(Photo credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports) The San Jose Sharks chose center Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Celebrini, who turned 18 on June 13, was the youngest player in NCAA Division I last season and the youngest to win the Hobey Baker Award after producing 32 goals and 32 assists in 38 games at Boston University. He's just the fourth freshman to be
(Photo credit: Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports) Luis Diaz scored from the spot for his first goal of the 2024 Copa America, James Rodriguez contributed his third assist and Colombia outclassed Costa Rica 3-0 on Friday in Glendale, Ariz., to take command of Group D. Davinson Sanchez and Jhon Cordoba also scored for Los Cafeteros (2-0-0, 6 points), who will finish the evening in first in the group regardless of Friday's lat
(Photo credit: Louis Walker III/Special to the Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan holds the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Senior Open, shooting a 4-under 66 on Friday to edge in front of Australian Richard Green at Newport (R.I.) Country Club. After both Fujita and Green opened the major championship with rounds of 63, they sit comfortably at 11-under 129 and 10-under 130, respectively, as they e
(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) The San Diego Padres placed left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove on the 15-day injured list on Friday because of left elbow inflammation. In corresponding moves, the Padres selected left-hander Austin Davis from Triple-A El Paso and transferred right-hander Joe Musgrove (right elbow inflammation) from the 15- to the 60-day IL to make room for Davis on the 40-man roster. Cosg
(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are mired in their worst start since losing their first four games of the 2012 season. Winnipeg (0-3) will attempt to break out of its rut on Saturday night when it visits the Calgary Stampeders. The Blue Bombers can't afford a fourth straight loss while the Stampeders (1-1) are striving to move above .500. Winnipeg's struggles are stunning cons
(Photo credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports) The San Jose Sharks chose center Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Celebrini, who turned 18 on June 13, was the youngest player in NCAA Division I last season and the youngest to win the Hobey Baker Award after producing 32 goals and 32 assists in 38 games at Boston University. He's just the fourth freshman to be
(Photo credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports) Defenseman Nikita Zadorov will test the free agent market and sign with a different team, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin told reporters on Friday. Zadorov will become an unrestricted free agent on Monday. Allvin said the 29-year-old wants more money than the team feels he's worth. "I can't overpay one single player and Nikita Zadorov was extremely good for us in
(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) The New Orleans Pelicans acquired star guard Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, ESPN and The Athletic reported. The Pelicans will send Atlanta veteran big man Larry Nance Jr., guard Dyson Daniels and first-round draft picks in 2025 and 2027 to land Murray, the reports said. The 2025 first-rounder originally belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers, while the 20
(Photo credit: Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK) Aaron Rai of England birdied his last two holes to complete a 7-under 65 and tie Akshay Bhatia for the halfway lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday at Detroit Golf Club. Rai's afternoon round brought him to 13-under 131 through two days, matching Bhatia, the 18-hole leader who shot a 67 earlier in the day. The duo has a two-stroke advantage over four play
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], June 29 (ANI): Following Shafali Verma's double hundred on the first day of the only Test between India and South Africa women at MA Chidambaram on Friday, her father Sanjeev Verma expressed his feelings, saying that the family is really happy. Shafali played a marvellous inning of 205 runs off 197 balls at a strike rate of 104.06. The right-hand batter slammed a total of 23 fours and eight sixes
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj expressed his feelings on Friday after being qualified for the much-awaited marquee eventSrihari Nataraj along with 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu will be representing the Indian tricolour at the upcoming Paris Olympics starting from July 26 onwards, announced the Swimming Federation of India (SFI). "It is really
(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) First-year coach Caleb Porter and his New England Revolution have picked a good time to be playing their best soccer. The Revolution (6-10-1, 19 points) will put their four-match winning streak on the line when they host the Columbus Crew (8-3-6, 30 points) on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass. It will be a special match for Porter, who faces his former club for the first time
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) It's win or go home for Chile in their final match of Group A at the Copa America when they face a Canada side Saturday that would probably progress with a draw. That means Chile must do something they haven't in their first two group matches: score. Manager Ricardo Gareca's squad has seen its attacking struggles from 2026 World Cup qualifying continue at the tournament. In
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports) CONMEBOL suspended Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Chile coach Ricardo Gareca for one match Friday for arriving late to the field of play during Copa America matches. Scaloni will not be allowed to coach or sit on the bench during Saturday's Group A finale against Peru, nor Gareca against Canada. CONMEBOL said Scaloni's team was late returning to the field after halft
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union aim to end a six-match winless stretch when they visit CF Montreal on Saturday night. The Union have dropped three straight matches following three consecutive draws and haven't left the field victorious since beating the New England Revolution 3-0 on May 18. Philadelphia (4-7-8, 20 points) was blanked 2-0 by visiting Charlotte FC last weekend. Both goals
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Argentina star Lionel Messi will not play in his national team's final Copa America group stage match against Peru on Saturday in order to rest a groin/adductor injury. Argentina has already booked a berth in the knockout stage by winning its first two Group A matches against Canada and Chile. Messi played the entire match against Chile on Tuesday, but afterward he sai
Bridgetown [Barbados], June 29 (ANI): Ahead of the much-awaited ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against India at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, South Africa skipper Aiden Markram shared his thoughts on former India skipper Virat Kohli's poor performance in the ongoing marquee event. Ahead of the clash between the two unbeaten sides of the tournament, India and South Africa, the Proteas cricketer asserted that the 36-year-o
With most of the 500cc+ motorcycles priced at a premium, most motorcycling enthusiasts often turn towards the 350cc to 450cc segment. This substratum is mainly dominated by single-cylinder performance bikes, classic retro bikes and a few multi-cylinder offerings for buyers with deep pockets. Here's how the segment participants fared in May 2024.
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One of Volkswagen's best-selling sporty hatchbacks, the Golf R, recently received a generational upgrade from Mk 8 to Mk 8.5 for the year 2025. Volkswagen is offering both hatchback and estate versions of 2025 Golf R. The car was known to be bonkers, but the latest iteration is bonkers still. Let's take a look.
Читать дальше...Bridgetown [Barbados], June 29 (ANI): Former West Indies opener and captain Chris Gayle is not willing to "write off" "special" player Virat Kohli despite his struggling form in the T20 World Cup. Kohli has been chasing the shadows of the player that he used to be for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2024. Since touching down in the USA and the West Indies for the marquee event, Kohli has been