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Canadiens forward Dach set to miss remainder of season after undergoing knee surgery
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
BROSSARD, Que. — Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the NHL season. The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that the forward has undergone successful surgery on his injured right knee and is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season. The 24-year-old last played in Montreal’s 5-2 win over the Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward take center stage at NFL combine, though neither will step on the field
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward stood one podium apart Friday, each making his case to be the first quarterback selected in this year’s NFL draft at the same moment. They couldn’t have taken more different approaches. Sanders arrived in a sparkly necklace and spoke with the same brash confidence that defined the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Embiid set to miss 40th game. 76ers yet to make a decision on injured center’s next steps
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid will miss his 40th game of the season Saturday when the 76ers host Golden State, with no decision yet on how to proceed with his injured left knee that has put the All-Star center’s immediate playing future in limbo. He concluded a series of tests on the knee earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Matthew Stafford gets a restructured contract and agrees to stay with the Los Angeles Rams
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quarterback Matthew Stafford is staying with the Los Angeles Rams under a restructured contract, ending weeks of speculation about the Super Bowl winner’s future. The Rams announced their new agreement with Stafford on Friday without initially revealing any details. The 37-year-old Stafford had two years left on the four-year, $160 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver FC sells 20-year-old midfielder James Cameron to MLS’s Colorado Rapids
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
Vancouver FC has sold 20-year-old midfielder James Cameron to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. It’s the Canadian Premier League side’s second major off-season transfer following the Jan. 31 sale of then 16-year-old midfielder Grady McDonnell to Club Brugge of the Belgian Pro League last month. That sale involved a Vancouver club-record fee of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s wheelchair curling team seeks world championship as Paralympic Games loom
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Douglas Dean will wear the Maple Leaf for the first time at the world wheelchair curling championship. The 60-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is also the first curler from Northern Ontario to play for Canada in the event. “It means a lot, especially at 60 years old. I thought my athletic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA committee proposes charged timeout if player goes down with apparent injury after ball spotted
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced Friday it would propose that a team be charged with a timeout if one of its players falls to the ground on the field because of an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next play. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s instruction, has become a tactic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rugby sevens captain Piper Logan out for season with knee injury
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
Canada rugby sevens captain Piper Logan will miss the rest of the HSBC SVNS season after tearing the posterior and medial cruciate ligaments in her knee on the weekend in Vancouver The 23-year-old from Calgary was hurt when she fell awkwardly in a collision early in Canada’s 34-12 loss to New Zealand on Saturday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas raising football ticket prices ahead of rising costs in paying players and more scholarships
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will be raising football season ticket prices by $13 per game next season as the program, already one of the richest in the nation, tries to meet rising costs. Athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the price increase this week in his annual campus town hall, where he detailed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tsitsipas and Auger-Aliassime set up showdown in Dubai final
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas stands between Felix Auger-Aliassime and a tour-leading third title this year at the Dubai Championships. They will meet for the 10th time on tour in the final on Saturday. Tsitsipas leads 6-3 overall and has dominated their matchups since 2020 but they are 1-1 in finals. If ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling will miss the start of the season with a strained rotator cuff
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers utility player Matt Vierling will start the season on the injured list. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters on Friday that the team is shutting down Vierling so he can deal with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Though Vierling has spent the majority of his playing ... Read More »
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