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QB Matthew Stafford gets a restructured contract and agrees to stay with the Los Angeles Rams
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quarterback Matthew Stafford is staying with the Los Angeles Rams under a restructured contract, ending weeks of speculation about the Super Bowl winner’s future. The Rams announced their new agreement with Stafford on Friday without initially revealing any details. The 37-year-old Stafford had two years left on the four-year, $160 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver FC sells 20-year-old midfielder James Cameron to MLS’s Colorado Rapids
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
Vancouver FC has sold 20-year-old midfielder James Cameron to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. It’s the Canadian Premier League side’s second major off-season transfer following the Jan. 31 sale of then 16-year-old midfielder Grady McDonnell to Club Brugge of the Belgian Pro League last month. That sale involved a Vancouver club-record fee of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s wheelchair curling team seeks world championship as Paralympic Games loom
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Douglas Dean will wear the Maple Leaf for the first time at the world wheelchair curling championship. The 60-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is also the first curler from Northern Ontario to play for Canada in the event. “It means a lot, especially at 60 years old. I thought my athletic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA committee proposes charged timeout if player goes down with apparent injury after ball spotted
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced Friday it would propose that a team be charged with a timeout if one of its players falls to the ground on the field because of an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next play. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s instruction, has become a tactic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rugby sevens captain Piper Logan out for season with knee injury
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
Canada rugby sevens captain Piper Logan will miss the rest of the HSBC SVNS season after tearing the posterior and medial cruciate ligaments in her knee on the weekend in Vancouver The 23-year-old from Calgary was hurt when she fell awkwardly in a collision early in Canada’s 34-12 loss to New Zealand on Saturday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas raising football ticket prices ahead of rising costs in paying players and more scholarships
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will be raising football season ticket prices by $13 per game next season as the program, already one of the richest in the nation, tries to meet rising costs. Athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the price increase this week in his annual campus town hall, where he detailed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tsitsipas and Auger-Aliassime set up showdown in Dubai final
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas stands between Felix Auger-Aliassime and a tour-leading third title this year at the Dubai Championships. They will meet for the 10th time on tour in the final on Saturday. Tsitsipas leads 6-3 overall and has dominated their matchups since 2020 but they are 1-1 in finals. If ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling will miss the start of the season with a strained rotator cuff
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers utility player Matt Vierling will start the season on the injured list. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters on Friday that the team is shutting down Vierling so he can deal with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Though Vierling has spent the majority of his playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA official: Tournament expansion for men and women unlikely next year
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview. The tournaments currently have 68 teams. There has been talk of increasing the fields to 72 or 76 teams. Gavitt said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Captain Nicholas Kirton leads the way as Canada beats Zimbabwe ‘A’ in one-day cricket
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
HARARE — Captain Nicholas Kirton scored 84 runs and opener Yuvraj Samra added 80 to help Canada beat Zimbabwe ‘A’ by four wickets in a one-day cricket international Friday. Zimbabwe “A’ won the first ODI Wednesday by four wickets. Zimbabwe won the toss Friday and elected to bat first. The Canadian bowlers struck quickly with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scot Loeffler leaving Bowling Green to become quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler is leaving the Falcons after six seasons to become the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks coach, the school announced Friday. Loeffler had a 27-41 record at Bowling Green but led the Falcons to back-to-back winning seasons in 2023-24 and three straight bowl games. A national search has ... Read More »
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