Category: Sports

[ad_1] EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers say they are mourning the death of Ben Stelter, a six-year-old boy with cancer whom the team rallied around during their run to the Western Conference final. Stelter’s father, Mike Stelter, said in a tweet that his son died Tuesday night. Ben Stelter was diagnosed with…

[ad_1] For a team that boasts Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Angels sure lose a lot of games: 61 so far, with only 44 wins. But Thursday night’s game had to be especially galling. Hosting the even worse Oakland Athletics, the Angels got two homers from Ohtani, and one each from Kurt…

[ad_1] Judge Anna Sotnikova of the Khimki city court delivered the sentence and fined Griner 1 million rubles, or about $16,400. She said the court took into account Griner’s partial admission of guilt, remorse for the deed, state of health and charitable activities. Prosecutors had asked that she be sentenced to 9.5 years in jail….

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Singapore women’s table tennis team will play against Malaysia for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after a 3-0 victory over Australia in the semi-finals on Sunday (Jul 31). At The NEC in Birmingham, England, Zhou Jingyi and Zeng Jian got Singapore off to a solid start with a 3-1 win against…

[ad_1] Calls continue for a major shakeup at Hockey Canada following recent revelations around how the organization handled past claims of sexual assault. The House of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee has been probing the organization’s handling of previous assault allegations, including setting aside a reserve funded by player fees to pay for “uninsured…

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brendan Bomberry’s voice was growing louder, his words spilling out faster and faster as he unleashed a profanity-laced pep talk on his teammates. The Haudenosaunee Nationals men’s lacrosse team, a squad that represents the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora — was…

[ad_1] An anguished scream on team radio from Leclerc summarized another frustrating day for Ferrari, after the Monegasque driver — having led from pole — slammed into the wall at high-speed on lap 18. It is the third time this season that the 24-year-old has failed to finish a race having led. Leclerc has converted…

[ad_1] Carlos Sainz defended Ferrari’s French Grand Prix strategy on Sunday after making a late pitstop to finish fifth rather than pushing for the podium. The Spaniard went from 19th on the grid to third but had a five second penalty hanging over him for an unsafe release from his first pitstop, and was also…

[ad_1] DALLAS – Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. In a tweet Sunday, Irsay…

[ad_1] Excessive heat disrupted the New York City Triathlon on Sunday, forcing organizers to shorten the race and make other accommodations for safety. While organizers kept the nearly mile-long swim in the Hudson River, the 24.8-mile bike leg up the West Side Highway was reduced to 12.4 miles, and the 6.2-mile run largely in Central…