National Sports
Rays infielder Gavin Lux will start the season on the injured list with right shoulder issue
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Gavin Lux’s debut with the Tampa Bay Rays is going to have to wait. The club is placing the veteran infielder on injured reserve with a right shoulder impingement. The move means Richie Palacios will make the opening day roster for Tampa Bay. The Rays acquired Lux from Cincinnati in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ben White’s England absence was a mystery for almost 4 years. Now it has finally come to an end
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal defender Ben White is back in the England squad for the first time since walking out on the team midway through the last World Cup. White was called up by national coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday for the upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan as a replacement for the injured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creighton coach Greg McDermott announces retirement after 16 seasons; Alan Huss will succeed him
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greg McDermott announced Monday he would retire as Creighton’s coach after the Bluejays’ final game in the College Basketball Crown tournament next month. Alan Huss, who returned to his alma mater last year as associate head coach, will succeed McDermott. “It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgium rules out Hans Vanaken and Leandro Trossard for US friendlies
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
BRUSSELS (AP) — Club Brugge midfielder Hans Vanaken and Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard have been ruled out of Belgium’s upcoming friendly matches in the United States ahead of the World Cup. The Belgian federation said on Monday that both players are hampered by physical issues and won’t join their teammates. They had been called up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sevilla fires Argentine coach Matías Almeyda after loss to Valencia in the Spanish league
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has fired Argentine coach Matías Almeyda after another setback for the club in the Spanish league this weekend. Sevilla said Monday, after the team’s 2-0 home loss against Valencia on Saturday, that Almeyda “has been relieved of his duties.” It thanked him and his team for their “efforts and professionalism” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rockies begin franchise makeover under the front office leadership of Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Two months ago, the Colorado Rockies assembled more than 300 of their scouts, coaches, business personnel and new baseball minds for a meeting at Coors Field. First order of business: An introduction. The main item: Getting everyone on the same page. Because turning around a franchise that has lost 100 or more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves starter Spencer Strider will begin season on injured list because of strained oblique
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique, the team announced Monday. Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday’s spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched. Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters the team is hopeful Strider will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers coach Paul Maurice set to join 2,000-game club with Scotty Bowman, the only other member
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice will see the video tributes, whether he thinks they’re warranted or not. He’ll hear the ovation from fans, see players tapping their sticks on the ice in the hockey version of applause and give a wave in what will probably be a futile effort to make it all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trophy turns up in German team’s own basement after being reported stolen
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — One of Germany’s most storied sports trophies was believed to have been stolen and melted down. Now it’s turned up in the champion team’s own basement. A four-month saga took an unusual turn Monday when Germany’s champion men’s handball team Fuechse Berlin reported that the large silver dish which went missing from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays extend manager John Schneider and general manager Ross Atkins
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays locked in their leadership group Monday by extending manager John Schneider and general manager Ross Atkins. Schneider’s new deal runs through 2028, while Atkins’ covers 2031. The moves follow Toronto’s 94-win season, American League East title and a seven-game World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shoulder injury rules Leipzig’s Yan Diomande out of Ivory Coast games
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Sought-after young winger Yan Diomande has been sidelined with a shoulder injury which rules him out of the Ivory Coast squad for upcoming friendlies ahead of the World Cup, his club Leipzig said Monday. The 19-year-old Diomande has shot to prominence this season with 10 goals and seven assists in 26 ... Read More »
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