National Sports
Austrian skier Raphael Haaser wins gold in men’s giant slalom at the Alpine world championships
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Raphael Haaser won the men’s giant slalom Friday for his second medal at the Alpine skiing world championships. The Austrian skier beat silver medalist Thomas Tumler by 0.23 seconds. Tumler’s Swiss teammate Loic Meillard was 0.51 behind and took bronze. Haaser won silver in the super-G last week. His gold is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern Munich ties star player Jamal Musiala to contract until 2030
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala has extended his contract with the club through June 2030. The Bavarian powerhouse said Friday that the 21-year-old Musiala, who joined the club as a youth from English side Chelsea in 2019, signed a new deal extending the one he had for another season. “People go to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City defender Manuel Akanji out for 8-10 weeks after needing surgery on muscle injury
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji could be out for up to 10 weeks after needing an operation on a muscle injury, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday. Akanji sustained the injury in the first half of the 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday. Guardiola said Akanji ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morning after scoring historic goal, 16-year-old Michael Noonan heads back to school
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
DUBLIN (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Michael Noonan didn’t have much time to celebrate his historic goal for Shamrock Rovers. The Irish teenager had school in the morning. Noonan’s second-half goal Thursday night gave the Hoops a 1-0 victory over Norwegian club Molde in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League playoff. At 16 years, 197 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Accident waiting to happen’: Arteta bemoans heavy schedule amid Arsenal injury crisis
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the accumulation of long-term injuries experienced by some clubs is an “accident waiting to happen” because of the increased demands on players in a congested soccer calendar. Arteta said he felt a “big pain in the tummy” after seeing Kai Havertz pick up a serious hamstring injury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Race walker and Olympic silver medalist Koki Ikeda suspended 4 years for doping
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
MONACO (AP) — Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping, the Athletic Integrity Unit said Friday. The athletics watchdog said that a disciplinary and appeals tribunal ruled that the 26-year-old Ikeda had broken anti-doping rules. Ikeda has been provisionally banned from competition since November ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wellalage takes 4 wickets to guide Sri Lanka to 174-run win over Australia and 2-0 series win
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kusal Mendis scored his fifth century and Dunith Wellalage took four wickets as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 174 runs in the second one-day international on Friday and swept the two-match series 2-0. Sri Lanka made a competitive 281-4 in its 50 overs after captain Charith Asalanka had won the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monaco’s alarming slide dims the high expectations early in the season
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — A few months ago, Monaco was riding high in the French league and impressing in the Champions League. Now it’s all going wrong for coach Adi Hütter’s side. When a 5-1 rout of Red Star Belgrade in late October made it 11 games unbeaten for the Principality side — including a prestigious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodgers’ stint with the Jets is over. Here are some potential landing spots if he doesn’t retire
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
Aaron Rodgers’ tenure with the New York Jets began with lots of fanfare and Super Bowl aspirations. It ended less than two years later with a disappointing thud. The Jets slammed the door on the 41-year-old quarterback potentially returning to the team when new head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey issued a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back in his native Bay Area, All-Star Damian Lillard seeks to make college more attainable for kids
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard pulled into Oakland High School and all the memories began flooding back. There was the pool, where he took swimming for his final period of the day as a senior. The theater, where he’d go whenever an event was happening just to get out of class. The path he’d ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With tears flowing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets another shot at the Daytona 500 as a team owner
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment socked him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he was, with a country star and a NASCAR champ in tow, back in the Daytona 500. “I can’t believe that we ... Read More »
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