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Ontario Liberal panel rejects Erskine-Smith’s appeal of nomination vote

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 8:12 PM CDT

TORONTO - The Ontario Liberals have rejected an appeal launched by MP Nate Erskine-Smith after he lost a nomination contest earlier this month.

Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection but did not win the party's nomination, with members instead selecting Ahsanul Hafiz.

Erskine-Smith appealed to the party's arbitration panel, alleging irregularities that included 34 more ballots counted than the number of recorded voters, as well as people who couldn't state their address or claimed to have "just lost" their driver's licence.

The arbitration's panel's decision, released late Sunday, finds that Hafiz is the "true winner" of the nomination vote.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman tied her career high with 24 points, rookie Flau’jae Johnson scored a season-best 17, and the Seattle Storm beat the Washington Mystics 97-85 on Sunday in a game that featured 75 total free throws, including 52 in the second half.

Seattle's Awa Fam, the No. 3 overall draft pick, made her WNBA debut and finished with 10 points in 20 minutes. The 6-foot-4 center, who turns 20 on June 17, joined the Storm on Friday after helping Valencia win the Spanish League title. She scored her first WNBA points with a layup off a pick-and-roll with Johnson late in the second quarter.

Seattle made a season-high 13 3-pointers on 28 attempts and hit 32 of 34 (94%) shots from the line.

The Mystics hit 35 of 41 (85%) from the foul line, and shot just 20% (4 of 20) from beyond the arc.

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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jack Arcamone drove in four runs with a home run and a single and Georgia won its first SEC Baseball Championship, defeating Arkansas 11-1 in seven innings on Sunday.

The start of the game was delayed for 2 hours, 45 minutes due to heavy rain but Georgia wasted no time in taking the lead. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by back-to-back one-out doubles by Rylan Lujo and Brennan Hudson and a two-run home run from Arcamone.

Top-seeded Georgia led 8-0 through five innings and after Arkansas scored in the sixth Arcamone's two-run single capped a three-run bottom of the inning for the Bulldogs.

No. 7 seed Arkansas got its only run on Maika Niu's sixth-inning home run.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Phoenix Call was grazed by a pitch with two outs and the bases full in the bottom of the 11th inning and UCLA defeated Oregon 3-2 on Sunday to win the Big Ten Championship.

It was the top-seeded and top-ranked Bruins' third walk-off win of the tournament and they benefited from two close calls in the winning rally. With nobody out in the 11th, Roman Martin advanced from second to third on a bunt by Jarrod Hocking. Martin was called safe on the tight play and the ruling stood after Oregon challenged the call.

The play loaded the bases and after Devin Bell struck out two UCLA batters, Call was hit on the shoulder by a pitch from Bell, allowing Martin to score. Again, the play was challenged and stood up to review, giving the Bruins the Big Ten title in their second season in the conference.

No. 14 Oregon, the third seed, led 2-1 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning but UCLA's Aidan Espinoza tied it with an RBI single to right field.

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Sabrina Ionescu’s return not enough to lift New York over Dallas as Liberty fall 91-76

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Sabrina Ionescu’s return not enough to lift New York over Dallas as Liberty fall 91-76

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 6:07 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu got off to a strong start in her season debut, but couldn't keep it going as New York struggled in the second half of a 91-76 loss to Dallas.

The Liberty's star guard missed the first five games of the season with a foot injury suffered in a preseason game at Connecticut.

She returned Sunday and had 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds while playing 30 minutes. Ionsecu did most of her work in the first half. She hit a deep 3-pointer with 5:11 left in the second quarter that gave the Liberty a 35-27 lead. Ionescu didn't score after that, missing her final seven shot attempts.

Ionescu said she felt good after the game, despite the rough second half. She averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds last season and was happy to be back on the court. When she went down against Connecticut on May 3, she knew the injury wasn't major, but that it was going to cost her some time.

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Updated: 6:07 PM CDT

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Azzi Fudd’s third-quarter takeover at Barclays Center lifts the Wings past the Liberty

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Azzi Fudd’s third-quarter takeover at Barclays Center lifts the Wings past the Liberty

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press 3 minute read 5:55 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Azzi Fudd wanted to slow her game down and let it come to her.

That certainly worked for the No. 1 pick in last month's draft as she scored 17 of her season-best 24 points in the third quarter to lift the Dallas Wings to a 91-76 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday.

“My goal was to just play a little bit slower,” Fudd said. “I felt like I was rushing a little bit every time I caught the ball, not reading. ... I'm just putting the ball down and going too fast. So my goal was just to slow down.”

The 17 points was tied for the second-most by a rookie in a quarter, trailing only the 20 that Shoni Schimmel had when she played for Phoenix.

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Azzi Fudd’s third-quarter surge powers the Wings past the Liberty in Sabrina Ionescu’s debut

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Azzi Fudd’s third-quarter surge powers the Wings past the Liberty in Sabrina Ionescu’s debut

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press 2 minute read 4:49 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Azzi Fudd added 17 of her season-high 24 in the third quarter to lift the Dallas Wings to a 91-76 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday, spoiling the season-debut of Sabrina Ionescu.

Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in April, took over in the third quarter with her team trailing by one at the start of the half. She missed her first 3-pointer of the period, but then made her next five — including banking one in that gave Dallas a 66-53 lead with 3:15 left in the period.

Dallas made seven 3-pointers in the quarter to go up 71-61 heading to the final 10 minutes.

New York couldn't make any headway in the fourth quarter as Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale answered any Liberty challenge. Ogunbowale finished with 19 points for Dallas (4-3).

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Reese and Canada double-doubles fuel the Dream’s 82-80 win over the Mercury

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 4:59 PM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 21 points, Allisha Gray added 17 and Angel Reese recorded her third double-double of the season as the Atlanta Dream used a late surge to beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-80 on Sunday.

Reese finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordin Canada had 11 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

The Dream (4-1) used a 9-0 run in a span of 85 seconds to tie the game at 73 with just over a minute remaining.

Canada was fouled on a drive to the basket and converted a free throw to give Atlanta the lead. Howard hit a 3-pointer to make it a four-point game with 24 seconds remaining. The Mercury's Kahleah Copper hit a 3-pointer on the next possession, cutting their deficit to a point.

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Olympiakos beats Real Madrid 92-85 to win EuroLeague title

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Olympiakos beats Real Madrid 92-85 to win EuroLeague title

Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 6:20 PM CDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympiakos clinched the EuroLeague basketball title on Sunday, beating Real Madrid 92-85 despite a late stretch of mistakes.

Alec Peters hit the final free throw as Olympiakos secured its fourth continental crown, sparking wild celebrations at the Telekom Center in Athens and across the Greek capital.

“Blessed is the only word I have,” the American-born Peters said. “After four years of blood, sweat and tears with this group ... it's hard to describe how I feel.”

Playing in front of a home crowd, Olympiakos overcame a sluggish start. It fell behind 15-3 in the opening four minutes before rallying to take a 46-44 lead at halftime. Evan Fournier sparked the comeback with an 11-point burst in the second quarter.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CDT

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Burress, Hernandez power Georgia Tech to ACC title with 13-6 win over North Carolina

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 4:44 PM CDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Burress became Georgia Tech's career leader in home runs, Alex Hernandez drove in four runs, and the Yellow Jackets defeated North Carolina 13-6 on Sunday to claim the ACC Baseball Championship for the 10th time.

The top-seeded and third-ranked Yellow Jackets won the tournament for the first time since 2014.

Burress led off the bottom of the third inning with his 58th career home run. The blast to left field set the tone for a five-run inning that also featured Hernandez's three-run double.

North Carolina got two back in the fourth inning on a two-out single by Rom Kellis V and two more in the fifth on a home run by Owen Hull.

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WNBA rescinds Paige Bueckers’ technical foul from the Atlanta game

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WNBA rescinds Paige Bueckers’ technical foul from the Atlanta game

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press 3 minute read 2:16 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Bueckers was happy her technical foul from Friday night’s game against Atlanta was rescinded by the league on Sunday.

Not only did it save her the $500 fine, but more importantly it kept her with none for the season which was important for her “bet” with Dallas teammate Alysha Clark. The two have a friendly wager that Bueckers wouldn't get one this season.

"I'm glad to get that one back," Bueckers said smiling before the Dallas Wings faced New York.

Bueckers was given the technical foul as her team was rallying against Atlanta and the second-year player was clapping aggressively. She was astonished to learn that she had received a technical for it.

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Two charged after human remains of infant found in Halifax search

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Two charged after human remains of infant found in Halifax search

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 6:30 PM CDT

HALIFAX - Two people have been charged after Halifax police say a missing newborn was found dead Sunday.

The search began after a 23-year-old woman who appeared to have recently given birth arrived at a local hospital in life-threatening condition on Friday night. 

Police said she remained in critical condition Sunday and investigators believed she had experienced a medical emergency that was not linked to violence.

The search initially centred on a residence on Willett Street in Halifax’s west end, where officers and volunteer ground search-and-rescue teams searched through the night and into Sunday morning. As new information emerged, the investigation shifted to the Prospect Road area.

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Updated: 6:30 PM CDT

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Provincial byelection called for Acadian riding in western Cape Breton

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Provincial byelection called for Acadian riding in western Cape Breton

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 11:24 AM CDT

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has called a byelection for June 23 in the new constituency of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay.

Elections Nova Scotia says early voting in the western Cape Breton electoral district will begin Wednesday at the returning office on Old Cabot Trail Road in Grand Étang, and nominations for candidates must be submitted by June 3.

Houston led the Progressive Conservative party to win a second consecutive majority government in November 2024.

On Feb. 26, the provincial government announced the creation of the electoral district, which it describes as an “exceptional riding” that was carved from the existing riding of Inverness.

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Dversnes wins Giro’s 15th stage from breakaway as Vingegaard stays in pink

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Dversnes wins Giro’s 15th stage from breakaway as Vingegaard stays in pink

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 11:05 AM CDT

MILAN (AP) — Norwegian cyclist Fredrik Dversnes claimed the biggest victory of his career as he won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, while Jonas Vingegaard remained in the overall lead heading into the final week.

Dversnes won from a four-man breakaway that escaped early on the flat 157-kilometer (98-mile) route that started in Voghera and ended with four laps of the finishing circuit in Milan.

The Uno-X Mobility rider edged out his fellow escapees by almost a bicycle length, with Mirco Maestri finishing second and Martin Marcellusi third.

It is the first Giro for Dversnes and his team.

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Rajasthan advances to IPL playoffs with 30-run win against Mumbai

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Rajasthan advances to IPL playoffs with 30-run win against Mumbai

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 2:02 PM CDT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — England pacer Jofra Archer put in an all-round performance as Rajasthan Royals advanced to the Indian Premier League playoffs in fourth place with a 30-run win against Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

Rajasthan’s victory also knocked out Punjab Kings, which had previously occupied the fourth and last playoff spot, and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Archer hit 32 off 15 balls to help Rajasthan score 205-8 in its must-win final league game, and then took 3-17 in four overs as Mumbai was restricted to 175-9.

Rajasthan (16 points) secured fourth spot — a point ahead of Punjab — with its eighth win in 14 games,

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Nova Scotia government confirms latest offer made to striking long-term care workers

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Nova Scotia government confirms latest offer made to striking long-term care workers

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:26 PM CDT

HALIFAX -  

The union in Nova Scotia representing about 3,500 striking long-term care workers has rejected the provincial government's claim that union negotiators refused to return to the bargaining table on the weekend

Unionized workers at 35 long-term care facilities, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, have been on strike for six weeks. Their collective agreements expired in October 2023. Pay is the main issue in the labour dispute.

On Saturday night, Seniors Minister Barbara Adams released an open letter saying the government had asked the union to resume negotiations Friday, Saturday or Sunday, but she said the union decided to wait until next week.

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Updated: 3:26 PM CDT

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