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Canadian William Dandjinou earns historic short-track overall championship
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MILAN — It wasn’t a victory but it was more than enough to earn Canadian William Dandjinou a historic accomplishment. Dandjinou finished fourth in a men’s 500-metre event at World Cup short-track speeding event to capture the overall title. The 23-year-old from Montreal not only dethroned two-time champion Park Ji-won of Korea but became the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United forward Amad Diallo says he will be ‘out for some time’ with ankle injury
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United forward Amad Diallo has added to the club’s long injury list after saying he is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines with ankle ligament damage. British media reported on Saturday that Diallo could miss the rest of the season, and the player posted on social media confirming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renata Fast scores in OT as Sceptres come back to beat Frost 3-2 in Natalie Spooner’s return
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Renata Fast scored late in overtime to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night in reigning MVP Natalie Spooner’s return from knee surgery. Fast beat Minnesota goaltender Maddie Rooney on a breakaway with 3.7 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT, ending a game in which Spooner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atalanta’s hopes of silverware fading after more disappointment and Napoli held again
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Atalanta is losing hope of silverware match by match. It followed up Wednesday’s disappointing — and controversial — defeat at Club Brugge in the Champions League with a goalless draw at home to relegation-threatened Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday. However, third-placed Atalanta remained five points behind Napoli after the league leader ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Draymond Green on the state of the NBA: It’s ‘boring,’ the Warriors star says
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Draymond Green had just spoken for a few minutes Saturday morning about the state of the game, about how he believes it’s officiated differently than it once was, how stars don’t get the benefit of being stars like they did in the past. And then the four-time champion with the Golden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 16 Wisconsin is short-handed at No. 7 Purdue after early ejection of Kamari McGee
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — No. 16 Wisconsin lost backup guard Kamari McGee late in the first half of Saturday’s game at No. 7 Purdue after a replay review resulted in a Flagrant 2 call. McGee was trying to defend Purdue guard Braden Smith when he ran into a pick set by Boilermakers forward Trey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC acquires Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen on loan with option to buy
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto FC has finally landed a striker, signing Norwegian international forward Ola Brynhildsen from Denmark’s FC Midtjylland on loan through the end of the year with an option to make the move permanent. The 25-year-old had been playing for Norway’s Molde FK, which sold Brynhildsen to Midtjylland in September 2023 and then got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat-trick scorer Marmoush and Gonzalez make Man City look like old self again
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Manchester City’s new signings had Pep Guardiola’s team looking like its old self again. Omar Marmoush netted a first-half hat trick in a 4-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday and Nico Gonzalez provided a level of midfield control that City lacked since Ballon d’Or winner Rodri went down with a season-ending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auburn, Alabama, Florida headline SEC’s haul in the NCAA selection committee’s early top-16 seeds
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Auburn was the No. 1 overall seed while the Southeastern Conference tallied five of the top six seeds in the preliminary rankings unveiled Saturday by the committee that will select the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers, ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for five consecutive weeks, held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10-man Real Madrid draws at Osasuna after Bellingham red card for cursing at the ref
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham was sent off for cursing at the referee and 10-man Real Madrid failed to hold its lead against Osasuna in a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Saturday. Kylian Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 15th minute with his 11th goal in as many league games. But Madrid was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilgeous-Alexander can inspire more Canadians at NBA All-Star Game
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Twenty-five years ago Vince Carter dominated the NBA’s Slam Dunk competition, inspiring a new generation of Canadian basketball players. Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be doing the same thing Sunday as the only Canadian playing in the NBA’s All-Star Game. Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner of the NBA, recently compared the impact Carter and the Toronto ... Read More »
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