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Bruce Meyer elevated to baseball players’ association interim executive director
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move had not yet been announced. Matt Nussbaum was promoted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. budget ‘lands in the middle’ between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister started to sell her “tough” budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as “scary,” while other groups are tabulating the losses. Brenda Bailey told about 200 people at a Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce that the budget “lands in the middle” of those who say government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bruce Meyer elevated to players’ association interim executive director
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move had not yet been announced. Matt Nussbaum was promoted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan qualifies for Super 8s at the T20 World Cup. India and South Africa stay perfect
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sahibzada Farhan hit his first century in the format and Usman Tariq confused Namibia with mystery spin as Pakistan secured a Super 8 spot at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup with a 102-run win on Wednesday. Elsewhere, defending champions India beat the Netherlands by 17 runs to finish unbeaten in Group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sam Kerr is back to captain Australia for her fifth Women’s Asian Cup
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr will captain Australia in her fifth Women’s Asian Cup and Matildas coach Joe Montemurro has decided to take a chance on Mary Fowler’s fitness by naming her in his squad Thursday for the Australia-hosted regional soccer tournament beginning in 10 days. Fowler is back in a Matildas squad for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol expected to miss start of season
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The team is taking it slow with the 27-year-old right-hander in his comeback from surgery for a torn labrum. Graterol last pitched for the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series. Los Angeles manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball not injured after 2-car crash in downtown Charlotte, AP source says
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball was not injured after being involved in a two-car crash in downtown Charlotte on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc to meet with Trump’s trade czar to talk about CUSMA review
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
WASHINGTON — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. Dominic LeBlanc says he spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the phone after his American counterpart last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit alleges Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice physically assaulted former girlfriend
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — The former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that he physically assaulted her multiple times over a year-and-a-half, causing injuries that included bleeding and bruising. The lawsuit filed Monday in Dallas County by Dacoda Jones comes after she made domestic violence allegations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wall QB and Yoakum defensive lineman take top honors on Texas 3A all-state football team
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A all-state football team, distributed by The Associated Press: FIRST TEAM Offense Guards Dillon Wylie, Gunter, 6-1, 255, sr. and Baine Jenschke, Wall, 6-3, 285, sr. Tackles Cornell Norman, Edna, 6-3, 265, sr. and Oliver Ortiz, Yoakum, 6-3, 295, sr. Center Eli Ladd, Arp, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets mourn Doug Moe, the motion-offense pioneer who helped change the NBA
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Before looking ahead to the remainder of the season, the Denver Nuggets spent some time Wednesday reflecting on what the late coach Doug Moe meant to the city, the franchise and the league and how his offensive innovations changed the NBA. Moe, an ABA original who will be remembered most for his ... Read More »
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