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Titans release center Lloyd Cushenberry and safety Xavier Woods
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans released starting center Lloyd Cushenberry on Wednesday with a failed physical designation. It was one of two moves the Titans announced. They also released veteran safety Xavier Woods. Cushenberry, 28, had two seasons left on a four-year, $50 million contract that he signed after spending four years at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reid Carruthers announces retirement from competitive curling
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Curler Reid Carruthers is retiring after a career that saw him capture Brier and world titles as part of a Manitoba team skipped by Jeff Stoughton and a world silver medal in mixed doubles. The 41-year-old Carruthers, from Winnipeg, announced his retirement Wednesday on Instagram, weeks after coaching Kerri Einarson’s team to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Gabehart: Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit is ‘punishing a former employee for daring to leave’
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The former competition director of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed Wednesday the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach is suing him for “daring to leave” the NASCAR team when the situation surrounding Gibbs’ grandson became untenable at the organization. Chris Gabehart admitted in his declaration filed in the Western District of North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women’s Olympic success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful joke’
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
Hilary Knight doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful joke” by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team get in the way of a historic performance by American women across all sports at the Milan Cortina Games. “We’re just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild and Stars on playoff collision course in powerful Central Division as they chase NHL-best Avs
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Dallas Stars surged into the Olympic break on a six-game winning streak. The Minnesota Wild won their last five games to finish 8-1-1 before the NHL ‘s three-week schedule pause. Both teams have maintained top-five records in the league for much of the season — and they’ve constantly been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League: Vinicius helps Real Madrid advance, PSG and Atalanta also through
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
With the winning goal and another corner-flag dance, Vinícius Júnior fittingly had the final say in an emotionally charged rematch with Benfica to guide Real Madrid into the round of 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain also advanced out of the playoffs — but only after narrowly getting past Monaco ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Skenes loses 4 strikes to ABS challenges in Cy Young winner’s spring debut before WBC
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walked four over 2 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, who were 4 for 4 against the right-hander on challenges to get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Denis Bouanga agrees to multiyear contract extension with Los Angeles FC after Fluminense interest
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — High-scoring forward Denis Bouanga has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Los Angeles FC. The club announced the deal Wednesday with Bouanga, who is now signed as a designated player through 2028 with an option through the 2029-30 Major League Soccer season. Bouanga has been one of the best players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘That’s our Vinícius:’ Another goal and another dance by the corner flag for Madrid star
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — After being loudly booed, Vinícius Júnior danced again. This time in front of Real Madrid supporters while leading his team to the round of 16 of the Champions League, a week after accusing a Benfica opponent of racially insulting him. Vinícius scored an 80th-minute goal to give Madrid a 2-1 victory and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘My baby’: Relatives of Alberta girl dead in hockey bag give victim impact statements
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
EDMONTON — Family of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta cried while reading victim impact statements at the start of a sentencing hearing Wednesday for the woman charged in the killing. They said Nina Napope was kind and loving and that her siblings wonder where she is. “When you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police video shows Vince McMahon’s 100 mph car crash in Connecticut
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
Newly released police video shows former WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s high-speed car crash in Connecticut last summer and reveals that a state trooper was trying to catch up to him to pull him over at the time. McMahon, now 80, was driving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT on the Merritt Parkway in Westport on July ... Read More »
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