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Bulls fire Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley after six years in front-office shakeup
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday, ending a six-year run that produced just one playoff appearance. The Bulls gutted their roster before the trade deadline. But Karnisovas and Eversley won’t be around for the next phase. Chicago was 224-254 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa State star Audi Crooks joins transfer portal rush as 1,100 players enter on first day
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
Audi Crooks is one of nine Iowa State players who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday in the first 12 hours it was open. The nation’s second-leading scorer is one of more than 1,100 Division I women’s basketball players who entered the portal after it opened just after midnight, according to an Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dexter Lawrence asks Giants for a trade and won’t attend offseason workouts, AP sources say
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
Three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade from the New York Giants and will not attend their offseason workout program, according to three people familiar with the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because discussions were not being made public. Lawrence has played his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets expect Juan Soto to be sidelined 2 to 3 weeks by strained right calf
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is projected to miss two to three weeks because of a strained right calf. New York put the four-time All-Star on the 10-day injured list Monday, a move retroactive to Saturday. The Mets said the typical timeframe for a return to play for this type ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
As director of the FBI, he transformed the agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But Robert S. Mueller III, who died in March, is perhaps best remembered as the special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Mueller began his 12-year tenure as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Tigers, led by catcher David Dingler, have been baseball’s best at ABS challenges
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball’s first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and David Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was 55.2% (299 of 542), with fielding teams winning 59.7% of challenges (175 of 293), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Blackwell announces he won’t be returning to Wisconsin on eve of transfer portal opening
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
John Blackwell is leaving Wisconsin after scoring 19.1 points per game for the Badgers this season. Blackwell issued an Instagram post Monday saying he won’t return to Wisconsin next season and is instead going through the NBA draft process while also entering his name in the transfer portal. The transfer portal for basketball officially opens ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG-Liverpool and Real Madrid-Bayern Munich headline the Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
Football at its very best. That was Arne Slot’s memory of Liverpool’s richly entertaining meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last season. OK, Liverpool ultimately went out, beaten at Anfield in a round-of-16 penalty shootout by the team that would go on to win the competition for the first time, but Slot loved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane available for Bayern’s Champions League match at Real Madrid
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane practiced on Monday and is expected to be available against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday. Kane missed the win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday because of a minor ankle issue sustained in training with England last week. He took part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Punjab and Kolkata rained out in Indian Premier League
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Punjab Kings reclaimed top position in the Indian Premier League after a rainout against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Unbeaten Punjab has five points after three games while Kolkata got its first point. Kolkata reached 25-2 in 3.4 overs when the rain arrived at Eden Gardens. Punjab fast bowler Xavier Bartlett ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rickard Rakell, Jack Hughes and Robert Thomas named NHL’s three stars
By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026
TORONTO — Forwards Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils and Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues were named the NHL’s three stars Monday. Rakell led the NHL with seven goals to pace Pittsburgh to a 4-1-0 record. His current five-game goal streak is one shy of his ... Read More »
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