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Newell scores 17 points, grabs 10 rebounds; Georgia beats South Carolina 71-60 to end 4-game skid
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Asa Newell scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Georgia to a 71-60 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night. Georgia (15-6, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) snapped a four-game skid while South Carolina (10-11, 0-8) extended its losing streak to eight games. Dakota Leffew added 14 points for the Bulldogs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horizon League gives Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe 1-game suspension for exchange with a ref
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Horizon League suspended Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe for one game due to engaging with an official in an unacceptable way that violated league regulations after a loss to Robert Morris. Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach made the announcement Tuesday, adding an official that made a significant error late in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will “represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday. An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ravens hire former Colts coach Chuck Pagano to work with their secondary
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to join their defensive staff. The team announced the move Tuesday night, saying Pagano would be a senior secondary coach. Pagano coached the Colts from 2012-17. He then spent a couple seasons with the Chicago Bears before retiring as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler details his hand injury from making ravioli and is ready to get back to golf
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler felt frustrated sitting at home for two tournaments he normally plays while recovering from glass puncturing the the palm of his right hand while making ravioli. A big part of him was thankful the injury wasn’t worse. Scheffler went into detail Tuesday about how he injured his hand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brittney Griner to sign with the Atlanta Dream, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. WNBA free agents can’t sign contracts until Feb. 1. Griner has spent her entire 11-year career with Phoenix since getting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions agree to hire Broncos’ John Morton as OC and promote Kelvin Sheppard to DC, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
The Detroit Lions have agreed to hire Denver Broncos assistant John Morton as offensive coordinator and promote Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the agreements had not been announced. Detroit had both coordinators depart ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 15 St. John’s builds a huge early lead and beats Georgetown 66-41 for its 7th straight win
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor had 13 points apiece as No. 15 St. John’s rolled to a 66-41 victory at Georgetown on Tuesday night, extending its winning streak to seven games. Eight players scored for the Red Storm, on their longest run of consecutive wins in Big East play since 2000. First-place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clinic ordered to pay B.C.’s costs after failure of ‘marathon’ private health lawsuit
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada’s public health care system must pay the B.C. government’s legal costs, after what a judge calls a “gruelling marathon” of a case. Cambie Surgeries Corp. launched a lawsuit back in 2009, claiming B.C.’s Medicare Protection Act was unconstitutionally preventing people from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lakers forward Anthony Davis exits against 76ers with abdominal muscle strain
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Davis left the Lakers’ game against Philadelphia on Tuesday in the first half with an abdominal muscle strain. Davis walked to the locker room with his right hand over his stomach when he left with 2:10 to go in the first quarter. Davis had four points in 10 minutes before he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitcher Johan Oviedo and Pittsburgh Pirates go to first salary arbitration hearing of the year
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2025
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jovan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates argued the first salary arbitration case of the year on Tuesday. A right-hander who turns 27 on March 2, Oviedo asked for a raise from $765,000 to $1.15 million while the Pirates argued for $850,000. A decision by arbitrators Allen Ponak, Robert Herman and ... Read More »
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