National Sports
Sailboat that disappeared with B.C. couple aboard had caught fire off Sable Island
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
HALIFAX — An investigation has concluded there was a fire aboard a sailboat that disappeared south of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island last summer, leading to the deaths of two people — an adventurous couple from British Columbia. The Transportation Safety Board says it looked into the possibility that the sailboat Theros had been struck by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!D-backs, righty Kendall Graveman agree to $1.35 million, 1-year deal, AP source says
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Reliever Kendall Graveman has agreed to a $1.35 million, one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Graveman, a 34-year-old right-hander, figures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps sign veteran goalkeeper Adrían Zendejas to contract
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have free agent goalkeeper Adrían Zendejas to a contract, the Major League Soccer club announced Friday. The contract runs through 2025 with a club option for 2026 pending receipt of his international transfer certificate. The 29-year-old from Chula Vista, Calif., spent last season with Swedish side Skovde AIK, starting 27 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a crash course – a cheat sheet, really – for the 67th running of the Daytona 500
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Welcome to the Daytona 500! Maybe you’re new to the sport, have a casual interest or are just coming around to the edge-of-your-seat wrecks, the thrilling finishes and the stars that make up the Daytona 500 field. Daytona Beach became the unofficial “birthplace of speed” in 1903 when two men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strength in numbers: New Red Sox righty Walker Buehler sees club joining trend of Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Walker Buehler won a World Series last year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that’s stocked with starting pitching. He left as a free agent for a $21.05 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, a team also trying to loading up on starting arms. “I think that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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