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NBA coaches react with dismay over Michael Malone’s firing, ‘the unfortunate part of the business’
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
These are the coaches who won NBA championships in the last six years: Joe Mazzulla with Boston, Michael Malone with Denver, Steve Kerr with Golden State, Mike Budenholzer with Phoenix, Frank Vogel with the Los Angeles Lakers and Nick Nurse with Toronto. Mazzulla is still with Boston. Kerr is still with Golden State. Everybody else ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillies’ Sosa makes first career start in outfield and robs Braves’ Ozuna of a homer
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — It will be quite difficult for Edmundo Sosa to top his first play of his first career start in the outfield. Sosa, best known for his versatility as an infielder, started in left field for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Sosa, in his eighth season in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ 2021 first-round pick Chaz Lucius retires due to medical reasons
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
Chaz Lucius, a first-round draft choice of the Winnipeg Jets in 2021, announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday after recently being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. In a statement, Lucius said EDS is “a hereditary disorder that affects the connective tissue that stabilizes and supports the joints and organs throughout the body.” “As I struggled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds place second baseman Matt McLain on injured list as precaution with left hamstring injury
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a strained left hamstring that the team expects will heal quickly by giving him some days to rest. Manager Terry Francona said McLain had been bothered by the leg in recent days and it made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A doctor testifies that Maradona should have been admitted to a clinic instead of being sent home
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A doctor testified Tuesday at the trial of seven medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona that the soccer star should have been admitted to a rehabilitation center rather than taken home following surgery he underwent in 2020. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burnham Square rallies from the rear to win Blue Grass by a nose and grab Kentucky Derby points lead
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Burnham Square chased down East Avenue from the back of the pack and won by a nose in the storm-delayed $1.25 million Blue Grass at Keeneland on Tuesday, taking over the qualifying points lead for next month’s Kentucky Derby in the process. The 101st running of the Blue Grass was postponed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alonso and Lindor lead Mets past Marlins 10-5 for 6th straight win
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso drove in four runs, Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff homer and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-5 on Tuesday for their sixth consecutive victory. Clay Holmes (1-1) struck out a career-high 10 in 5 1/3 innings for his first win with the Mets and second as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts’ Braden Smith recovering from OCD so severe he contemplated suicide, report says
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith says he missed the final five games last season because of an obsessive-compulsive disorder that was so severe he spent 48 days in a treatment facility and even contemplated suicide. The Indianapolis Star published a story Tuesday in which Smith spoke publicly for the first time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers new RHP Quinn Priester bolsters injured rotation
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Quinn Priester on Monday to bolster their injury-riddled staff, and the right-hander will get into the rotation on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. With Nelson Cortes landing on the injured list on Sunday, it left Freddy Peralta as the only healthy starter from Milwaukee’s projected five-man rotation less ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangers 3B Josh Jung activated from injured list after being sidelined with neck spasms
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung was activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday after being sidelined because of neck spasms. Jung batted seventh against the Chicago Cubs in his first appearance since leaving Texas’ win over Boston on March 28. He exited an exhibition game late last month because of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White Sox sign Brandon Drury to minor-league contract, assign him to extended spring training
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Drury is back with the Chicago White Sox after agreeing to terms on a minor-league deal on Tuesday. Drury was released by the White Sox on March 23 so that he could test free agency. The 32-year old infielder appeared as if he was going to make Chicago’s roster until he ... Read More »
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