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Source: Stymied in bids to move Insigne, Toronto FC prepared to have him sit
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
Things have come to a head between Toronto FC and Lorenzo Insigne. Insigne, whose salary of US$15.4 million last season was second only to Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer, has been told that he does not fit in Toronto’s style of play under new coach Robin Fraser, said two sources with knowledge of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New top-tier men’s soccer league coming to the United States
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
The United Soccer League intends to launch a new men’s professional league in 2027-28 that will play at the top level of soccer in the U.S., the same as Major League Soccer. The USL already has a pair of leagues, the second-tier USL Championship and the third-tier USL League One. Currently, MLS is the nation’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada brass looks ahead after another world junior disappointment
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
MONTREAL — Scott Salmond took some time to reflect. The Hockey Canada executive watched the men’s under-20 team disappoint with consecutive fifth-place finishes at the world junior hockey championship. Failing to play for a medal at this year’s tournament in Ottawa was especially embarrassing for a country that has topped the age group a record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norway’s Ingebrigtsen sets world record in the indoor mile days after Nuguse’s mark
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
LIEVIN, France (AP) — Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a world record in the indoor mile Thursday, beating Yared Nuguse’s mark set just five days earlier at the Millrose Games. The two-time Olympic champion also set the world indoor 1,500 meter record at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in northern France. Ingebrigtsen crossed the finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40,000 — disappear
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
EDMONTON — An Edmonton mother says she’s thrilled to see the community rally to support her nine-year-old son’s soccer team after its coach dropped out of contact and tens of thousands of dollars vanished. Lauren Scorgie says the Selects Football Club has been working for two years to raise more than $50,000 to travel to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New top-tier men’s soccer league for the United States
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
The United Soccer League intends to launch a new men’s professional league in 2027-28 that will play at the top level of soccer in the U.S., the same as Major League Soccer. The USL already has a pair of leagues, the second-tier USL Championship and the third-tier USL League One. Currently, MLS is the nation’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MVP Ronald Acuña and 20-game winner Spencer Strider both making progress for return with Braves
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. took batting practice at spring training Thursday, and right-hander Spencer Strider has already thrown a side session this week at their Florida camp. While neither the unanimous 2023 NL MVP nor the 20-game winner from that same season are expected to be ready for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Richmond Randle running back and defensive lineman lead Texas 5A all-state football team
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Richmond Randle running back Landen Williams-Callis and defensive lineman Chace Sims are the offensive and defensive players of the year on the 73rd annual Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state football team. Williams-Callis rushed for 2,108 yards with 43 touchdowns. In two years, the sophomore has 4,052 yards with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moore is bullish on the Saints, but noncommittal on Carr, as his 1st head-coaching gig starts
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Kellen Moore figures his upbringing as a coach’s son outweighs any concerns about his relative youth as he begins his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. “Everyone likes to say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert,” the 36-year-old Moore said during his formal introduction at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CFL quarterback Wally Gabler dies at the age of 80
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
TORONTO — Wally Gabler, who spent five of his seven CFL seasons as a quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts, has died. He was 80. The Argos formally announced Gabler’s death Thursday. The cause was not given. The six-foot-two, 195-pound Gabler began his CFL career with Toronto in 1966 but his first season with the Argos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marcus Stroman a no-show for New York Yankees’ first two workouts
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Stroman has been a no-show on the field for the New York Yankees’ first two spring training workouts. Stroman isn’t required to participate in spring training until Feb. 22, the mandatory reporting date under the collective bargaining agreement. But most players arrive on the voluntary reporting date. The 33-year-old right-hander ... Read More »
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