National Sports
Nick Pivetta’s Padres contract includes $5 million conditional team option for 2029 if he gets hurt
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Nick Pivetta’s $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres includes a $5 million conditional team option for 2029 that can be exercised if the right-handed pitcher gets hurt. San Diego can exercise the option if Pivetta has a specified injury or surgery related to the specified injury and goes on the injured list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Walton’s family selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Bill Walton is selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career covering his days as a prep player in San Diego to starring at UCLA under coach John Wooden and his time in the NBA along with his broadcasting tenure. Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions said Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dybala double sends Roma to Europa League last 16 as Alkmaar also advances
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Paulo Dybala struck twice in four minutes as Roma beat Porto 3-2 to reach the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. Dybala returned from a knee injury sustained in the first-leg 1-1 draw a week ago in Portugal, and Roma advanced on a 4-3 aggregate score. Porto went ahead thanks to Samu’s acrobatic volley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insigne back in Toronto while TFC wraps up Florida training camp ahead of MLS season
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Lorenzo Insigne’s future with Toronto FC remains murky with news that the high-priced Italian designated player is not with the team, two days before the MLS season opener at D.C. United. “He is in Toronto at the moment,” coach Robin Fraser said Thursday from Palm Beach, Fla., where TFC is wrapping up its pre-season training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavyweight title bout in doubt as champion Daniel Dubois undergoes medical exam
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was undergoing a medical evaluation Thursday, raising doubts about whether he can go ahead with his scheduled IBF title bout against Joseph Parker on Saturday. Dubois was a no-show at a press conference in the Saudi capital, and promoter Frank Warren said it’s because of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavyweight bout in doubt as champion Daniel Dubois undergoes medical exam
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was undergoing a medical evaluation Thursday, raising doubts about whether he can go ahead with his scheduled IBF title bout against Joseph Parker on Saturday. Dubois was a no-show at a press conference in the Saudi capital, and promoter Frank Warren said it’s because of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ahead of the 30th season, Major League Soccer teams actively picked up international talent
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
While the offseason may not have seen some of the splashy moves of the recent past, Major League Soccer clubs did add some notable new international talent, along with some familiar faces from the past. Atlanta United made arguably the biggest moves, signing both striker Emmanuel Latte Lath for a league record fee and bringing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday. She was 92. Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jannik Sinner is out of a Las Vegas exhibition because of his doping ban. Casper Ruud will fill in
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner, Casper Ruud is now slated to join Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul on March 2 as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry commit to a title defense at the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic team event
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have committed to return to the Zurich Classic this spring and defend the 2024 title they won in the PGA Tour’s lone team event, tournament organizers announced on Thursday. The Irish tandem rallied late in last year’s Zurich Classic to pull even with the team of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs finalize $6M deal with Justin Turner, OF Alexander Canario designated for assignment
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Cubs finalized their $6 million, one-year contract Thursday with Justin Turner, who then went through workouts with the team before its opening game of spring training. Turner, a two-time All-Star third baseman, did some work at first base. He started 40 games at first base last season for Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
