National Sports
Alberto Osuna seeks injunction enabling him to play baseball for defending CWS champion Tennessee
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia already won an injunction enabling him to play one more season next fall after a federal judge ruled the time he spent at a junior college shouldn’t count against his eligibility. Now about 180 miles east of Vanderbilt’s campus, former junior college baseball player Alberto Osuna is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auction of franchises in The Hundred ends with Southern Brave going to Indian investors for $62M
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The auction process selling stakes of franchises in English cricket competition The Hundred concluded Wednesday with a deal for 49% of Southern Brave by GMR, the co-owner of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. GMR agreed to pay a reported fee of nearly 50 million pounds ($62 million), taking the amount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel confirmed as Ohio’s lieutenant governor
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed Wednesday as Ohio’s next lieutenant governor. State senators and representatives affirmed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Monday nomination of Tressel in separate floor votes Wednesday: 31-1 in the Senate, 68-27 in the House. Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Club Brugge gets disputed late penalty to beat Atalanta 2-1 in Champions League playoffs
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Club Brugge scored with a disputed penalty kick in stoppage time to beat Atalanta 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday. Atalanta defender Isak Hien was judged to have raised a hand into the face of Brugge forward Gustaf Nilsson, his teammate in the Sweden national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal for the US in its 4 Nations Face-Off opener against Finland
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck is set to start in net for the United States in its opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night. USA Hockey said Wednesday that the Winnipeg Jets goaltender would get the nod a few minutes after coach Mike Sullivan foreshadowed an announcement. The decision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Fernandez, Dabrowski suffer lopsided defeats at Qatar Open
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
DOHA — It was a tough day for Canadian tennis players at the Qatar Open on Wednesday with both Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski making quick exits from their respective events. Fernandez was defeated 6-3, 6-0 by American Amanda Anisimova in third-round singles action at the WTA 1000 event. The world No. 27 from Laval, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teens fighting New Hampshire’s ban on transgender girls in sports target Trump’s order next
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two students challenging New Hampshire’s ban on transgender athletes on girls sports teams will also fight President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” after a judge approved their request Wednesday. It’s believed to be the first time that the constitutionality of the executive order signed by Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emotions high as Goodison Park prepares to host Everton vs Liverpool derby for one final time
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Goodison Park, one of English soccer’s most venerable and atmospheric stadiums, is about to host a Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool later Wednesday for the 120th and final time with eternal bragging rights at stake. The “Grand Old Lady” — as it is fondly called by the locals — has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next month
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto is likely to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they open the season against Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18 and Roki Sasaki could make his major league debut the next day. The two Japanese pitchers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Quebec announces ban on smelling salts, citing health risk for players
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec is banning the use of smelling salts, citing concern over their use by young players. The governing body published a directive stating the ammonia-based inhalants are no longer allowed during games, practices and organized activities. Hockey Quebec confirmed in an email that at least one coach in the province has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiatek wins at Qatar Open to set up quarterfinal match against Rybakina
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova on Wednesday. The second-seeded Swiatek will next play Elena Rybakina, who beat Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (1), 6-2. Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula also reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory ... Read More »
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