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Bill to award 1980 ‘Miracle On Ice’ US hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals is reintroduced
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday. The ongoing effort, which included the bill being first introduced in October, needed to be submitted for consideration again in the 119th Congress. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPLs Atletico Ottawa looks to Mexico for new head coach Diego Mejia
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa has named Mexican Diego Mejia its new head coach on a one-year deal with a club option to extend through 2026. The Canadian Premier League team has been without a coach since Spaniard Carlos González stepped down in November after three seasons in charge. Ottawa (11-6-11) finished third in the eight-team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers will stream broadcasts after seasons of difficult access to games
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
The Texas Rangers are making their regional game broadcasts available directly to consumers in a streaming package they say is the first step in providing multiple viewing options after several seasons of access issues. The MLB team announced Wednesday it entered into a multiyear agreement with A Parent Media Co. Inc. (APMC) to stream Rangers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Penguins to place 2-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry on waivers
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins could be moving on from two-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry. The club announced it would place Jarry on waivers Wednesday afternoon. The 29-year-old Jarry is 8-7-4 with a 3.32 goals against average and a .886 save percentage this season for Pittsburgh, which heads into a seven-game road trip later ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recently married and soon to be a dad, Jets’ Connor enjoying life on and off the ice
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor laughs when asked what was more difficult — preparing for his wedding last summer or the hockey season? The Winnipeg Jets star left-winger married longtime girlfriend Ally Petack in front of about 150 friends and family in their home state of Michigan in July. He had a few assists. “If I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Browns name Tommy Rees offensive coordinator. Former Notre Dame QB worked as ball boy in Cleveland
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator on Wednesday, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged a league-low 15.2 points per game. Rees spent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minority of Proline bettors saw Texans earning playoff victory
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
The majority of Proline players didn’t see the Houston Texans winning their NFL playoff game. Houston upset the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in NFL wildcard action Saturdsay. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 22 per cent of bettors correctly picked the Texans to win the game while just 15 per cent had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas QB Quinn Ewers declares for NFL draft as program ushers in Arch Manning era
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redblacks sign quarterback Dru Brown to one-year contract extension
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterback Dru Brown to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. The deal leaves Brown under contract with Ottawa through the 2026 season. Brown appeared in 15 regular-season games last year, his first with Ottawa, but still led the organization into the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2-time IndyCar champion Will Power hires agent as he begins a contract season with Team Penske
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champ Will Power, the 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner, has signed with an agent for the first time as he heads into a contract year with Team Penske. A14 Management, a new company launched by Spanish drivers Fernando Alonso and Oriol Servia, announced Wednesday that they’d added Power as their client. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday. The South African Lategan leads his Saudi rival by 2 1/2 minutes going into the 11th and penultimate stage in the Empty Quarter ... Read More »
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