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Sevilla signs Switzerland forward Rubén Vargas
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has signed Switzerland forward Rubén Vargas to reinforce its struggling team. The Spanish club announced the signing on Friday. Vargas arrives from German club Augsburg, where he has played since 2019. He scored 23 goals in 161 appearances for the Bundesliga side. The 26-year-old Vargas, born to a Swiss mother and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-hander Caleb Ferguson agrees to $3 million, 1-year deal with Pirates
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Left-hander Caleb Ferguson and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract. The agreement was announced Friday. The 28-year-old is 19-13 with five saves and a 3.68 ERA in 263 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros. Ferguson split time between the Yankees and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennis star Jannik Sinner gets April date at sports court for appeal hearing in doping case
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner will go to sport’s highest court in April for the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal that seeks to ban him from the sport for at least one year. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday it scheduled a closed-doors hearing on April 16-17 at its headquarters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two FA Cup games postponed in UK because of frozen pitches
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
PRESTON, England (AP) — Freezing conditions in England have led to the postponement of at least two FA Cup matches this weekend. Preston vs. Charlton and Mansfield vs. Wigan won’t go ahead Saturday because of frozen pitches. Both Preston and Mansfield held inspections on Friday and decisions were made to reschedule the games to Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Notre Dame QB Leonard, it was about the ring, not money. Now he waits for title-game opponent
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
Riley Leonard concedes he gave a lot of different answers when people asked him why he entered the transfer portal after last season and chose Notre Dame. “But the truth is, I came here to win a national championship, and to go to the best team that would give me the best chance to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 team Alpine signs Franco Colapinto as reserve driver
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
ENSTONE, England (AP) — Franco Colapinto has joined Formula 1 team Alpine as a reserve driver for this year after racing for Williams in 2024. The 21-year-old Argentinian signed a multi-year deal with Alpine, which earlier promoted Jack Doohan to team with Pierre Gasly for the upcoming season. Colapinto finished 2024 with five points after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wives of Mallorca players say they were harassed after Spanish Super Cup game in Saudi Arabia
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The wives of two Mallorca players say they were harassed by local fans after a Spanish Super Cup game played in Saudi Arabia that ended in a victory for Real Madrid. Cristina Palavra, wife of Mallorca midfielder Dani Rodríguez, told a Spanish television reporter that she and the spouse of goalkeeper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Life of da party: Snoop Dogg to host NFL Honors, which celebrates highs of the 2024 season
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Grab a gin and juice, Snoop Dogg is hosting the next episode of NFL Honors. He’s sure to be the life of da party. Snoop Dogg will take center stage at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans for the primetime awards show that recognizes the NFL’s best players, performances and plays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwich winger Borja Sainz gets 6-game ban for spitting at opponent
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Norwich winger Borja Sainz was banned for six matches Friday after admitting that he spit at an opponent during a game in December. The 23-year-old Spaniard, who leads the second division in scoring, issued an apology after the Football Association’s ruling was announced. Sainz, who was also fined 12,000 pounds ($14,800), spit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime downs top-seed Paul to reach final at Adelaide International
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
ADELAIDE — Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal won in a gruelling three-set battle, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, that lasted two hours and 45 minutes. Auger-Aliassime won 74 per cent of his first-serve points to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets, Jaguars and Browns to play home games in London in 2025, with Jacksonville at Wembley again
By Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland, Jacksonville and the New York Jets each will play a home game in London in 2025. The NFL announced the host teams Friday. Their opponents will be revealed, along with dates and kickoff times, when the full 2025 schedule is released this spring. The Browns and the Jets will play ... Read More »
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