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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to massive 4-year extension with NBA champion Thunder, AP source says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting 4-year, $285 million extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary i...
Jul 01, 2025

Wimbledon: Defending champ Barbora Krejcikova comes back to beat Alexandra Eala of the Philippines
LONDON (AP) - Barbora Krejcikova needed a comeback to avoid becoming the second consecutive Wimbledon women's champion to lose in the first round a year later at the All England Club, eventually elimi...
Jul 01, 2025

Hurricane Flossie is now a Category 2 off the Pacific coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 2 cyclone Tuesday morning off the Pacific coast of Mexico, forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Flossie had maximum sustained ...
Jul 01, 2025

Canada's Denis Shapovalov suffers first-round loss at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., was upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 to Argentina's Mariano Navone. The 27th seed double-faulted 11 ti...
Jul 01, 2025

Calgary Flames sign defenceman Joel Hanley to two-year extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have extended defenceman Joel Hanley's contract by two years. The deal announced Tuesday by the Flames carries an average annual value of US$1.75 million. The 34-year-old ...
Jul 01, 2025

Vancouver Canucks sign goalie Thatcher Demko, winger Conor Garland to extensions
VANCOUVER - All-star goalie Thatcher Demko and winger Conor Garland are staying in Vancouver, signing extensions with the Canucks on Tuesday. Demko inked a three-year, US$25.5-million deal, while Garl...
Jul 01, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Maple Leafs trade pending UFA Mitch Marner to Vegas Golden Knights
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs trade pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights for centre Nicolas Roy. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 01, 2025

Federico Bernardeschi leaves Toronto FC, Lorenzo Insigne expected to follow
TORONTO - Toronto FC is parting ways with designated player Federico Bernardeschi with the expectation that fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne will follow him out the door. The Major League Soccer club an...
Jul 01, 2025

Russia's ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's former deputy defense minister was convicted on Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed a 13-year prison sentence in a high-profile case that exposed ...
Jul 01, 2025

Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say
BERLIN (AP) - A man suspected of gathering information on Jewish locations and individuals in Berlin for Iranian intelligence, possibly with a view to carrying out attacks, has been arrested in Denmar...
Jul 01, 2025