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EDMONTON, AB – Oilers prospect Joel Maatta and Team Finland will compete against Team Canada on Saturday at Rogers Place for World Junior Hockey Championship gold.Finland defeated Scandinavian rivals Sweden 1-0 on Friday to advance to the finals for the first time since they won gold over the United States back in 2019. Maatta played 15:53 in the contest with a shot and a penalty in the victory. The forward known for his defensive prowess was one of the final five players on the ice to secure the shutout victory for Finland. So far in the 2022 WJHC, Maatta has potted three…

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LeBron James electrified the crowd earlier this summer with 42 points and 16 rebounds in his 1st Drew League appearance since 2011. LeBron James is taking his talents to Seattle this weekend to play in Jamal Crawford’s pro-am event. This will be James’ first time playing at The CrawsOver, and his first time playing in Seattle since the Sonics left for Oklahoma City in 2008. The game will be streamed live on the NBA App and NBA.com. SEATTLE LETS GET IT!! Been over 15+ years since I’ve been back and played ball! Well the wait is almost over!! The 👑…

Almirola, 38, has agreed to return to Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 10 Ford team for the 2023 season, multiple sources with knowledge of Almirola’s decision have confirmed to Motorsport.com.   Smithfield Foods is also expected to return as the primary sponsor of the No. 10 for what will now be his final season, sources said. They have been a partner of Almirola’s for the last decade. An official announcement of Almirola’s plans is expected within the next two weeks.   In a statement on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for SHR said the organization does not comment on the status of its…

Brett Davis / USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 (box score) on Friday night in the first of a three-game set that will double as a rematch of last fall’s World Series. The Braves pulled ahead in the third inning, when third baseman Austin Riley uncorked a three-run shot to put Atlanta ahead 3-0. The Astros would score a pair of runs themselves in the fifth, closing the gap, but another three-run inning from the Braves in the sixth gave them a 6-2 lead, the eventual final. Braves right-hander Kyle Wright delivered a quality start, holding…

Two years after a former BYU golfer won the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open, a former University of Utah golfer is in decent shape to win one for the Utes, but he may have to get past some current and former Cougars to do it.Current BYU golfer David Timmins, a Brighton High product who played in the U.S. Amateur earlier in the week before being eliminated in the first round of match play, is alone in first at 7-under 65. Timmins made eight birdies to offset a bogey on the par-4 12th hole.“It was really fun. … We felt like…

Senior Owen Gallo fires a shot at the net in the Summit boys soccer team’s home opener against Erie High School on Friday, Aug. 19. Gallo went on to score the game winning goal with 23 seconds remaining in the game, lifting Summit over Erie, 3-2.Joel Wexler/Summit Daily News With the atmosphere of Friday night lights and the excitement of a fresh season, the Summit boys soccer team took the field for its first game of the season against the Erie Tigers on Friday, Aug. 19.  The team — which includes 11 seniors — is set on making the playoffs…

England pacer Stuart Broad scripted a unique record on Day 2 of the 1st Test match between England and South Africa at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. While England went on to lose the match by an innings and 12 runs, Broad’s performance at Lord’s became one of the highlights for the home team. On Day 2 of the match, Broad dismissed Kyle Verreyne of South Africa off an edge to the wicketkeeper and added yet another accolade to his international career. The 36-year-old became the second player to complete a total of 100 Test dismissals at the iconic venue,…

By Craig Daly: Ring announcer David Diamante says he feels that unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk looks dialed in and laser-focused for his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday night. Diamante states that Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) isn’t just fighting for himself. He’s fighting for his country in Ukraine, and that’s going to bring more out of him. Although Joshua looks mentally engaged as well, he doesn’t have the same dialed look to him compared to Usyk. That doesn’t mean Joshua can’t win, as he still has a huge advantage in punching power and size going for him. Joshua (24-2,…

DANVILLE — The Danville girls tennis team started the season on Friday with wins over Belleville West and Belleville East.Lexi Ellis, Anna Houpt, Josie Hotsinpiller, Ava Towne, Cici Brown and Brooklynn Behrens each won in singles in a 9-0 win over Belleville West. Ellis and Houpt, Towne and Hotsinpiller and Reese Rundle and Brown won in doubles.Against Belleville East, Houpt, Towne, Brown and Rundle won in singles, while Hotsinpiller and Towne and Rundle and Brown win in doubles.The Vikings will play in the Champaign Centennial Charger Invitational on Saturday.PREP GIRLS TENNISAt Danville Tennis Courts Danville 9, Belleville West 0Singles —…