2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring from baseball
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 AL MVP and was selected to three All-Star Games. The 38-year-old announced his plans Monday during an appearance on “The Mayor’s Office,” a podcast hosted by former major league first baseman Sean Casey. Donaldson is a free agent after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Donaldson, who won 2015 AL MVP with Blue Jays, says he’s retiring from baseball
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 AL MVP while with the Toronto Blue Jays and was selected to three All-Star Games. The 38-year-old announced his plans Monday during an appearance on “The Mayor’s Office,” a podcast hosted by former major league first baseman Sean Casey. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defenceman Josi, Montour, Morrissey named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2024
NEW YORK – Defenceman swept the latest NHL player of the week awards, with Nashville’s Roman Josi, Florida’s Brandon Montour and Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey earning honours. Josi had three goals and four assists and topped the league with a plus-7 defensive rating over three games last week as the Predators extended their winning streak to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nashville Predators sign Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension worth $10.5 million
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Nashville Predators don’t appear likely to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline, and they took an important step toward at least standing pat in their playoff pursuit by extending pending free agent forward Tommy Novak. The team on Monday re-signed Novak to a three-year contract worth $10.5 million. He’ll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagles center Jason Kelce retires after 13 NFL seasons and 1 Super Bowl ring
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jason Kelce has retired after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 36-year-old Kelce officially called it quits Monday at the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex, ending a career in which he became not only one of the great centers of his era who played a key role in the franchise’s lone Super Bowl ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks sign Canadian guard A.J. Lawson to standard NBA contract
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2024
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks have converted the contract of Canadian guard A.J. Lawson from a two-way to a standard NBA deal. The move makes Lawson, from Brampton, Ont., eligible to play for Dallas in the post-season. Lawson has played 28 games with the Mavericks this season, averaging 3.8 points while shooting 47.1 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survey finds 25% of Canadians think discrimination is a problem in sports
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2024
One-quarter of respondents polled last year felt that racism and discrimination were problems in community sports in the country, according to a survey published Monday by Statistics Canada. Eighteen per cent of respondents said they have experienced or witnessed racism or discrimination in sport over the last five years, with race or skin colour the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe beats defending champ Gushue 7-5 in Brier
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2024
REGINA – Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe upset defending champion Brad Gushue 7-5 at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Koe, who has skipped a territories team to the playoffs once in 16 previous Brier appearances, improved to 3-1 and dropped Gushue to 2-2 in Pool B. Gushue is attempting to win a third straight national title ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl. Barnes broke his hand in Friday’s 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Poeltl dislocated the pinky finger on his left hand as Toronto beat the 111-106 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Barnes played in his first All-Star Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLS reverts to having All-Stars face best of Mexico’s Liga MX at Columbus on July 24
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Soccer is going back to having its All-Star Game feature the league’s top players facing the best of Mexico’s Liga MX. MLS said Monday the July 24 game at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, will have the format used in 2021 at Los Angeles, which was won by MLS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zack Wheeler and Phillies reach $126 million, 3-year deal for 2025-27
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Ace Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Monday on a $126 million, three-year contract for 2025-27, the fourth-highest average salary in baseball history at $42 million. The Phillies scheduled an 11 a.m. EST press conference at their spring training complex in Clearwater, Florida. Wheeler gets $23.5 million this year in the ... Read More »
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