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Man City scores late winner to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and boost Champions League hopes
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Matheus Nunes scored in stoppage time as Manchester City took a big step toward Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday. The late winner at the Etihad Stadium moved four-time defending league champion up to third in the standings, with the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xhekaj or not, Canadiens confident they can match physical Capitals
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
WASHINGTON — Martin St. Louis was getting peppered with questions about his defence corps. The Montreal Canadiens head coach knew what was really being asked. The Washington Capitals came out with a barrage of hits to intimidate the Canadiens and win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 3-2 in overtime Monday night. Bruising defenceman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sent off against Toronto FC, Salt Lake’s Diego Luna has red card rescinded on appeal
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
Real Salt Lake star midfielder Diego Luna, sent off in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to visiting Toronto FC, has had the red card rescinded. The Independent Review Panel, made up of one representative from Canada Soccer, one from the U.S. Soccer Federation, and one independent representative nominated by the Professional Referee Organization, unanimously rescinded the one-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City scores dramatic late winner to beat Aston Villa 2-1
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Matheus Nunes scored in stoppage time as Manchester City took a big step toward Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday. The late winner at the Etihad Stadium moved four-time defending league champion up to third in the standings, with the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big hits piling up as Jets, Blues brace for Game 3 in St. Louis
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
WINNIPEG — A combined 148 hits through two playoff games is one reason the Jets and Blues could benefit from an extra day off before Thursday’s Game 3 in St. Louis. Winnipeg leads the NHL best-of-seven Western Conference series 2-0. Only the club’s backup goalies and non-playing skaters took part in Tuesday’s optional skate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Korir brothers hope a Kenyan school they fund will produce a Boston Marathon champion, like them
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — John Korir arrived in Hopkinton hoping to join his brother as a Boston Marathon champion. He left Boylston Street with plans to train a future winner. Korir said he will donate the prize money from his Boston victory to the Transcend Talent Academy, which provides an education for aspiring runners who can’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After a crash course in football from ‘Last Chance U,’ Mapalo Mwansa hopes to walk NFL draft stage
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
Mapalo “Maz” Mwansa’s journey to the NFL has been unique, even for a league that continues to expand its international footprint. The 20-year-old Mwansa grew up in Peterborough, England, and played rugby, soccer, basketball, track and field and cricket in high school. He ended up at Loughborough University to study economics and finance and turned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG moves within four games of finishing Ligue 1 unbeaten following draw at Nantes
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — French champion Paris Saint-Germain is within four games of finishing the Ligue 1 season unbeaten following a 1-1 draw at Nantes on Tuesday. It was only the sixth draw of the season for PSG and the point moved it 23 points clear of second-place Marseille, while 14th-place Nantes moved four points above ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardians place outfielder Lane Thomas on 10-day injured list with bruised right wrist
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised right wrist sustained when he got hit by a pitch two weeks ago. Cleveland made the move — retroactive to April 20 — before facing the New York Yankees in the second game of a three-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coming off losing season, UCLA already feels like a winner for landing Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA may have been 5-7 in coach DeShaun Foster’s first season, but he’s smiling now and the Bruins are suddenly feeling like winners. Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is coming home to suit up for the Bruins this fall. “To be able to bring in the number one player in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota attorney general files preemptive lawsuit against Trump on transgender sports ban
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a preemptive lawsuit Tuesday against Republican President Donald Trump seeking to block his administration from acting against Minnesota in the way it’s taking on Maine under a federal push to ban transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports. “Minnesota brings this lawsuit to ... Read More »
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