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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 »
Be the first to comment!AP men’s player of the week: JT Toppin puts up big numbers in wins for No. 9 Texas Tech
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 15 of the season: JT Toppin, Texas Tech The 6-foot-9 sophomore and Big 12 player of the week rolled through wins against Arizona State and Oklahoma State. First came a 41-point performance in double overtime against the Sun Devils for last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtue, Moir, Chan among Skate Canada Hall of Fame’s elite class of 2025
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Skate Canada announced an elite class of 2025 to its Hall of Fame on Tuesday led by two-time Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time men’s world champion Patrick Chan. Kaetlyn Osmond, a women’s world champion in 2018, and two-time pairs world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan hockey team Notre Dame Hounds set to relocate
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
REGINA — A southern Saskatchewan high school famed for producing hockey greats is planning to move its junior A team to a new city later this year. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says the Notre Dame Hounds at Athol Murray College in Wilcox, Sask., are conditionally approved to relocate to Warman, just north of Saskatoon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 set to liven up Monaco Grand Prix with extra pit stops
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Monaco Grand Prix has long been nicknamed “the jewel in Formula 1’s crown” but for all the sparkle, the racing has often been dull. That could change with a planned rule change that would require drivers to stop in the pits at least twice, potentially shuffling the running order on Monaco’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rugby Canada names men’s sevens roster for invitational tournament in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
Canada has named a 16-man rugby sevens roster for a three-team invitational tournament taking place alongside HSBC SVNS Vancouver, which runs Friday through Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men were relegated from the HSBC SVNS elite circuit last June in Madrid and are using the invitational tournament to prepare for the second-tier World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Turner agrees to $6 million, 1-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, AP source says
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Turner has agreed to a $6 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, giving the team additional infield depth. Turner can earn an additional $2.5 million in bonuses, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giménez continues scoring streak in Champions League but this time against team he just left
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Former Feyenoord forward Santiago Giménez continued his scoring streak in the Champions League this season — but this time against the Dutch club. Giménez, who moved to AC Milan from Feyenoord last month in a 30 million euro ($31 million) transfer, scored for the Rossoneri after just 40 seconds of the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks ink winger Drew O’Connor to two-year extension
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed winger Drew O’Connor to a two-year, US$5-million extension. The Canucks announced the deal Tuesday, less than three weeks after Vancouver acquired O’Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old forward from Chatham, N.J., has eight goals and 10 assists across 57 games for the Canucks and Penguins this season. ... Read More »
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