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Dreams and determination: Eskasoni-based boxing club sending four fighters to Fan Box Expo in Las Vegas
ESKASONI — "I'm really excited. I'm really nervous, but this is a really huge opportunity for me and the rest of the fighters," says Aleah Young, a 16-year-old boxer from Red Tribe Boxing in Eskasoni, capturing the anticipation and apprehension she ...
Tarik Skubal, Tigers cruise to series win over Royals
Tarik Skubal pitched seven strong innings, Wenceel Perez blasted his first career home run and the host Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Skubal (4-0) limited the Royals to one run, four hits and one walk while ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics stifle Heat, take back home-court edge
Jayson Tatum posted 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Boston Celtics regained home-court advantage in this first-round playoff series, routing the Miami Heat 104-84 in Game 3 on Saturday night. Boston, the NBA's top seed, leads ...
Clippers F Kawhi Leonard ruled out of Game 4 vs. Mavericks
Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Dallas Mavericks due to inflammation in his right knee. Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence ...
Basketball-Three-times WNBA champion Parker retires
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Seven-times All-Star Candace Parker called time on her career on Sunday, stepping away from the game after becoming the first to win the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals with three different teams. The twice ...
Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title
The Antigonish Bulldogs successfully defended their Atlantic Canada junior B hockey title Sunday afternoon after edging the Kensington Vipers 3-2 in the final of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Mount Pearl Glacier in Newfoundland and ...
Halifax sailor Gillis just misses qualifying for Olympics in France
Halifax sailor Madeline Gillis came achingly close to qualifying for this summer’s Olympic Games but missed out by a single point at a last chance regatta in France. Gillis, who sails out of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, and her Narca 17 ...
Jags picking up options for Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne
The Jacksonville Jaguars will exercise the fifth-year options for quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne. General manager Trent Baalke confirmed the widely anticipated moves on Saturday for the pair of 2021 first-round draft ...
Bills sign reinstated WR Quintez Cephus
The Buffalo Bills signed wide receiver Quintez Cephus, recently reinstated from a gambling suspension. Agents for the former Detroit Lions wideout announced the transaction Sunday. Terms were not disclosed. "Thank you God," Cephus posted on X, along ...
Bucks' Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokoumpo out for Game 4
Milwaukee Bucks stars Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo officially have been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis. Lillard aggravated an Achilles tendon injury ...