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Kings and GM Monte McNair agree to part ways. Scott Perry is hired as replacement, AP source says
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have agreed to part ways, two years after McNair helped end the longest playoff drought in NBA history. The two sides reached the decision shortly after the Kings’ season ended Wednesday night with a 120-106 loss to Dallas in the play-in tournament and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meet Jobu, the good luck charm behind the St. Louis Blues’ late-season run to the playoffs
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The force behind the St. Louis Blues’ late-season playoff push cannot be found in the box score. He has not scored a single goal. His addition can’t be found on the NHL’s transaction wire. It’s Jobu. Yes, the same Jobu from 1989 baseball comedy “Major League.” The team has given center ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year after Jayden Daniels, the NFL draft is more about supplementing talent for the Commanders
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
A year ago, the NFL draft gave the Washington Commanders a chance to find their quarterback of the future with the No. 2 overall pick. They took Jayden Daniels and he helped them turn into an immediate playoff team with a surprise trip to the NFC championship game, earning AP Offensive Rookie of the Year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nats pitcher Jorge López suspended 3 games for throwing at Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen’s head
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge López has been suspended three games and fined for throwing at Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. López was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates after a high pitch near McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing in the seventh inning. López hit the previous batter, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giants pick No. 3 in NFL draft and it could come down to an edge rusher, versatile playmaker or QB
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Joe Schoen knows what many are thinking about the New York Giants heading into the NFL draft. With the No. 3 overall pick, they have a chance to select a franchise-changing player — and it might even be a quarterback. Sure, the Giants signed Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston as free agents this offseason to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sacramento Kings and GM Monte McNair agree to part ways
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have agreed to part ways, two years after McNair helped end the longest playoff drought in NBA history. The two sides reached the decision shortly after the Kings’ season ended Wednesday night with a 120-106 loss to Dallas in the play-in tournament and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
A month before NHL’s playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to not expand the bracket like other professional leagues around North America have done in recent years. “If you look at the races that we’re having for the regular season, playoffs have started already,” Bettman said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer legend Marinette Pichon ready for next challenge with NSL’s Montreal Roses
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Marinette Pichon has never shied away from a challenge. Widely regarded as the first French female soccer star, Pichon also made a difference off the field by championing women’s and LGBTQ rights throughout her playing career in the 1990s and 2000s. Now she’s helping make history in Canada as sporting director for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee Corso to retire from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ after four-decade run
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Lee Corso’s nearly four-decade run on ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and folksy former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced Thursday. His final broadcast will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY Rangers’ Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault allegations: report
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin after a report detailing the situation and settlement payments made to the woman surfaced Thursday. “The club retained an outside law firm to conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds place 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list Thursday with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville. “We’ve been trying to manage it,” manager Terry Francona said. “It wasn’t getting worse, but it wasn’t getting better. After what he went through last year, ... Read More »
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