National Sports
Mets catcher Alvarez is out 6-8 weeks with a fractured left hand that needs surgery
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a fractured hamate bone in his left hand that will require surgery. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Alvarez sustained the injury Saturday during live batting practice and that he’d have surgery Monday. Mendoza added that the injury would keep Alvarez out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buffalo Bills release NFL’s active sacks leader Von Miller in a salary cap-saving move
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills announced the long-anticipated decision to release Von Miller on Sunday, parting ways with the aging edge rusher whose contract proved too expensive for his dwindling playing time and production. The move allows the Bills to free up about $8.4 million in salary cap space, which comes close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calum Hill wins three-man playoff to claim Joburg Open title on the European tour
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scottish golfer Calum Hill made par on the second playoff hole to outlast South African rivals Jacques Kruyswijk and Shaun Norris and win the Joburg Open on Sunday. The extra holes took place to the backdrop of thunder and lightning at Houghton Golf Club, with all three players parring the first playoff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany poised for 2-man bobsled sweep, with Friedrich and Lochner set to fight for gold
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — German teammates Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner have separated themselves from the pack going into the final two-man run at the world bobsled championships. Friedrich and Alexander Schüller lead Lochner and Georg Fleischhauer by 0.06 seconds going into the fourth and final heat, after the two drivers turned in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karlsson wins women’s 50k cross country race to cap Nordic worlds dominated by hometown hero Klaebo
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
TRONDHEIM, Norway (AP) — Frida Karlsson won the women’s 50-kilometer cross country women’s mass start race on Sunday to cap the Nordic world championships marked by hometown hero Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway winning all six races in which he competed. Karlsson clinched the victory to give Sweden its sixth gold medal at the event. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota RHP Ramirez out for extended time with a tear in his shoulder
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota right-hander Erasmo Ramirez has a significant tear in his shoulder and will be out for an extended period. Twins trainer Nick Paparesta told reporters about the injury on Saturday, adding that it will be weeks before Ramirez is re-examined to determine his progress. The 34-year-old Ramirez signed a minor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buffalo Bills release NFL’s active sacks leader Von Miller in salary cap-saving move, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills made the long-anticipated salary cap-saving decision to release edge rusher Von Miller on Sunday, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced Miller’s release. ESPN.com first reported the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers RHP Woodruff could make next step in shoulder recovery by pitching in minors game soon
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, who missed all of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery, expects to pitch in a minor league spring training game this week. Woodruff threw a fourth live batting practice Wednesday before meeting with his surgeon, Dr. Keith Meister, on Thursday, when he received a positive report. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France rugby star Antoine Dupont has ruptured knee ligaments and will miss Six Nations finale
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
France rugby captain Antoine Dupont ruptured cruciate ligaments in his right knee during the win over Ireland in the Six Nations, denying the superstar scrumhalf the chance to potentially lead his team to the title next weekend. Dupont gave the update on his condition in a post on Instagram on Sunday. He was forced off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four. The school announced the move a day after the Wolfpack closed a 12-19 season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup podiums record with 3rd place in a slalom won by Katharina Truppe
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2025
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom. Racing through steadily falling snow with a first-run lead, Shiffrin was only 25th-fastest in the second run to finish in third place, 0.19 seconds behind surprise winner Katharina ... Read More »
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