth $12.5 million. Byram will...

Jul 14, 2025

World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality

SINGAPORE (AP) - Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds," the governing body World Aquatics sai...

Jul 14, 2025

Mariners' Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby

ATLANTA (AP) - Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final ro...

Jul 14, 2025

Cruz hits 513-foot homer, joins Raleigh, Caminero and Buxton in Home Run Derby semifinals

ATLANTA (AP) - Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle's Cal Rale...

Jul 14, 2025

CFL will review its procotols regarding the updating of fans in weather delays

TORONTO - The CFL is reviewing how it updates fans during weather-related issues after poor air quality forced it to reschedule a regular-season game Friday night. The CFL postponed the Saskatchewan R...

Jul 14, 2025

Pitcher Jim Clancy, a longtime Blue Jay and 1982 all-star, dead at 69

TORONTO - Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays' 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69. T...

Jul 14, 2025

NFL legend John Elway won't be charged in golf cart accident that killed former agent Jeff Sperbeck

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won't be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort...

Jul 14, 2025

Yates wins Tour de France's first mountainous stage and Healy takes yellow jersey

LE MONT-DORE, France (AP) - British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France on Monday and Irish rider Ben Healy was consoled by taking the yellow jersey. Healy was nomi...

Jul 14, 2025

Rogers falls short in communication with fans over Sportsnet price hike, prof says

Rogers fell short in its communication with fans over its significant price hike of Sportsnet+ Premium, a sport management professor says. Rogers is raising the price of the streaming service starting...

Jul 14, 2025