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New Zealand gears up for Champions Trophy by beating Pakistan in tri-nation series final
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — New Zealand rounded off perfect preparation for the Champions Trophy by thumping Pakistan by five wickets in the tri-nation series final on Friday. Five days before the teams meet again in the Champions Trophy opening game, host Pakistan was dismissed for 242 and New Zealand cruised to 243-5 in the 46th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penn State volleyball coach Schumacher-Cawley agrees to contract extension after winning title
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley has agreed to a contract extension through the 2030 season two months after leading the Nittany Lions to the national championship and days after completing cancer treatments, the school announced Friday. Schumacher-Cawley became the first female coach to win a national championship in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American short track skater Kristen Santos-Griswold looking for Olympic redemption
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — American speed skater Kristen Santos-Griswold has unfinished business with the Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old from Fairfield, Connecticut is targeting next year’s Milan Cortina Games as redemption after an agonizing end to the short track at Beijing almost made her quit the sport entirely. Santos-Griswold was one of the favorites going into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philadelphia turns green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate Super Bowl champions
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is awash in green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate its Super Bowl champions. Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took turns hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the start of the team’s victory parade through the City of Brotherly Love. Many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. says he has almost fully recovered from ACL surgery
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Ronald Acuña says he has almost completely recovered after tearing his left ACL while playing for the Atlanta Braves last May. Speaking almost exclusively in English even with a Spanish-language interpreter standing next to him, the 2023 NL MVP estimated his knee at 90-95%. “I feel great,” Acuña said Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-time defending Doha champ Swiatek falls to Ostapenko in semifinals
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek’s three-year reign of the Qatar Open in the semifinals on Friday. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The Latvian is the only active player to have faced Swiatek at least twice and kept a winning record. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen want to prove they’re here to stay despite Bayern’s ‘dominance’
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — How do you follow up an historic upset? That’s the question facing Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen as they seek to prove they belong among European soccer’s top teams after ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign in the German league last season. Leverkusen has kept together almost all of the key players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump orders US to ditch the penny. What’s its connection to NASCAR’s most impactful Daytona 500?
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (AP) — Cease production of the penny, let collector’s gobble up what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be one eternally glued to Dale Earnhardt’s old Chevrolet, the luckiest piece of loose change in NASCAR history. The penny was doomed into obscurity after President Donald Trump this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heisman Trophy winner and two-way star Travis Hunter listed as defensive back for NFL combine
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner who played offense and defense for Colorado, is listed as a defensive back for the NFL scouting combine. The league on Thursday released the list of 329 players invited to the scouting combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 24 to March 3. Hunter is regarded as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Human nature to think ahead’: NHL stars focused on 4 Nations with Olympics looming
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
MONTREAL — Jon Cooper hasn’t heard any Olympic chatter from his players. Canada’s head coach is confident the team’s focus is solely on the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. “It has never been mentioned in the room,” Cooper said of the 2026 Games. “It’s never been talked about.” That might indeed be the case. NHL players, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marcus Stroman reports to Yankees camp and insists he won’t go to the bullpen
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Stroman reported to camp for the Yankees on Friday after missing the first two days of spring training workouts, and said he intended to remain a starting pitcher for New York. “I just felt like today was a good day to come,” Stroman said. “Valentine’s Day, I feel like the ... Read More »
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