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BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS FILES Winnipeg Goldeyes starting pitcher Mitch Lambson

Veteran pitcher Lambson finds form as Goldeyes edge Explorers

Mike McIntyre 7 minute read Yesterday at 5:37 PM CDT

Mitch Lambson reached deep into his bag of tricks and came up with the type of clutch performance his Winnipeg Goldeyes desperately needed.

The crafty veteran shook off a poor start to his season on Sunday at Blue Cross Park, pitching into the seventh inning and reminding everyone why he’s been one of the American Association’s best starters over the course of his career.

The result was a 4-3 victory for the Goldeyes over the Sioux City Explorers in front of 4,040 fans on a hot, sunny and windy afternoon.

“I felt like I needed to go out there and give everything I had today for my team,” Lambson told the Free Press.

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Bomber Report

Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Bombers’ Redha Kramdi, right, and Evan Holm, centre, tackle Stampeders running back Dedrick Mills during the first half in Calgary, Friday.

Bombers outlast Stamps in first test of the season

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Bombers outlast Stamps in first test of the season

Taylor Allen 8 minute read Saturday, Jun. 6, 2026

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers didn’t let the weight of expectations hold them down in Cowtown.

Did they have a flawless showing at McMahon Stadium on Friday night?

Not quite.

But it’s safe to say the Bombers — featuring a much-improved roster after spending big in free agency — passed the first test of the season with flying colours, outlasting the Stampeders 30-28 in a nail-biter that was decided on the final play.

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Saturday, Jun. 6, 2026

Bomber Report

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros, left, makes a diving pass against the the Calgary Stampeders during first half CFL football action in Calgary, Friday.

Bombers win wild West shootout

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Bombers win wild West shootout

Taylor Allen 5 minute read Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

CALGARY — Down one, with one minute left on the clock, in Week 1.

What a way to start the 2026 CFL season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Despite the challenging predicament, the visitors didn’t stress under the bright lights at McMahon Stadium on Friday night.

Quarterback Zach Collaros fired a 27-yard pass to Ontaria (Pokey) Wilson, followed by 13 yards courtesy of running back Brady Oliveira, before kicker Sergio Castillo drilled a walk-off 38-yard field goal to give Winnipeg a memorable 30-28 victory over the Calgary Stampeders.

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Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

Hockey

Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Brayden McNabb is seen with a cage on his helmet during the first period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Candice Ward)

Golden Knights’ McNabb earns raves after playing with two dozen stitches from puck to face

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Golden Knights’ McNabb earns raves after playing with two dozen stitches from puck to face

W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:22 PM CDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden McNabb showed up for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final with at least two dozen stitches in his face that forced the Vegas Golden Knights' defenceman to wear a caged helmet for the first time since his youth hockey days in Davidson, Sask.

“It’s part of hockey,” McNabb said. “You get through it.”

After the Golden Knights took a 2-1 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes with a 5-4, double-overtime victory on Saturday night, Vegas coach John Tortorella was a bit less measured in describing the 35-year-old McNabb.

“When you get this far in the playoffs, it’s not so much sometimes the end result, it’s just attrition and all that goes in (with) what these athletes have to do to play as many games as we’ve played so far,” Tortorella said. “Those are the things you remember. I’ve been fortunate to be in a few playoffs along the way and see some of this. I haven’t seen something like this.

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:22 PM CDT

Golf

Nelly Korda reacts after winning the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Korda wins U.S. Women’s Open title with perilous final putt, claiming 2nd straight major

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Korda wins U.S. Women’s Open title with perilous final putt, claiming 2nd straight major

Greg Beacham, The Associated Press 7 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:57 PM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Nelly Korda is deep in one of the most dominant seasons in recent golf history, her first U.S. Women's Open title still hung on the rim of the 18th hole at Riviera for one heart-stopping moment.

Her 2 1/2-foot putt to win caught the left edge, and it toured half the circumference of the hole while the gallery watched in disbelief. When it finally fell amid an outburst of gasps and roars, Korda put her hand over her open mouth before she laughed at the absurdity of her sport.

“It's even sweeter, especially with that ice cream swirl on the last hole,” the world's top-ranked player said.

This trophy was the cool treat Korda wanted more than anything: She won the 81st U.S. Women's Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:57 PM CDT

Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) reacts after Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore scored during the the second overtime in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series , Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Candice Ward)

Golden Knights were the NHL’s best 3rd-period team until 2 Hurricanes comebacks

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Golden Knights were the NHL’s best 3rd-period team until 2 Hurricanes comebacks

Mark Anderson, The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 6:21 PM CDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL's best third-period team this season suddenly can't hold a lead.

Vegas paid for it in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Carolina and barely escaped after an even more improbable Hurricanes comeback in Game 3.

The Golden Knights' 5-4 double-overtime victory Saturday night put them two wins from their second Stanley Cup in four years.

To get there, they will not only need to get ahead, but stay there, beginning with Game 4 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

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Yesterday at 6:21 PM CDT

Basketball

The San Antonio Spurs practice prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the New York Knicks, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The NBA Finals are back in New York, and everyone seems caught up in the hoopla except the Knicks

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The NBA Finals are back in New York, and everyone seems caught up in the hoopla except the Knicks

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 3:19 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden has seen just about everything in sports and entertainment, from the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight to the first Wrestlemania.

It just hasn't seen much of the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks have brought the finals back to their home court for the first time since 1999 and can make sure they don't leave again this year. Fans are spending astonishingly high prices for tickets and the potential to witness a celebration more than five decades in the making.

With a 2-0 lead over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks are halfway to their first championship since 1973. They are the biggest thing in the Big Apple, and it seems everyone is caught up in the hoopla except the Knicks themselves.

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Yesterday at 3:19 PM CDT

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Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers

Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers

‘Knows what it takes to win’: Fan favourite Scott back with the Sea Bears

BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS FILES The Winnipeg Sea Bears signed fan favourite Trevon Scott (left) on Saturday. The forward will be in the lineup as the club concludes its four-game road trip this week.

A tale of third trips (to the Stanley Cup final)

Karl DeBlaker / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Carolina Hurricanes’ Nikolaj Ehlers (left) is coming off the most productive points campaign of his career (71) and has netted four goals and has five assists in the playoffs.

Spurr claims first individual win, Lafleche holds off Hayden at Match Play Championship

JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS David Spurr (right) celebrates his win at the men’s Match Play Championship at Whispering Winds of Warren golf club Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Raise a glass to My Kinda Delite

Raise a glass to My Kinda Delite

Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney

BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS FILES Winnipeg Wesmen head coach Chris Voth has been named bench boss for the Canadian senior men’s national team for the upcoming Volleyball Nations League tournament this summer.

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Horse Racing

Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo Groom Katie Morris leads Truly Unbelievable and jockey Kimal Santo into the winner’s circle after their victory in the $25,000 Corporate Shuffle Stakes on Tuesday for trainer Robertino Diodoro.

Truly Unbelievable takes Round 1

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Truly Unbelievable takes Round 1

George Williams 6 minute read Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

Four-time Manitoba Derby-winning trainer Robertino Diodoro served notice that he has another one in his sights when he turned loose Truly Unbelievable on Tuesday night to take the measure of Classico in the $25,000 Corporate Shuffle Overnight Stakes. That was one of four stakes run this week, two of which were won by longshots.

Sent off as the second choice behind Classico, who was impressive in an allowance race win in his previous start, Truly Unbelievable duelled with his rival three-year-old to the stretch before drawing out under jockey Kimal Santo to win by 2½-lengths.

Shipped into the barn of local trainer Rick Wise from Sunland Park in New Mexico a week before the race, Truly Unbelievable had finished a well-beaten fifth in the $100,000 Riley Allison Derby at Sunland Park on Jan. 18, but appeared to be a different horse on Tuesday.

“That was a very tough race, and he had a rough trip,” said Diodoro, speaking from his barn in Texas. “We gave him some time off after that race to mature physically and mentally, and it appears to have done him some good.”

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Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

Soccer

Denmark's Christian Eriksen, left, in action with Ukraine's Mykola Matviyenko during an international football game, in Odense, Denmark, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Eriksen ‘doing well’ and expected to leave the hospital after on-field collapse, Denmark team says

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Eriksen ‘doing well’ and expected to leave the hospital after on-field collapse, Denmark team says

The Associated Press 3 minute read 3:12 AM CDT

ODENSE, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen is “in good spirits” and expected to leave the hospital soon after collapsing on the field again playing for Denmark, the national team's physician said Monday.

The 34-year-old Eriksen clutched his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action before dropping to the ground in the 65th minute of Denmark’s international friendly against Ukraine in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday.

The midfielder walked off the field by himself after being attended by medical staff, the Danish soccer federation said after the match, and underwent more tests in Odense University Hospital.

In an update provided by the federation on Monday morning, Denmark team physician Morten Boesen said: "I spoke with Christian this morning, and he is doing well.

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Opinion

Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS FIFA World Cup 2026 branding is displayed on city hall during a men’s World Cup trophy tour event at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.

Beautiful game’s big price tag: soccer fans face record ticket costs for World Cup

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Beautiful game’s big price tag: soccer fans face record ticket costs for World Cup

Joel Schlesinger 7 minute read Saturday, Jun. 6, 2026

The world’s soccer fans will converge on Toronto and Vancouver in a few days for the start of the 2026 men’s World Cup, revelling in the euphoria (and deep disappointment) that often is endemic to the planet’s premier sporting event.

Undoubtedly, many hope to scream “goal” as their favoured nation scores and clinches a victory. Yet the biggest winner is arguably FIFA, the global organization running the World Cup and other vaunted soccer events.

The non-profit is forecast to rake in more than $10 billion from the event, double that of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

What’s more, Canada — with Toronto and Vancouver as host cities — is expected to see an additional $3.8 billion in economic activity from the event.

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Saturday, Jun. 6, 2026

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