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Marlins get reliever Seth Martinez off waivers from Diamondbacks and put Eury Pérez on 60-day IL
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Marlins claimed right-handed reliever Seth Martinez off waivers Thursday from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Martinez was designated for assignment Monday by the Diamondbacks when they finalized a $1.35 million, one-year contract with right-hander Kendall Graveman that can be worth up to $3.3 million. Arizona got the 30-year-old Martinez off waivers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas is the latest school to cancel its spring game, a college tradition that appears to be fading
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — College football’s annual rite of spring seems to be withering. Texas became the latest major program Thursday to ditch or change it’s annual spring scrimmage that has long been a staple for fans eager to see the rising stars of their program and get a peek into the upcoming season. Coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo introduces Wright Rogers as first GM
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Becoming a WNBA general manager has been a long time coming for Monica Wright Rogers. Wright Rogers was officially unveiled Thursday as the GM of the expansion Toronto Tempo. It comes roughly a month after the 36-year-old San Antonio native was hired by the league’s first-ever Canadian franchise. Wright Rogers joins the Tempo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Europa League game in Brussels briefly suspended due to crowd trouble
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
BRUSSELS (AP) — The second leg of the Europa League playoff between Anderlecht and Fenerbahce was briefly suspended due crowd trouble on Thursday. The problems took place shortly after Youssef En-Nesyri scored for Fenerbahce in the fourth minute. The Turkish team had won the first leg 3-0 and was on course to reach the round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jays shortstop Bo Bichette looks for bounceback year after injury-plagued 2024 season
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
DUNEDIN — Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette looks and feels like himself again at spring training after an injury-plagued 2024 season. That’s good news for a player entering his walk year and a team that needs him to be in top form as it looks to bounce back from a last-place finish in the American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone. Home plate umpire Tony Randazzo disagreed and called it a ball. Instead of arguing, Poteet simply patted the top of his cap, signifying he wanted to challenge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Walton’s family selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Bill Walton is selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career covering his days as a prep player in San Diego to starring at UCLA under coach John Wooden and his time in the NBA along with his broadcasting tenure. Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions said Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nick Pivetta’s Padres contract includes $5 million conditional team option for 2029 if he gets hurt
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Nick Pivetta’s $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres includes a $5 million conditional team option for 2029 that can be exercised if the right-handed pitcher gets hurt. San Diego can exercise the option if Pivetta has a specified injury or surgery related to the specified injury and goes on the injured list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dybala double sends Roma to Europa League last 16 as Alkmaar also advances
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Paulo Dybala struck twice in four minutes as Roma beat Porto 3-2 to reach the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. Dybala returned from a knee injury sustained in the first-leg 1-1 draw a week ago in Portugal, and Roma advanced on a 4-3 aggregate score. Porto went ahead thanks to Samu’s acrobatic volley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insigne back in Toronto while TFC wraps up Florida training camp ahead of MLS season
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Lorenzo Insigne’s future with Toronto FC remains murky with news that the high-priced Italian designated player is not with the team, two days before the MLS season opener at D.C. United. “He is in Toronto at the moment,” coach Robin Fraser said Thursday from Palm Beach, Fla., where TFC is wrapping up its pre-season training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavyweight title bout in doubt as champion Daniel Dubois undergoes medical exam
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was undergoing a medical evaluation Thursday, raising doubts about whether he can go ahead with his scheduled IBF title bout against Joseph Parker on Saturday. Dubois was a no-show at a press conference in the Saudi capital, and promoter Frank Warren said it’s because of a ... Read More »
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