A minor league baseball team in California is apologizing after showing a video on Memorial Day that was edited in a way that appeared to place Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among “enemies of freedom,” including North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Interested in Democratic Party? The video was shown by the Fresno Grizzlies, the AAA […]

For the first time, this year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will be a night race and the shift in start times has been praised by the country’s top marathoners. The 42.195km marathon, the half-marathon and the Ekiden relay will flag off from the F1 Pit Building at 6pm on Nov 30. Last year, the marathon began at 4.30am. Two-time […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Odubel Herrera of the Philadelphia Phillies was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Major League Baseball following his arrest in a domestic violence case at an Atlantic City casino a day earlier. Herrera was arrested Monday night on an assault charge at the Golden Nugget Casino. The police in Atlantic City said they had been called […]

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Sheldon Keefe to a two-year contract extension as head coach of the club’s American Hockey League affiliate. Keefe has posted a 189-87-20-1 record over four seasons as head coach of the Toronto Marlies and led them to their first Calder Cup championship in 2018. The Marlies advanced to the AHL’s Eastern Conference […]

The search is over. General manager Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers announced Tuesday morning that they have hired Dave Tippett as their new head coach. The 57-year-old, who hails from Moosomin, Sask., began his NHL head coaching career with the Los Angeles Kings in 1999 before lengthy stays with the Dallas Stars and Phoenix and Arizona Coyotes. “He’s a […]

KIERAN TRIPPIER will miss out on a summer move to Napoli – after the Italian switched targets to a younger right-back. The Tottenham defender, 28, was dropped from England’s squad for the Nations League finals but a move to Serie A to get back on track is now unlikely. Carlo Ancelotti’s team completed their season at the weekend and have […]

For the first time since the league expanded to Canada in 1995, the Toronto Raptors will be playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals. It’s a big deal, of course, for Toronto fans, but a local basketball executive told 680 CJOB the impact is being felt across the country. “This is new territory for us. I would relate a […]

Spanish police probe Leeds United forward Samuel Saiz on suspicion of La Liga match-fixing as 11 are arrested – including ‘ringleader’ ex-Real Madrid star Raul Bravo Spanish police have reportedly arrested members of a criminal betting ring Samuel Saiz, on loan at Getafe from Leeds, is believed to be under investigation Ex-Real Madrid defender Raul Bravo is alleged to have been […]

Chelsea and Scotland striker Erin Cuthbert will be writing columns for the BBC Sport website this summer as the national team compete in their first World Cup. Two weeks ago, I was sitting on a sunbed in Majorca fighting back tears. God knows what I must have looked like – a young girl, on her own, bawling after a phone […]

Chelsea’s Spain striker Alvaro Morata says he wants to spend the rest of his career at Atletico Madrid. Morata, 26, joined Atletico in January on an 18-month loan deal, scoring six goals in 17 games for the Spanish side. He was Chelsea’s record signing when he joined for £60m from Real Madrid on a five-year contract in July 2017, and […]