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A look at outgoing Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
CHARLOTTETOWN — Dennis King, Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island. Age: 53 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Rachel Stevens and Lionel MacKenzie King. Education: He graduated from Montague ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parker Kligerman loses appeal after having NASCAR Truck Series win erased by disqualification
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Parker Kligerman on Thursday lost his appeal after having his NASCAR Truck Series season-opening win at Daytona erased by a disqualification. NASCAR disqualified Kligerman’s No. 75 on Friday night when his truck was found to be too low in a postrace inspection. Corey Heim was declared the new winner. Kligerman immediately announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press ... 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!The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses. “No, I do not,” Hadi Matar, 27, said when asked by Chautauqua County Judge David Foley whether he wished to ... 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 »
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