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Ravens sign QB Cooper Rush to back up Lamar Jackson; Rush started 8 games with Dallas last season
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens signed quarterback Cooper Rush to back up two-time MVP Lamar Jackson. The Ravens announced the move Tuesday. Rush started eight games for the Dallas Cowboys last season while Dak Prescott was injured. The 31-year-old Central Michigan product finished the season with a passer rating of 83.8. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears thankful to play in March Madness 15 months after shooting
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears is one of the most thankful players in the NCAA Tournament. Fears was relegated to watching March Madness last year, recovering from getting shot. “Grateful,” Fears said. “I’m just happy to be in this position and thank God because I could not be playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin’s idea to organize games in the U.S. and Russia involving players from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skate cut protection gets an emotional hockey dad endorsement at the NHL GMs meeting
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — Tom Fitzgerald and wife Kerry watched their son Casey’s American Hockey League game on a cellphone at a restaurant bar on Dec. 28 and saw him come out of the corner on an otherwise innocuous play holding his hand to the right side of his neck. He had been cut by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antonee Robinson, Auston Trusty and Johnny Cardoso will miss US matches in CONCACAF Nations League
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Defenders Antonee Robinson and Auston Trusty and midfielder Johnny Cardoso will miss the United States’ CONCACAF Nations League final four matches and were replaced on the roster Tuesday by midfielders Jack McGlynn, Maximilian Arfsten and Brian Gutiérrez. The U.S. Soccer Federation did not detail any injuries. Cardoso left Real Betis’ March 9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South American soccer president apologizes for comparing Brazilian clubs to Tarzan’s chimp
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Alejandro Domínguez, the president of South American soccer body CONMEBOL, apologized Tuesday for his remarks the previous day comparing Brazilian clubs to a chimpanzee from Tarzan films. Domínguez told journalists the previous night after the Copa Libertadores draw in Paraguay that the South American club tournament without Brazilian teams that have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba Bisons star Jackson Tachinski to pull double duty at CFL’s national combine
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Once again, Jackson Tachinski will pull double duty. The Manitoba Bisons star will perform at quarterback and receiver at the CFL’s national combine, which begins Friday in Regina. Tachinski’s prowess under centre is well known as he was Canada West’s top player last season after passing for 1,842 yards and rushing for 637 yards. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers settle their shortstop situation by moving Joey Ortiz over from third base
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee infielder Joey Ortiz will move over from third base to shortstop as the Brewers alter their infield following Willy Adames’ departure. One of the Brewers’ main concerns this spring was how to handle the shortstop position as they adapt to life without Adames, who signed a seven-year, $182 million contract with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former MLS stars lace up the boots for an amateur Iowa team in US Open Cup
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Unknown to most, the Des Moines Menace have got some big names on their roster — retired MLS stars Sacha Kljestan and Benny Feilhaber among them — and they’re aiming to make some noise in the U.S. Open Cup. Problem is, they’ve never played together. The Menace open the 110th edition of the Open Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding track slated for test runs by 60 athletes next week
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
ROME (AP) — The track’s essential structure is done. The ice is being prepared. And next week, 60 athletes are slated to test the controversial sliding center for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. “The track’s structure is done. We had it in our calendars to finish by March 16 and that’s when it was finished,” Fabio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players’ group founded by Novak Djokovic files an antitrust suit against tennis organizers
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Calling the groups in charge of professional tennis “a cartel,” the players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency on Tuesday in federal court in New York. The suit by the Professional Tennis ... Read More »
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