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NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney is charged with assaulting a woman
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney has been charged with assaulting a woman in Georgia and preventing her from calling for help. Toney, 26, was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on Feb. 6 on charges of aggravated assault and obstructing or hindering an emergency call, according to online jail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paixão helps Feyenoord fans forget Giménez as Dutch team tops AC Milan
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Igor Paixão helped Feyenoord fans to forget Santiago Giménez by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday. Giménez lined up on the other side for Milan after transferring from Feyenoord on the final day of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA committee recommends flag football as emerging sport for women amid growing popularity
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The committee’s recommendation Wednesday gives all three divisions an opportunity to sponsor legislation that would move the fast-growing sport through NCAA governance structures. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roki Sasaki flashes big fastball, wicked splitter and a few nerves in first bullpen with the Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Roki Sasaki was warming up for his bullpen on a cool, breezy Wednesday morning at Camelback Ranch, when the right-hander let loose a fastball that sailed past catcher Austin Barnes and clanged against the chain-link fence. Throwing his first bullpen with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Japanese phenom was a little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in ’77, dies at 80
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Jerome Drayton, who finished sixth at the Montreal Olympics, won the 1977 Boston Marathon and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80. Drayton died unexpectedly on Monday in Toronto, according to Cardinal Funeral Homes. Runners World magazine said he died during knee surgery. Born in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool manager Arne Slot one of four people sent off in wild finish to Merseyside derby
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was one of four people sent off after the final whistle Wednesday in a wild ending to Goodison Park’s last-ever Merseyside derby. A melee broke out when Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrated in front of Liverpool’s visiting fans, following James Tarkowski’s equalizer for the hosts in the eighth minute of stoppage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio State is hiring former Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, AP source says
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement had not been announced. Ohio State coach Ryan Day, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship, agreed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some ‘it’s putting women’s sports back 25 years’
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
The Trump administration’s latest directive on Title IX offered athletic departments more certainty about paying players, while suggesting the federal government wouldn’t hold schools to rigid requirements to distribute the proceeds equitably between men and women. Though experts say Wednesday’s largely expected decision to rescind guidance issued by the Biden administration will have more symbolic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors announce multi-year extension for recently acquitted forward Brandon ingram
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed recently acquired small forward Brandon Ingram to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed but ESPN, which first reported the extension on Tuesday, said it was a three-year, US$120-million deal with a player option for 2027-28. The Raptors acquired Ingram last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian right-hander Cal Quantrill agrees to $3.5 million, 1-year deal with Marlins
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Canadian right-hander Cal Quantrill and the Miami Marlins agreed Wednesday to a $3.5 million, one-year contract. Quantrill can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. He went 8-11 with a 4.98 ERA over 29 starts with Colorado last season, leading the club in wins and ranking third on the pitching staff in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane lifts Bayern to beat Celtic in Champions League playoffs. Milan, Atalanta and Monaco all lose
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
Bayern Munich looks set to survive the new Champions League playoffs round. AC Milan joined Atalanta and Monaco losing their first-leg games Wednesday. Bayern got high-class strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane either side of halftime in a 2-1 win at Celtic. The return game is Tuesday in Munich. Bayern had joined Real Madrid ... Read More »
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