Montreal Olympic Games left a legacy that’s still being felt 50 years later

The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the sixth straight year

NEW YORK — Chad Tracy notices how much baseball has changed in the 13 years since he took his last big league at-bat. “You watch a Triple-A game, most everybody…

Blaney wins three-wide battle on final lap of overtime in Atlanta NASCAR Cup race

HAMPTON, Ga. — A late brush with the wall wasn’t enough to send Ryan Blaney to pit row. The decision paid off with a dominant victory. Blaney emerged from a…

Croatia brings back Slaven Bilic as men’s soccer coach

ZAGREB, Croatia — Slaven Bilić is back as coach of Croatia after the team’s most successful coach Zlatko Dalić left following the World Cup. Bilić returns to a job he left 14 years…

Barcelona agrees to sign Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona has reached a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi, according to club president Joan Laporta. Laporta spoke about the transfer on Sunday after arriving…

Police investigating death of South Africa World Cup player Jayden Adams

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a…

Report: Hearing dates for player-elected salary arbitration scheduled

The hearing dates for all of the NHL’s restricted free agent players who elected salary arbitration have been scheduled, according to PuckPedia. There are 15 player-elected hearings scheduled between July…

Mitchell, Clark lead Fever to win over Wilson, Aces

LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, and the Indiana Fever beat A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces…

FIFA to consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams, Infantino says

Another expansion for the FIFA World Cup could be on the horizon. FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed Sunday that the organization is considering an expansion to 64 teams for the…

Roughriders roll past Tiger-Cats thanks to strong second half

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38-7 on Sunday and keep pace with the Edmonton Elks for first…

Texans dominate Calgary Stampede rodeo finals taking four of seven events

CALGARY — Rodeo lineage was prominent in the Calgary Stampede final Sunday as a son and a nephew of previous winners stood in the winner’s circle and collected lucrative cheques.…

MLB roundup: Yankees sweep Nationals despite trailing after 7 innings in each game

WASHINGTON — Ben Rice hit a two-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to give New York its third straight come-from-behind victory over Washington. New York, which has…