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Man City star Rodri avoids ban but fined more than $100,000 for referee comments
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri was fined 80,000 pounds ($107,000) but avoided a ban on Monday for comments he made after a Premier League game where he questioned the integrity of a referee. After City’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham on Feb. 1, Rodri said: “We won too much and the people, they don’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Kane traveling with Bayern for Atalanta game in Champions League after calf injury
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — Harry Kane trained following a calf injury and is traveling with the Bayern Munich squad to Italy on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League game at Atalanta. Kane missed Friday’s 4-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Bundesliga with what coach Vincent Kompany described as a “knock on his calf.” Nicolas Jackson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alisson doesn’t travel with Liverpool for Champions League match at Galatasaray
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was not part of the 21-man player squad that traveled to Turkey on Monday for the round-of-16 match against Galatasaray in the Champions League. No reason was immediately given for the Brazil international’s absence ahead of Tuesday’s game in Istanbul. Alisson played the full match in Liverpool’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea advances to the WBC quarterfinals with 7-2 win over Australia
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, defeating Australia 7-2 on Monday at the Tokyo Dome. The South Koreans join Japan and Shohei Ohtani, who had already advanced from Pool C. South Korea, Australia and Taiwan all finished group play with records of 2-2. South Korea advanced through a complicated tiebreaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rutgers turns to LSU assistant Gary Redus II to revive its struggling women’s basketball program
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
Rutgers hired Gary Redus II as its women’s basketball coach on Monday to replace Coquese Washington. Redus has worked on Kim Mulkey’s staff at LSU since the 2022-23 season, which ended with the Tigers winning a national championship. Before LSU, the 36-year-old Redus spent time at SMU, Vanderbilt and Division II Delta State as an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Dolphins are releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, resulting in a $99 million dead cap hit
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagovailoa and starting over at quarterback. Tagovailoa — the team’s primary starter for the last 5 1/2 seasons — will be released, the Dolphins said Monday, a move that comes less than two years after he signed a $212 million extension with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaguars and CB Montaric Brown agree to a 3-year, $33 million contract, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Cornerback Montaric “Buster” Brown and the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract that keeps him from hitting free agency, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither side had made it official. A seventh-round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Takeaways from F1’s first race of a new era with thrills and concerns ahead of Chinese Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
Do the new Formula 1 rules create “incredible” racing or “probably the worst” cars in F1 history? Drivers are split. The opening race in Australia which mixed a dramatic battle for the lead with some complex strategy, but this week’s Chinese Grand Prix could be very different. With a long straight for electrical power boosts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual ‘wife-carrying’ contest in England
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the U.K. Wife Carrying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tua Tagovailoa’s time in Miami is over. The Dolphins say they’re releasing the quarterback
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagovailoa and starting over at quarterback. Tagovailoa — the team’s primary starter for the last 5 1/2 seasons — will be released, the Dolphins said Monday, a move that comes less than two years after he signed a $212 million extension with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian anthem rings out at Paralympics for first time in 12 years after Voronchikhina takes gold
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Russia’s national anthem rang out at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade after Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won gold on Monday. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag in the Winter Paralympics at Milan Cortina, after years of having to do so ... Read More »
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