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Tigers right-hander Troy Melton is expected to miss the start of season due to elbow inflammation
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Troy Melton is not expected to be available for the start of the season due to inflammation in his right elbow. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Friday that Melton won’t throw for one to two weeks. Melton told the Detroit Free-Press on Saturday he is “not too ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yamal scores first hat trick for Barcelona in win over Villarreal in La Liga
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal scored the first hat trick of his career in a 4-1 win over Villarreal that moved his team four points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday. At 17 years, 230 days, Yamal is the youngest player to score his first hat trick in La ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nordin’s first goal for Rennes beats Toulouse in Ligue 1
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Back in Ligue 1, Arnaud Nordin scored his first goal for Rennes in a 1-0 win over Toulouse on Saturday. Nordin struggled for playing time in the Bundesliga with Mainz and joined Rennes on loan in January until the end of the season. The winger’s goal in the 27th minute helped Rennes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Gabehart shows up in Spire gear as a lawsuit court deadline looms
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Gabehart made his first public appearance as a Spire Motorsports employee on Saturday — at the IndyCar race in St. Petersburg. The employee at the center of a federal lawsuit concerning his employment status sat inside the Andretti Autosport hospitality as lawyers work behind the scenes to come to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR returns to road racing with Reddick on pole and chasing Cup Series history against SVG
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen was so dominant on road courses last season than many had looked at NASCAR’s first road race of 2026 like it was already settled: SVG in a runaway. Hold on. Tyler Reddick’s pursuit of racing history may yet have a say in that. Reddick earned pole position for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary teen skier dead, another survives after avalanche near ski hill
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
KANANASKIS — Mounties say a 15-year-old skier has died after an avalanche buried him under snow in southern Alberta. Cochrane RCMP say they responded to a call for two people missing after an avalanche near the Nakiska ski hill, located west of Calgary in the Kananaskis Country, just before 1 p.m. Friday. Police say one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangers lose third baseman Josh Jung and DH Justin Foscue for about 10 days with injuries
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is expected to miss about 10 days with an adductor strain. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker also told reporters, including MLB.com, on Saturday that designated hitter Justin Foscue has a hamstring strain and also could miss 10 days. Jung, 28, hit .251 with 14 home runs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaudet takes bronze in World Cup parallel grand slalom snowboard
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
KRYNICA — Canada’s Arnaud Gaudet won the bronze medal in a World Cup men’s parallel grand slalom snowboard event Saturday. Gaudet, from Montcalm, Que., beat Slovenia’s Tim Mastnak in the small final to pick up his second World Cup medal of the season. He won silver at an event in Bulgaria leading into the Milan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand reaches T20 World Cup semifinals after Pakistan beats Sri Lanka by only 5 runs
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — New Zealand backed into the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals when Pakistan could only narrowly beat Sri Lanka in a gripping match on Saturday. Pakistan had to restrict Sri Lanka’s chase to 147 to advance from the Super Eights at New Zealand’s expense. It looked achievable when Pakistan reduced Sri Lanka ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haaland missing for Man City at Leeds because of ‘little injury,’ Guardiola says
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LEEDS, England (AP) — Erling Haaland was left out of Manchester City’s squad for the Premier League match at Leeds on Saturday after sustaining a “little injury” in training, manager Pep Guardiola said. “Two days ago, he had in the last moments of training some problems,” Guardiola said ahead of the game at Elland Road. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool thrashes West Ham but Salah’s Premier League goal drought up to 10 games
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Mohamed Salah’s run of Premier League games without scoring is up to 10. Fortunately for the Egypt star, his Liverpool teammates had no problem finding the net in a 5-2 thrashing of West Ham on Saturday that continued the defending champion’s midseason recovery. Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo all ... Read More »
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