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Tyreek Hill is detained by police before Dolphins game; 1 officer is subsequently placed on leave
By Alanis Thames, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – A police officer was put on administrative leave after being involved in an incident where the Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team’s home stadium following a traffic stop Sunday morning, hours before the star wide receiver played in his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun
By The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. On Sunday, a three-day sloppy, muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which is celebrating its 50th year of football ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves rally to beat Blue Jays 4-3 in the 11th, move into a tie with Mets for final NL wild card
By The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Sean Murphy’s infield ground ball with the bases loaded scored a sliding Eli White in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a gritty 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Braves now have 12 extra-inning wins, which leads the big leagues. They took two of three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan shares hard-earned wisdom in new memoir
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2024
DeMar DeRozan has always found a way to score on the basketball court, and now he’s using that same drive to urge people to open up about their mental health. DeRozan, who has been one of the NBA’s leading mental health advocates for years, has written “Above the Noise,” a memoir about his childhood in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the US Open men’s final weeks after doping exoneration
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the U.S. Open men’s championship on Sunday, less than three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case. The No. 1-ranked Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy, won the second Grand Slam trophy of his nascent career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dak Prescott and the Cowboys agree on $240 million deal that is the first at $60 million per year
By Schuyler Dixon And Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
Dak Prescott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours before their season opener at Cleveland. The star quarterback and the Cowboys agreed on a $240 million, four-year contract, the first in NFL history to average $60 million per season, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer calls in Sam Adekugbe to replace the injured Alistair Johnston
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe has replaced the injured Alistair Johnston ahead of Canada’s friendly with Mexico in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday. Johnston left Saturday’s 2-1 win over the U.S. in Kansas City in the 23rd minute. He was replaced by Richie Laryea. “He said he felt a little bit of tightness in his hamstring,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roglic protects lead on final day to win Spanish Vuelta for a record-equaling 4th time
By Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
MADRID (AP) – Primoz Roglic won a record-equaling fourth Spanish Vuelta title after successfully protecting his lead in the final individual time trial on Sunday. Roglic finished the 24.6-kilometer(15.3-mile) time trial without any scares, and his overall lead of more than two minutes was never in jeopardy. He ended cycling’s final Grand Tour of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roglic protects lead on final day to win record-equaling 4th Spanish Vuelta title
By Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
MADRID (AP) – Primoz Roglic won a record-equaling fourth Spanish Vuelta title after successfully protecting his lead in the final individual time trial on Sunday. Roglic finished the 24.6-kilometer(15.3-mile) time trial without any scares, and his overall lead of more than two minutes was never in jeopardy. The Slovenian rider matched the record of four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins’ season opener
By The Associated Press on September 8th, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Police are calling for an investigation into why Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was seen on video posted to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After a tough Tokyo, Canada restored Paralympic Games momentum in Paris
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2024
PARIS – What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form. Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 29 medals overall matched Rio in ... Read More »
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