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White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi out 4 to 6 weeks with broken hand after being hit by pitch
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game on Thursday. Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph fastball by Cleveland right-hander Logan Allen in the first inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountain West Conference seeks mediation over $55 million in dispute in Pac-12 ‘poaching’ lawsuit
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
The Mountain West Conference said Thursday it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt to avoid paying $55 million in “poaching” fees for bringing five Mountain West teams into its own league. The Pac-12 and some of the schools it is adding filed lawsuits last year, claiming the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes sign American defensive lineman Johnson to extension
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson to a contract extension Thursday. The deal keeps Johnson under contract through the 2026 season. The six-foot, 285-pound Johnson had 35 tackles, six sacks, a blocked kick and four pass knockdowns in 15 regular-season games last year. Mustafa enters his fourth CFL season, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leicester’s slide continues in 2-0 loss to West Ham in Premier League
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — West Ham handed relegation-threatened Leicester its fourth straight Premier League loss by beating Ruud van Nistelrooy’s team 2-0 on Thursday. Leicester failed to score in each of those defeats — and allowed a total of 12 goals — to remain 19th in the standings, five points from safety. The Foxes have lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles remove star Gunnar Henderson from game as precaution due to lower right side discomfort
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was removed from a spring training game on Thursday because of lower right side discomfort. Henderson, the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year and a 2024 All-Star Game selection, made a jumping catch of a line drive in the field against Toronto and grounded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire. The 35-year-old Kelce had been mulling whether to return for a 13th season. But the four-time All-Pro made his feelings clear in a text to Pat McAfee that the host read during “The Pat McAfee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AC Milan beaten 2-1 at Bologna in rescheduled Serie A match
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — AC Milan squandered a first-half advantage in a 2-1 loss at Bologna in a rescheduled Serie A match Thursday and fell further into crisis. The defeat follows elimination from the Champions League and a loss to Torino last weekend. Milan dropped to eighth place while Bologna moved up to sixth. After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Neill’s three-run homer caps huge second inning as Orioles beat Blue Jays 11-8
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
SARASOTA — Canadian outfielder Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer as part of Baltimore’s seven-run second inning as the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 in spring training action Thursday. O’Neill, from Maple Ridge, B.C., put the Orioles up 7-0 when he homered with two outs and Adley Rutschman and Cedric Mullins on base. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In harsh ruling, judge rips SafeSport Center for ‘perpetrating fraud’ and withholding evidence
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
A Florida judge excoriated the U.S. Center for SafeSport for perpetrating fraud against the court and intentionally withholding exculpatory evidence in a case involving a teen water polo player whose own complaint to the center resulted in her being arrested on her high school campus for assault. The ruling this week from Seminole County Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa Redblacks to hold 2025 training camp at Queen’s University
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks will be taking their training camp on the road. The CFL club announced Thursday it will hold this year’s camp at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. It’s the first time the club will be holding its camp outside of Ottawa. The Redblacks prepared for their inaugural season in 2014 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champion Gushue aiming to win Brier for a record seventh time
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
KELOWNA, B.C. — There was a time when a Canadian men’s curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue’s reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana’s Brier. His St. John’s, N.L.-based team is the three-time defending champion at the 10-day competition that starts Friday night at Prospera ... Read More »
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