By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Irving was injured in the first quarter of Dallas’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The person spoke ... Read More »
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The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa agreed Tuesday on an $80 million, four-year contract with $58 million guaranteed, his agent said. The agreement came a few hours before the deadline for clubs to apply the franchise tag on one player. Odighizuwa was a consideration for the $25 million tag for defensive tackles. Agent ... Read More »
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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Rangers outfielder Adolis García was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday’s spring training game against the Athletics and will undergo an MRI on his left oblique, the same one that he injured during their World Series run two years ago. A two-time All-Star, García is trying to bounce back from a ... Read More »
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ROME (AP) — With nine of its 20 teams under American ownership, Serie A hopes to be the first major European soccer league to play a game in the United States, Italian league president Ezio Simonelli said Tuesday. FIFA last year moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy ... Read More »
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The Atlantic Coast Conference’s Board of Directors has approved a proposed settlement that would end the legal fights with Clemson and Florida State as well as change the league’s revenue-distribution model, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league nor the ... Read More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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