Tony Finau matches his career low and sets the target at the Houston Open
By The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – Tony Finau matched his career low on the PGA Tour with an 8-under 62 on Friday, setting a daunting target for the rest of the field as he tries to win back-to-back in the Houston Open. Finau spent time after his opening round to work on his putting with coach Boyd Summerhays, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian star Lorenzo Insigne expected to be out six weeks with a hamstring injury
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
Toronto FC’s bid to keep Lorenzo Insigne healthy this season has hit a six-week roadblock. That’s how long the 32-year-old Italian star is expected to be out with the latest hamstring injury to afflict the MLS club. A distraught Insigne hobbled off in first-half stoppage time of last Saturday’s 2-0 win over visiting Atlanta, trying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ozempig’ remains Minnesota baseball team’s mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig’s name, Ozempig, or the team’s posting of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins the Philadelphia Flyers
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The process needed to extract goalie Ivan Fedotov from both his Russian military and hockey commitments and finally land him in Philadelphia – nine years after he was drafted by the Flyers – remains largely shrouded in Cold War-era type secrecy. Flyers general manager Danny Briere stuck to silence on Fedotov’s path ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian star Lorenzo Insigne expected to be out for six weeks with a hamstring injury
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
Toronto FC coach John Herdman says Italian star Lorenzo Insigne is expected to miss six weeks with a hamstring injury. A distraught Insigne hobbled off in first-half stoppage time of last Saturday’s 2-0 win over visiting Atlanta, trying not to put weight on his right leg, after pulling up in the Atlanta penalty box on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs sign Simon Benoit to three-year contract extension
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The average annual value of the deal is US$1.35 million, the team said Friday. Benoit, 25, has one goal and four assists in 54 games this season. The six-foot-four 205-pound native of Laval, Que., has 20 points (5-15) in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Godinez sisters make their mark on the wrestling mat, in UFC’s Octagon and as a mom
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
You don’t mess with the Godinez sisters. Lupita (Loopy) Godinez has won four straight in the UFC, where she is ranked 10th among strawweight contenders. Ana Godinez was one of the first Canadian wrestlers to qualify for this summer’s Paris Olympics. Karla Godinez, a bronze medallist at the 2022 world championships, hopes to join her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
By John Leicester, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry said Friday that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men’s curling championship
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
A team-by-team look at the field for the world men’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip – Brad Gushue, Third – Mark Nichols, Second – E.J. Harnden, Lead – Geoff Walker St. John’s Curling Club Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, won the 2017 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gushue on world curling championship: ‘I’m going into this like it could be the last’
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
Brad Gushue is approaching this year’s men’s world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John’s, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three times, including the last two years. The 43-year-old isn’t taking his future for granted. “At this point, you have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Energetic’ coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps’ first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club’s head coach has had time. The animated Italian was handed a five-game suspension and a $20,000 fine in November for his on-field actions and post-game comments after ... Read More »
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