Wheels Review
Arsenal loses to West Ham to dent Premier League title challenge and has another player sent off
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge was dented by an unexpected 1-0 home loss to West Ham on Saturday that featured a fifth red card of the season for Mikel Arteta’s team. Second-place Arsenal squandered a chance to trim the gap to Liverpool to five points as Jarrod Bowen’s first-half header secured a win for West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrik Schick scores for Leverkusen to send his coach Xabi Alonso a message before Bayern games
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Patrik Schick showed Bayer Leverkusen what it was missing against Bayern Munich last week by scoring in a 2-0 win at Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Schick, who was omitted by Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso in the top-of-the-table clash with Bayern, got Leverkusen off the mark in the ninth minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets sign forward Namestnikov to two-year extension
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran centre Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year extension. The team announced the move Saturday, saying the contract carries an average annual value of US$3 million. Namestnikov has 10 goals and 19 assists in 52 games for the Jets this season, and heads into Saturday’s game against the St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. ‘It just muddies the waters’
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training. Francona told The Athletic he’s OK with younger players challenging calls via the ABS, which has been in use in the minors. But he figures there’s little point for veterans since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland consigns Wales to another rugby loss with 27-18 win to stay on course for Six Nations title
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ireland condemned Wales to a record-extending 15th straight rugby loss after overcoming a 20-minute red card to rally for a 27-18 win and stay on course for an unprecedented third straight Six Nations title on Saturday. One of the tournament’s great matches swung on a yellow card to Ireland center Garry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head-on snowmobile collision leaves 2 dead in Quebec’s Côte-Nord
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Two men are dead after a pair of snowmobiles collided in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. Police received a call at around 9 p.m. Friday night about a head-on crash between two snowmobiles on a trail in Longue-Rive, about 240 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kris Jenkins hit ‘The Shot’ to win Villanova a national title. So what happened to his ring?
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
GLEN MILLS, Pa. (AP) — Kris Jenkins owes a Villanova fan a drink. Or maybe a shot as memorable as his in the 2016 national championship game. At the very least, the next time he’s in the French Quarter, the former Villanova star who sunk a March Madness buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win a national title ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC signs 21-year-old centre back Zane Monlouis from Arsenal’s ranks
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
Toronto FC has acquired Zane Monlouis from England’s Arsenal, signing the 21-year-old centre back to a two-year deal with club options for 2027 and 2028 Monlouis has made more than 100 combined appearances for Arsenal’s U-18, U-21 and U-23 teams. The English-born Monlouis has represented England at the under-15 and under-17 level. Also eligible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation. Promises to yourself are quickly broken, and you never establish enough of the workout habit to experience any rewards. Exercising as you age is important. It’s not only good for physical health to help prevent falls or enable you to do basic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United rallies to draw 2-2 at Everton in Premier League after late VAR drama
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
Manchester United rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, with Manuel Ugarte grabbing the 80th-minute equalizer with his first goal at club level in four years. The Uruguay midfielder rescued a point from a largely inept performance from United by driving home a shot from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shiffrin finishes outside top 30 in first run of World Cup giant slalom won by Brignone
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2025
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is not yet competitive in her tentative return to racing in giant slaloms. Federica Brignone is currently close to unbeatable. In just her second GS race Saturday three months after a serious crash, Shiffrin did not qualify for a second run for the first time since 2012 by placing ... Read More »
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