National Sports
Soccer legend Marinette Pichon ready for next challenge with NSL’s Montreal Roses
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Marinette Pichon has never shied away from a challenge. Widely regarded as the first French female soccer star, Pichon also made a difference off the field by championing women’s and LGBTQ rights throughout her playing career in the 1990s and 2000s. Now she’s helping make history in Canada as sporting director for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee Corso to retire from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ after four-decade run
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Lee Corso’s nearly four-decade run on ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and folksy former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced Thursday. His final broadcast will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY Rangers’ Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault allegations: report
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin after a report detailing the situation and settlement payments made to the woman surfaced Thursday. “The club retained an outside law firm to conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds place 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list Thursday with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville. “We’ve been trying to manage it,” manager Terry Francona said. “It wasn’t getting worse, but it wasn’t getting better. After what he went through last year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Picking a team from bars to beam and hoping for 10s: Fantasy leagues in gymnastics are a thing
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Bateman kept busy this year managing college fantasy teams in 12 different leagues, a lineup that included SECret Weapon and One and Dunne. Five of them won it all. These were not teams stocked with NFL or NBA players. All 12 were made up of college gymnasts, and the Chicago-based marriage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA panel gives final OK to rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries to stop the game clock, the NCAA announced Thursday. Beginning this season, if medical personnel go onto the field to evaluate a player with an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nigerian club, league and federation found negligent over soccer player’s death
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian soccer club has been found negligent for the death of one of its players during a match five years ago. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria also found the match commissioner, the Nigerian soccer league and the federation (NFF) negligent for Chineme Martins’ death, a statement by world soccer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fake injury rule approved. If medical staff tends to player after ball is spotted, timeout charged
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries to stop the game clock, the NCAA announced Thursday. Beginning this season, if medical personnel go onto the field to evaluate a player with an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US cruises past Germany and joins Finland in the semis at women’s ice hockey worlds
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — The United States cruised past Germany 3-0 to reach the semifinals at the women’s ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Kelly Pannek, Lacey Eden and Alex Carpenter each scored and captain Hilary Knight registered an assist to extend her record at the worlds to 51. Goalie Aerin Frankel shut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Cam Ward of Miami is the Titans’ likely pick at No. 1 overall in the NFL draft
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans need a quarterback, hold the No. 1 pick overall and have spent the offseason turning over every stone, rewatching tape and studying Miami’s Cam Ward as much as possible. Yes, they’ve also looked closely at Shedeur Sanders, wide receiver and defensive back Travis Hunter and edge rusher Abdul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward to take over as Florida A&M’s basketball coach
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida State dual-sport star and 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward is set to become the new men’s basketball coach at Florida A&M University. Ward’s hiring was supposed to become official during a board of trustees meeting Wednesday afternoon, but a nationwide Zoom outage forced the meeting to be postponed ... Read More »
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