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Greg Sharpe, Nebraska radio play-by-play voice, dies of pancreatic cancer
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, has died after a fight with cancer, his family announced through the school Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe died Friday, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to work several games last season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Merino scores late double as Arsenal beats Leicester 2-0 in Premier League
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Mikel Merino solved Arsenal’s attacking problems with two late goals off the bench to secure a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday. With Arsenal’s makeshift front three struggling to create chances, Merino — a central midfielder — came on in the 69th minute to play as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Bregman and the Red Sox finalize a $120 million, 3-year contract
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $120 million, three-year contract on Saturday. Bregman gets a $5 million signing bonus, a $35 million salary this season and $40 million in each of the following two years, with some of the money deferred. He can opt out after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss skier Camille Rast wins the women’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Camille Rast won the women’s slalom at the Alpine world championships on Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth and missed out on what would have been the American’s record-setting 16th career medal from the worlds. She shares the best mark with German skier Christl Cranz, who won 15 medals in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leipzig player misses Bundesliga game after being late for bus
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Leipzig defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu missed his team’s Bundesliga match at Augsburg because he was late for the bus. Leipzig coach Marco Rose told broadcaster DAZN before Friday’s 0-0 draw that Bitshiabu was supposed to be in the squad, but the 19-year-old French defender failed to show up in time for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban in settlement of doping case, can return before French Open
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and said Saturday the agreement ends a case that was “hanging over me” since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago. WADA, which was seeking to ban the three-time Grand Slam champion from the sport for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truex welcomes another shot at the Daytona 500, this one in the No. 56 his late father drove
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When Martin Truex Jr. started discussing a deal to compete in the Daytona 500, he had a unique request: Could he drive the No. 56? It was a resounding yes from Tricon Garage, and the decision has become even more special for Truex in the weeks since. A day after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss skier Rast leads, Shiffrin stands third in first run of slalom at Alpine world championships
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Camille Rast built a big lead and Mikaela Shiffrin was looming in third in the opening run of the women’s slalom at the Alpine world championships on Saturday. Rast finished 0.58 seconds ahead of Katharina Liensberger of Austria, who won the slalom world title in 2021. Rast leads the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Jannik Sinner gets three-month ban in settlement of doping case
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the organization said Saturday. WADA had challenged a decision last year by the International Tennis Integrity Agency not to suspend Sinner for what it judged was accidental contamination by a banned anabolic steroid last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dayton and Duquesne square off in conference matchup
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Duquesne Dukes (10-14, 5-6 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (17-8, 7-5 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -10.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: A-10 foes Dayton and Duquesne will play on Saturday. The Flyers are 13-2 on their home court. Dayton averages 75.0 points and has outscored opponents by 5.7 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Omaha visits St. Thomas following Sutton’s 20-point showing
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Omaha Mavericks (16-11, 10-2 Summit League) at Saint Thomas Tommies (19-7, 9-2 Summit League) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tommies -7.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha takes on St. Thomas after Marquel Sutton scored 20 points in Omaha’s 98-85 loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Tommies are ... Read More »
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