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With 2-way star Travis Hunter, Jaguars want ‘to look like what it looked like at Colorado’
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two-way star Travis Hunter walked into the Jacksonville Jaguars facility for the first time Friday, saw general manager James Gladstone flipping a football and grabbed it. “It didn’t take long for Travis to produce his first takeaway,” Gladstone quipped. “It’s going to be a fun go if that’s what we see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps need focus in Minnesota MLS match after big CONCACAF Champions Cup win
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Focus may be an issue for the Vancouver Whitecaps when they go on the road to face Minnesota United FC Sunday afternoon in an important Major League Soccer match. The Whitecaps enjoyed one of the biggest wins in franchise history Thursday evening, defeating Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 before a record crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NWSL submits request for lower-tier women’s league to develop players
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
The National Women’s Soccer League has asked U.S. Soccer to sanction a lower division women’s professional soccer league that could launch as early as next year. The six-team league would sit on the second tier of the U.S. soccer pyramid, below the NWSL and the USL Women’s Super League, and would serve to develop young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Maryland at a crossroads, a star local recruit arrives to play quarterback
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It’s fairly common for college programs to shield freshmen from the media. What Maryland did with Malik Washington was pretty much the opposite. Earlier this month, the Terrapins made Washington — a top quarterback recruit who signed with Maryland in December — available to reporters during spring practice. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steve Kerr comes to Jalen Brunson’s defense a day after Knicks guard jeered by Pistons fans
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was booed almost every time he touched the ball in Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons. Brunson heard much worse than that Thursday night during a win that gave the Knicks a 2-1 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Fans at Little Caesars Arena ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer throws 27 pitches off a mound as he recovers from right thumb injury
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer threw 27 pitches off the mound Friday and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it was a step in the right direction as the right-hander recovers from a troublesome thumb. Scherzer threw off the mound a week after getting a second cortisone shot in his thumb and throwing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFC Toronto forward Amanda West returns to Houston Dash after suffering knee injury
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
TORONTO — AFC Toronto forward Amanda West, on loan from the Houston Dash, has returned to her NWSL team to undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament. A Toronto spokesman said the non-contact injury happened during a closed-door exhibition game during pre-season. West was a spectator for Toronto’s Northern Super League debut, a 1-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is transferring to LSU
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is transferring to LSU. Fulwiley announced her decision to join coach Kim Mulkey’s program on Instagram on Friday. The 5-foot-10 sophomore played two seasons at South Carolina, primarily providing a spark off the bench. Fulwiley averaged 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers-Orioles game postponed by rain, teams will play a split doubleheader Saturday
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — The game between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles was postponed by rain on Friday and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Tigers announced the postponement at 5 p.m., less than two hours before the scheduled first pitch. The game will be made up as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox-Guardians series opener postponed by rain, teams will play split doubleheader Saturday
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — The series opener between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians was postponed by rain on Friday, setting up a day-night doubleheader between the clubs on Saturday. With a light drizzle falling and the tarp covering the infield at Progressive Field, the game was called at 5:05 p.m. — more than two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Perron sees former coach’s fingerprints all over Leafs: ‘A lot of similarities’
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — David Perron is having a cringe-inducing case of déjà vu. The Ottawa Senators winger won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues back in 2019 when head coach Craig Berube was calling the shots. A hard-nosed, north-south, competitive-at-all-times approach helped that group overcome a disastrous start to the season and eventually hoist ... Read More »
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