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Jets place franchise tag on running back Breece Hall before the deadline, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The New York Jets placed the franchise tag on running back Breece Hall, while several other teams decide whether to use the tag on potential free agents before Tuesday’s deadline. A person familiar with the decision said the Jets placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Hall, guaranteeing him a one-year contract worth about $14.3 million. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Copa Libertadores-winning coach Filipe Luís fired by Flamengo after 8-0 win
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SAO PAULO (AP) — Defending South American and Brazilian champion Flamengo fired coach Filipe Luís on Tuesday, just hours after his team won 8-0 in a Rio de Janeiro league semifinal. Only two month ago, Luís extended his contract at Flamengo to the end of 2027. This year his team lost the trophies of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 2 Arizona’s Brayden Burries named AP’s national player of the week for a 2nd time
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 17 of the season: Brayden Burries, No. 2 Arizona The 6-foot-4 freshman guard is the first player to earn AP national player of the week honors twice this season after a stellar two-game stretch. Burries led the Wildcats to at least ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunstone beats Calvert in all-Manitoba battle at Montana’s Brier
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — Matt Dunstone defeated Braden Calvert 6-3 in a battle of Manitoba skips on Tuesday morning at the Montana’s Brier. Dunstone (4-0) scored pairs in the fifth and seventh ends en route to his fourth straight round-robin victory. He remained tied for first place in Pool B with Alberta’s Kevin Koe (4-0), who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee Tech fires coach John Pelphrey as it prepares for move to Southern Conference
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Tech has fired John Pelphrey after his seventh straight losing season ended with the Golden Eagles failing to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Pelphrey, 55, posted a 79-138 record that included a 13-18 mark this season. Tennessee Tech’s season ended Saturday with an 89-73 loss to Southeast Missouri ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shane Lowry has no choice but to pick himself up and move on after PGA National collapse
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It’s OK to feel sad for Shane Lowry. He had one hand on the trophy and the other hand outstretched to hug his 4-year-old daughter when she ran onto the 18th green at PGA National to celebrate the first time seeing her father win. That was the plan, anyway. Lowry could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons headed to Madrid for the NFL’s second ever regular season game in Spain
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MADRID (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will play in the second ever NFL regular season game in Madrid this year. The Falcons’ opponent will be confirmed when the full season schedule is released later in the year. The Falcons are expected to be the home team at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The Madrid game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she’d need to learn how to land on ice. Now she’s part of a movement hoping to get figure skating into the Paralympics. Skating sports are a big gap on the program when the Winter Paralympics start on Friday. Figure skaters with disabilities challenge the norm in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected arson attempt at Macclesfield stadium under investigation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MACCLESFIELD, England (AP) — English sixth-tier club Macclesfield claimed someone tried to burn down its stadium on Tuesday, two months after it pulled off the biggest upset in FA Cup history by knocking out titleholder Crystal Palace. The “suspected arson attempt” on Leasing.com Stadium took place overnight and there were no casualties, the club said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preparations continue in Toronto, Vancouver with FIFA World Cup 100 days away
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — Signs of the FIFA World Cup are slowly beginning to emerge in Vancouver and Toronto — literally. Windows at the former Hudson’s Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver now don the tournament’s logo in a variety of colours with the words “We are Vancouver.” Billboards proclaiming that “the beautiful game is coming to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected arson attempt at stadium of FA Cup giantkiller under investigation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MACCLESFIELD, England (AP) — English sixth-tier club Macclesfield claimed someone tried to burn down its stadium on Tuesday, two months after it pulled off the biggest upset in FA Cup history by knocking out titleholder Crystal Palace. The “suspected arson attempt” on Leasing.com Stadium took place overnight and there were no casualties, the club said. ... Read More »
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