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Johnston brothers look to build on successful ’24 Elite Series bass fishing season
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
Chris and Cory Johnston have tough acts to follow this season. Their own. The brothers open the Elite Series bass fishing season Thursday on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Fla., following significant ’24 campaigns. Chris Johnston became the first Canadian to capture the overall championship while Cory Johnston won two tournaments, which were not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commanders hire Jesse Madden, John Madden’s grandson, as offensive quality control coach
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders have hired Jesse Madden, John Madden’s grandson, as an offensive quality control coach. Jesse Madden, a recent Michigan graduate, was a quarterback for the Wolverines his freshman season in 2021 before switching to defensive back. He was a member of Michigan’s 2024 national championship team. John Madden, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hernandez sent off for diving and Feyenoord knocks AC Milan out of the Champions League
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Seldom has a player’s sending off had such an influence on a game. AC Milan was to left rue Theo Hernandez’s second yellow card — for diving — as Feyenoord advanced to the Champions League last 16 at the former European champion’s expense with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Buck will call the Brewers-Yankees game on opening day for ESPN
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Joe Buck will call his first nationally televised baseball game since 2021 on opening day. Buck will be in the booth for ESPN when the New York Yankees host the Milwaukee Brewers on March 27 at 3 p.m. EST. Buck was Fox Sports’ lead MLB announcer from 1996 through 2021 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notre Dame hires Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to coach running backs
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame has hired running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to do the same job for the Irish, coach Marcus Freeman announced Tuesday. Seider had been the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach since 2018 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022 and assistant head coach in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AC Milan exits Champions League in 1-1 draw that sends Feyenoord to round of 16
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan was to left rue Theo Hernandez’s sending off for diving as Feyenoord advanced to the Champions League last 16 at the former European champion’s expense with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday. Hernandez earned his second yellow card for a dive in the 51st ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kessler stuns Gauff in Dubai as Sabalenka and Swiatek advance
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McCartney Kessler earned her first top-10 victory by beating third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-4, 7-5 at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday. Gauff hadn’t fallen to an opponent ranked outside the top 50 since a loss to Sofia Kenin (128th) at Wimbledon in 2023. Kessler, ranked No. 54, will play either ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore Ravens’ Ben Cleveland is arrested on a charge of drunken driving in Georgia
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — National Football League player Ben Cleveland of the Baltimore Ravens has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia, according to a sheriff’s report obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Cleveland, who previously played for the University of Georgia, was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy near Milledgeville, Georgia, last Wednesday, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani throws a 2nd bullpen session as he makes his way back to the mound for the Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw his second bullpen session of spring training on Tuesday, continuing the process of his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani had his first bullpen session on Saturday. He hopes to pitch this season for the first time since Aug. 23, 2023, with the Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ludvig Aberg is the first to get a card through PGA Tour University and he’s making it pay off
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm saw this coming, even if he might not have known the player — Ludvig Aberg — or how quickly the college kid would make his mark. Toward the end of LIV Golf’s inaugural season in October 2022, Rahm was still bullish about the PGA Tour and worried about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic organizing team unveiled for 2030 Winter Games in French Alps
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
LYON, France (AP) — Just five years before the opening ceremony, French organizers of the 2030 Winter Games put on a united front Tuesday to unveil the team given the tightest schedule of any modern Olympics. The 2030 French Alps Olympics must tie together snow and sliding venues in the mountains with skating and curling ... Read More »
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