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Cardinals to invest $100 million into new practice facility after low marks on NFLPA survey
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals say they are planning to invest roughly $100 million to build a new training facility at the team’s current location, following low marks for facilities in the yearly NFL Players Association survey that was released on Wednesday. The Cardinals finished 32nd overall out of 32 teams in this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Green tells reporters at NFL combine he left Virginia after being accused of sexual assault
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NFL draft prospect Mike Green, a second-team All-America edge rusher, says he transferred from Virginia to Marshall after being accused of sexual assault for the second time. Green told reporters Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine that he also was accused of sexual assault in high school, adding he was never charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forward Valeri Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche lineup for the 1st time in nearly 2 months
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup Wednesday night for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury. The Russian forward will try to spark a sputtering Avalanche offense that’s scored two goals in back-to-back losses since coming back from the break for the 4 Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Beautiful Violence:’ champs Muhammad, Shevchenko excited for UFC’s Montreal return
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko prepared for their trip to Montreal by watching a 4 Nations Face-Off matchup at the Bell Centre between Canada and the United States that featured three fights in the first nine seconds. While they weren’t treated to the same fireworks while taking in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trace McSorley is returning to Penn State as assistant quarterbacks coach
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley will return to the Nittany Lions as assistant quarterbacks coach. McSorley was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions (2016-18) and a sixth-round pick by Baltimore in the 2019 NFL draft. He appeared in three games for the Ravens over two seasons and started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daniil Medvedev reaches Dubai quarterfinals, Marin Cilic also advances
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev didn’t have time to think about how to return Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s blazing serves Wednesday at the the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Medvedev, ranked No. 6, still reached the quarterfinals after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the 21-year-old Frenchman. The Russian player was asked about facing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwestern women take forfeits for not playing January games at UCLA, USC over wildfire concerns
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern will be assessed two forfeits for not playing January road games at No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Southern California, the Big Ten announced Wednesday. Northwestern had announced Jan. 10 it would not to travel to play UCLA on Jan. 12 and USC on Jan. 15 because of concerns over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 8 UNC, No. 9 NC State, No. 16 Duke vying to give state’s ‘Triangle’ region 3 NCAA host sites
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
Kara Lawson is focused on the immediate challenge, the task of preparing her 16th-ranked Duke team to host eighth-ranked North Carolina. Yet a win would reach beyond merely taking a backyard scrap with the Blue Devils’ nearby rival. These days, that’s true of every Atlantic Coast Conference game in the 919 area code, for that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vagabond A’s enter their Sacramento era with improved roster, playoff expectations
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Athletics have moved about an hour east from Oakland to the Sacramento area, where they will be based in a minor league ballpark for the next three seasons while hoping a more permanent home in Las Vegas will be ready in 2028. If this doesn’t sound like the ideal situation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defensive end Abdul Carter says he’s the best player in NFL 2025 draft class
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Penn State star Abdul Carter made one thing clear Wednesday: He should be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. Carter was in the first group of players to speak with reporters at the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, and he wasted no time declaring himself the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic and world championship medallist Rebecca Smith retires from swimming
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, from Red Deer, Alta., teamed with Maggie Mac Neil, Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez to finish the event in three minutes 32.78 seconds, ahead ... Read More »
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