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Rashford gets start for Villa against Club Brugge as he returns to Champions League
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Marcus Rashford will resume his Champions League career Tuesday in Aston Villa’s starting lineup against Club Brugge. Rashford joined Villa on loan from Manchester United, where he had fallen out with manager Ruben Amorim. Brugge hosts the first leg of the last-16 tie. The 27-year-old forward’s loan runs to the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP men’s player of the week: Auburn’s Miles Kelly hit 12 3s in a pair of wins
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 17 of the season: Miles Kelly, Auburn The 6-foot-6 senior lit it up from 3 in a pair of wins by the top-ranked Tigers last week. Kelly hit nine 3s and scored 30 points in a 94-78 win over No. 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox Sports draws big numbers for IndyCar season debut. Most watched non-Indy 500 since 2011
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fox Sports’ debut IndyCar race drew 1.417 million viewers and was the most watched series event aside from the Indianapolis 500 on any network since 2011. The mark for Sunday’s opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg was a 45% increase over last year’s event, which drew 974,700 combined viewers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern coach ‘not in the mood’ for question about Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany gave up trying to answer a question about what makes Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz special. Ahead of the teams meeting in the Champions League on Wednesday, Kompany was asked what sets Wirtz and Bayern star Jamal Musiala apart and what they could learn from each other. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kohli’s 84 helps India reach Champions Trophy final with four-wicket win over Australia
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Virat Kohli led the way with 84 runs off 98 balls as India beat Australia by four wickets on Tuesday to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. Kohli’s 74th ODI half-century helped India finish with 267-6 in reply to Australia’s 264 all out in the first semifinal. Pacer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad Bunny agency announces deal with Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players’ union, announced a management deal Tuesday with San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. Rimas said it will oversee marketing, brand relations and other services, working to “expand his portfolio as an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The standard in golf is getting higher. That means scores should be getting lower
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Cognizant Classic once had a reputation for some of the toughest scoring conditions on the PGA Tour because only one number for the score was required next to the winner’s name. During a 16-year stretch from when it first went to PGA National in 2007, only seven players — two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fulham condemns ‘vile’ racist and homophobic online abuse aimed at defender Bassey
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — English soccer club Fulham has condemned the “racist and homophobic abuse” aimed at defender Calvin Bassey on social media following the FA Cup win at Manchester United on Sunday. The 25-year-old Bassey, who is Black and plays for Nigeria, shared some of the abuse he received online following the penalty shootout win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katherine Legge to be the 1st woman in 7 years to compete in NASCAR Cup Series race
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Katherine Legge will become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018 when the veteran makes her debut Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Legge will drive the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports. She becomes the first woman since Patrick made her final Cup Series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With 5 teams in the top 12, Dawn Staley says winning stacked SEC tourney will be tougher than ever
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dawn Staley has won eight Southeastern Conference Tournaments since taking over as head coach at South Carolina in 2008. She sees winning a ninth as the biggest challenge yet. To say the SEC is loaded is an understatement. The conference boasts five teams in the top 12 of the most recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment cuts 80 jobs in company-wide restructuring
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is cutting 80 jobs, with a number of vacant positions also impacted under a company-wide restructuring. In a memo to employees Tuesday morning, MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley called it “an extremely difficult day.” The cuts affect around 10 per cent of the company workforce, which has ... Read More »
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