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Raptors’ Dick out at least two weeks with bone bruises
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
Toronto Raptors guard-forward Gradey Dick will be out for at least two weeks with bone bruises, the team announced Tuesday. Dick sustained a hyperextended knee in Sunday’s 104-102 win over the Magic in Orlando. He is set to begin rehab once the team returns to Toronto following the conclusion of its four-game road trip on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCU’s Hailey Van Lith named Big 12 player and newcomer of year after Frogs win 1st women’s title
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Hailey Van Lith from Big 12 regular-season champion TCU has been named the conference’s player of the year and the newcomer of the year after transferring to the Horned Frogs for her fifth and final college season. The Big 12 announced its award winners Tuesday, as determined by a vote of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Variety is the spice that has Alex Ovechkin fast approaching Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Wayne Gretzky was so able to control hockey games from behind the net that the area became known as “Gretzky’s office,” as he put up more assists than anyone else in NHL history has points. Alex Ovechkin has scored so many goals with his patented one-timer from the left faceoff circle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Lake Placid, a pair of athletes are sliding for Ukraine. They hope better days are ahead
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk. After that, they’re going home. They don’t know what awaits when they get there. Heraskevych and Lavreniuk are the only athletes from Ukraine competing at the world bobsled and skeleton championships that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks cut outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones and 3 other veterans in salary cap move
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
The Seattle Seahawks cut outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones and three other veterans on Tuesday to create salary cap space ahead of the start of free agency next week. The 28-year-old Jones had 9 1/2 sacks in two seasons with the Seahawks, who signed him to a three-year, $51 million deal in 2023. Moving on from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagles make Barkley highest-paid running back with 2-year, $41.2M deal, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
Saquon Barkley will become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after his record-setting season helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Eagles are giving Barkley a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million with $36 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person, speaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Ten Tournament stage appears for another round between No. 2 USC and No. 4 UCLA
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The final regular season weekend gave women’s basketball fans a potential preview of this week’s Big Ten Tournament. Southern California dominated crosstown rival UCLA, completing a season sweep of the Bruins to win the league title. Maryland, meanwhile, got a 3-pointer with 1 second left to beat Ohio State. The result: Each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL and is out for the season
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the biggest setback in a season full of them for a team that traded superstar Luka Doncic. The team confirmed Irving’s diagnosis Tuesday, a day after he was injured in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rashford returns to Champions League in Aston Villa’s 3-1 win at Club Brugge
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Marcus Rashford resumed his Champions League career Tuesday, starting in Aston Villa’s 3-1 win at Club Brugge in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Rashford did not score his first goal with his new team but put on a strong first-half display, making himself available and showing his pace and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aston Villa wins 3-1 at Club Brugge on first day of Champions League last 16
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
Aston Villa shook off its poor away form Tuesday, and it was largely due to an own goal from a rival player. The Premier League team won 3-1 at Club Brugge in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Tuesday. A turning point came in the 82nd minute when Club Brugge defender ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardians top prospect Chase DeLauter has surgery for sports hernia; expected to miss 8 to 12 weeks
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter, who is widely considered one of the organization’s top prospects, had surgery Tuesday to repair a sports hernia and is expected to miss the first couple of months of the season. The former first-round pick hurt his bilateral core muscle during a pregame workout Feb. 28. DeLauter ... Read More »
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