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FC Dallas gets Luciano Acosta from FC Cincinnati for at least $5M in cash-for-player swap
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — FC Dallas acquired Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta from FC Cincinnati for at least $5 million Wednesday in one of the biggest official cash-for-player swaps to date in MLS. The 2023 MLS MVP is Cincinnati’s franchise leader with 54 goals and 72 assists after joining the club in 2021. Acosta was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celina quarterback and linebacker get top honors on Texas 4A all-state football team
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Quarterback Bowe Bentley and linebacker Luke Biagini have made it a Celina sweep of the player of the year awards on the 73rd annual Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state football team. Bentley threw for 3,330 yards with 47 touchdowns and added 933 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns. Biagini ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup of Hockey is set to return in 2028, the NHL and NHLPA say
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Cup of Hockey is returning three years from now. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association unveiled plans Tuesday to host a tournament in early 2028, aiming for February. The goal is to have an international tournament every other year, with players going to the Olympics in 2026 and ’30. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL, NHLPA announce World Cup of Hockey tournament for 2028
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — The World Cup of Hockey is coming back in 2028. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh announced the return of the men’s international tournament Wednesday before Canada played Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off. The World Cup will take place in February 2028, instead of an all-star ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AC Milan goalkeeper Maignan’s rare howler gifts Feyenoord the only goal in defeat
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A rare howler from standout goalkeeper Mike Maignan gifted Feyenoord a quick lead against AC Milan in their Champions League playoff on Wednesday. It proved the only goal in a 1-0 defeat. With heavy rain falling in the port city of Rotterdam, the France No. 1 was beaten in the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors announce multi-year extension for recently acquired forward Brandon ingram
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed recently acquired small forward Brandon Ingram to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed but ESPN, which first reported the extension on Tuesday, said it was a three-year, US$120-million deal with a player option for 2027-28. The Raptors acquired Ingram last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney is charged with assaulting a woman
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney has been charged with assaulting a woman in Georgia and preventing her from calling for help. Toney, 26, was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on Feb. 6 on charges of aggravated assault and obstructing or hindering an emergency call, according to online jail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paixão helps Feyenoord fans forget Giménez as Dutch team tops AC Milan
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Igor Paixão helped Feyenoord fans to forget Santiago Giménez by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday. Giménez lined up on the other side for Milan after transferring from Feyenoord on the final day of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA committee recommends flag football as emerging sport for women amid growing popularity
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The committee’s recommendation Wednesday gives all three divisions an opportunity to sponsor legislation that would move the fast-growing sport through NCAA governance structures. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roki Sasaki flashes big fastball, wicked splitter and a few nerves in first bullpen with the Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Roki Sasaki was warming up for his bullpen on a cool, breezy Wednesday morning at Camelback Ranch, when the right-hander let loose a fastball that sailed past catcher Austin Barnes and clanged against the chain-link fence. Throwing his first bullpen with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Japanese phenom was a little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in ’77, dies at 80
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Jerome Drayton, who finished sixth at the Montreal Olympics, won the 1977 Boston Marathon and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80. Drayton died unexpectedly on Monday in Toronto, according to Cardinal Funeral Homes. Runners World magazine said he died during knee surgery. Born in ... Read More »
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