Valiant Force and Rossa Ryan sprung a 150/1 shock of the Norfolk Stakes to kick off Day Three at Royal Ascot. The victory gave trainer Adrian Murray and ownership operation Amo Racing for Kia Joorabchian a first success at the meeting. And if the price itself wasn’t remarkable enough, it was Ryan, who lost his role as retained rider for Amo Racing last year, in the saddle to guide the outsider home in front. 66/1 outsider Malc finished in second for Richard Fahey and Oisin Orr, with favourite Elite Status back in third for the Karl Burke team.American hope American…
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Michael Vecchione scored off a rebound at 16:19 of overtime to give the Hershey Bears their 12th American Hockey League title, 3-2 over the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 7 of the Calder Cup final Wednesday night. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre scored for Hershey in the second period as the Washington Capitals’ top affiliate overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie it. Hunter Shepard made 45 saves for the Bears. Hershey coach Todd Nelson won his second Calder Cup after guiding Grand Rapids to the 2017 title. He joined Bun Cook and John Paddock as the…
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Khris Middleton has declined a $40-million player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Wojnarowski adds that a return to Milwaukee is possible. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Middleton has played 10 of his 11 seasons with the Bucks, winning an NBA title in 2021. He is a three-time all-star who also represented the United States at the Tokyo Olympics. The soon-to-be 32-year-old has averaged 17 points on 45 per cent shooting for his career, but he was limited to just 33 games last season due to injuries. After…
Editor’s Note: Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Sportsnet, also has a 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chairman Larry Tanenbaum is closing in on a deal to sell some of his shares in the company to an Ontario pension plan for an enterprise value of more than $8 billion, Sportico’s Scott Soshnik and Kurt Badenhausen reported Wednesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; OMERS, a pension plan for 540,000 Ontario municipal employees, is poised to buy an undisclosed amount of Tanenbaum’s shares. Sportico says the $8-billion value would…
The Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers are working together on a trade that would send Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; As part of the deal, the Clippers would send Marcus Morris and draft picks to Washington while Malcolm Brogdon would go to Los Angeles. All three teams are still sorting through details including a $36-million player option Porzingis has for the 2023-24 season that needs to be exercised ahead of free agency. Porzingis averaged 23.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 65 games…
The NBA has informed teams that projections for the 2023-24 salary cap are higher than initially expected, multiple sources reported on Wednesday. Per The Athletic‘s Shams Charania, the salary cap is expected to increase to $136 million, which is $2 million more than the initial projection given to teams in September by the league. Meanwhile, the luxury tax level is expected to be $165 million, a $3-million increase from the prior projection. ESPN also reported details of the projections. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Those numbers fall just under the 10 per cent maximum increase allowed under the…
Cameron Norrie reached the quarter-finals of the cinch Championships with victory over Jordan Thompson at Queen’s Club on Wednesday.The British No 1 Norrie had to come from a set down to beat the Australian. Norrie, the fifth seed, dropped the opener to Thompson but then lost just five more games in a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win. Image: Norrie had to work for his victory after losing the first set to Thompson World No 76 Thompson was inspired in the first set, which he sealed with a stunning cross-court backhand winner.But the 29-year-old’s forehand let him down badly as Norrie broke…
The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated Brandon Belt from the 10-day injured list and will have him active for Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Miami Marlins. Belt has been sidelined since June 10 with left hamstring inflammation, which he suffered while trying to score from second base. As the 35-year-old arrived at home plate, he reached back and grabbed his left leg. At the time, Belt was one of Toronto’s better hitters in recent weeks. He is slashing .263/.378/.434 with four homers and 16 RBI this season. To make room for Belt, Spencer Horwitz has been optioned to triple-A Buffalo.…
Arsenal have been forced to pull their new home shirt from shelves while a “design error” is corrected by kit manufacturer Adidas.The authentic home shirt, with a retail price of £110, has been made temporarily unavailable and Adidas has said supporters who had already purchased the 2023/24 jersey will be refunded. The shirt honours Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ season 20 years on from when Arsene Wenger’s side went unbeaten throughout an entire Premier League campaign. Image: It is an embarrassing gaffe by adidas Within the design, the outcome of the 38 results is detailed with a row of W’s and D’s to…
Jarrell Miller is set to be offered as a replacement opponent for Anthony Joshua after talks for a Dillian Whyte rematch broke down.The American heavyweight tested positive for banned substances in 2019, which ended plans for a New York fight, but Miller’s promoter Dmitriy Salita has confirmed he is going to put forward Miller again as a potential fight for Joshua. Negotiations have failed to progress for Joshua’s proposed rematch with Whyte, who has questioned whether his British rival was ‘serious’ about a second fight.But Joshua is still expected to return to the ring at The O2 on August 12.Miller…