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Amanda Nunes announces retirement after beating Irene Aldana at UFC 289 in Vancouver

Amanda Nunes announces retirement after beating Irene Aldana at UFC 289 in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Amanda (Lioness) Nunes announced her retirement after dominating Irene Aldana to retain her bantamweight title at UFC 289 in Vancouver, B.C.
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Hsieh and Wang win French Open women's doubles after beating Fernandez and Townsend

Hsieh and Wang win French Open women's doubles after beating Fernandez and Townsend

PARIS (AP) — Unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China won the French Open women's doubles on Sunday after beating 10th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the United States 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
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Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals

Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals

MIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong.
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Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race

Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race

NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebration for racing and women.
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Gauld's late goal gives tired Whitecaps 1-1 draw with top-ranked Cincinnati

Gauld's late goal gives tired Whitecaps 1-1 draw with top-ranked Cincinnati

VANCOUVER — Three days after the triumph of winning the Canadian Championship, managing emotions may have been a bigger challenge for the Vancouver Whitecaps than managing fatigue.
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Saturday's sports scoreboard for June 10, 2023

Saturday's sports scoreboard for June 10, 2023

Saturday's Scoreboard CFL Montreal 19 Ottawa 12 --- NHL Stanley Cup Final Vegas 3 Florida 2 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 3-1) --- AHL Calder Cup Final Coachella Valley 4 Hershey 0 (Coachella Valley leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- MLB America
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Canada fails in bid to qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy, beaten again by the U.S.

Canada fails in bid to qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy, beaten again by the U.S.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Canada failed in its bid to make the World Rugby U20 Trophy on Saturday, beaten 39-14 by the U.S. in the second leg of a two-match North American qualifier. The Americans won the total points series 82-35.
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Golden Knights fend off Panthers 3-2, move 1 win from Stanley Cup title

Golden Knights fend off Panthers 3-2, move 1 win from Stanley Cup title

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final, helmets, gloves, sticks and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fracas started in the final seconds of an emotional showdown.
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Panthers need another 3-1 series comeback, this one in the Cup final

Panthers need another 3-1 series comeback, this one in the Cup final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is hurting. So are the Florida Panthers. And time is running out in their improbable quest to go from being the last team to qualify for the playoffs to being the last team standing when the season ends.
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Alouettes open CFL season by beating Redblacks 19-12

Alouettes open CFL season by beating Redblacks 19-12

MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo said all week that the Montreal Alouettes had receivers who could step up within their inexperienced group. On Saturday, it was Austin Mack. With receivers Greg Ellingson, Tyson Philpot and Reggie White Jr.
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