National Sports
Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks loses quarterfinal at Surf Abu Dhabi Pro
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
ABU DHABI — Canadian teenager Erin Books stands ninth in the World Surf League season standings after losing her quarterfinal to Australian Molly Picklum at the Surf Abu Dhabi Pro. Picklum made it as far as Sunday’s final where she lost to American Caitlin Simmers, the reigning world champion. Brazilian Italo Ferreira won the men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Right-hander Jakob Junis and Guardians finalize $4.5 million, 1-year contract
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Jakob Junis and the Cleveland Guardians finalized their $4.5 million, one-year contract on Sunday. The 32-year-old Junis declined his part of an $8 million mutual option with Cincinnati in November in favor of a $3 million buyout. The Reds acquired him in July in a trade that sent Frankie Montas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s our Game 7’: Canada confident as 4 Nations Face-Off shifts to Boston
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada boarded its plane in the wee hours of Sunday morning feeling confident. The men’s national team also has little margin for error as the 4 Nations Face-Off shifts to Boston. Hours earlier, Canada fell 3-1 to the archrival United States inside an incandescent Bell Centre that witnessed three fights in a chaotic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!That’s ace! Frenchman Ugo Humbert enjoys perfect service game on his way to winning title
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Ugo Humbert enjoyed the perfect service game when he hit four straight aces on his way to winning the Open 13 Provence final on Sunday. The second-seeded Frenchman achieved the feat in the fourth game of the first set and went on to beat Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia 7-6 (4), 6-4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nolan Arenado reports to camp after the Cardinals tried to trade him in the offseason
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado reported to spring training on Sunday, showing up to play for a team that spent much of the offseason trying to trade him. The eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner is owed $74 million for the next three seasons. Colorado will pay St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben claim bobsled bronze in World Cup final
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
LILLEHAMMER — Canada’s Melissa Lotholz and Skylar Sieben claimed bronze in their two-woman bobsled race at the final World Cup event of the season on Sunday. The result came after a last-minute decision to insert Sieben for Leah Walkeden as the brakewoman in Lotholz’s sled. Walkeden decided to withdraw Sunday after battling illness all week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba’s Lawes downs provincial rival Cameron 12-3 in Tournament of Hearts
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes recovered from a tough loss at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-3 win over provincial rival Kate Cameron. Lawes had given up steals in seven ends, which was a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record, in an 8-2 loss to Quebec to start the tournament. Quebec’s Laurie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame are No. 1 seeded teams in first NCAA Tournament reveal
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA basketball selection committee on Sunday did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. “We were pretty certain as a group that we had the right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s not just Shiffrin and Vonn. The US Ski Team has multiple medal contenders for the Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — A year before the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember. The women’s squad won medals in four out of five events at the world championships in Austria and also had two fourth places. The Americans finished fourth in the mixed team parallel. And the men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump is heading to NASCAR’s Daytona 500 for the second time as president
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is on his way to Sunday’s Daytona 500 for his second appearance as president and to help further burnish his image as a sports fan. He was at the race in 2020 while running for a second term. Trump was given the honor of being grand marshal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Bregman joins team of his former favorite player and looks to get Red Sox back to postseason
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bregman couldn’t hold back the smile when he was asked who might have had the biggest impact on his decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox. “My favorite player Dustin Pedroia,” Bregman said of the club’s former second baseman and two-time World Series champion. “He reached out a ... Read More »
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