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Brewers call up IF Caleb Durbin after sending Oliver Dunn to the minors
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers called up infielder Caleb Durbin on Friday, one day after sending Oliver Dunn to Triple-A Nashville. Durbin, who has no major league experience, came to the Brewers along with left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes in the offseason trade that sent two-time NL reliever of the year Devin Williams to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian Wade signs for Wigan Warriors in switch to rugby league
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
WIGAN, England (AP) — Christian Wade is making another switch and this time he’s staying in the rugby world. The 33-year-old Wade, who spent three seasons trying to crack the Buffalo Bills’ active NFL roster only to return to rugby union, has signed to play for rugby league’s Wigan Warriors. “I’m looking forward to this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach wants favored Bangladesh to focus on one day at a time against boosted Zimbabwe
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Coach Phil Simmons played down talk of a whitewash by Bangladesh against Zimbabwe ahead of their two-match test series starting on Sunday. The tour marks Zimbabwe’s sixth visit. It has previously played 10 tests in Bangladesh and won just twice. Zimbabwe is the only team against which Bangladesh has a winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greenfield-Central star Braylon Mullins is top choice on Indiana AP all-state team
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 2024-25 Associated Press Indiana Boys Basketball All-State Teams FIRST TEAM Braylon Mullins, Greenfield-Central, 6-6, senior Azavier Robinson, Lawrence North, 6-2, senior Tre Singleton, Jeffersonville, 6-8, senior Brady Koehler, Indianapolis Cathedral, 6-9, senior Dezmon Briscoe, Indianapolis Attucks, 6-9, senior SECOND TEAM Chase Konieczny, South Bend Saint Joseph, 6-4, senior Luke Ertel, Mount Vernon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saints injured former All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk retires after missing entire 2024 season
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, a 2017 first-round draft choice and former All-Pro who sat out all of last season because of a lingering knee injury, has announced his retirement from pro football. “What an incredible journey it’s been,” the 6-foot-3, 314-pound Ramczyk wrote in a social media post Thursday night, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 title fight is increasingly focused on McLaren, but Verstappen says he’s still hopeful
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this Formula 1 season is looking like McLaren vs. McLaren. Still, defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull says he hasn’t lost hope. McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are the only ones to consistently have the pace through the first four rounds of the championship. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final AP mock NFL draft: Ward, Hunter, Carter go 1-2-3 and Saints trade up for Sanders
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
The Tennessee Titans explored all their options with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. They can’t pass up a shot at a potential franchise quarterback. If the Titans were going to trade the pick for more draft assets, a deal would’ve happened already. Coach Brian Callahan said “there is no price that you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s championship returns to April in Olympic year, new wrinkles for PWHL, players
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — The 2026 women’s world hockey championship will be held in April two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn’t a women’s championship in the same calendar year as a Winter Games until 2022, when Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, hosted the tournament Aug. 25 to Sept. 4. International Ice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Alabama QB Gio Lopez announces plan to transfer to North Carolina
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — South Alabama quarterback Gio Lopez is transferring to North Carolina. Lopez announced his decision on social media Thursday night to join Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels, who wrapped up spring practices last weekend. Lopez proved to be a dual-threat option in his first full season as the starter, throwing for 2,559 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ben Shelton beats Luciano Darderi to reach Munich semifinals
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Ben Shelton advanced to his second clay-court semifinals by beating Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-3 at the BMW Open on Friday. The 22-year-old American, who won the Houston title on clay a year ago, hit 29 winners to Darderi’s 12 in chilly temperatures in Bavaria. Shelton, the No. 2 seed, next faces Argentina’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL’s smallest market prepares to host league’s top offseason spectacle as draft comes to Green Bay
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Corey Behnke was a 7-year-old attending a Green Bay Packers preseason game with his grandfather when he pointed to the homes across the street from Lambeau Field and vowed to live there eventually. Now he has one of the best spots to watch as the NFL’s greatest offseason spectacle takes ... Read More »
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