National Sports
Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal
By The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 million salary with the Yankees. His agreement includes a one-time assignment bonus of $500,000. Torres hit .265 with 138 home runs and ... Read More »
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By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators’s playoff push will face a critical test as they head out on a five-game road trip without their top two goaltenders. Head coach Travis Green said on Friday that Linus Ullmark would not travel with the Senators to Winnipeg but Anton Forsberg, who also remains sidelined, will join the team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s top mixed doubles curling teams gear up for Olympic Games bid
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
LIVERPOOL, N.S. – The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, but in order to do that, must first qualify their country for the Winter Games at the 2025 world championship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American defensive back Tyrique McGhee signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
REGINA – American defensive back Tyrique McGhee has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. McGhee signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft, spending the season on the practice roster. He joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers practice roster in 2023 and suited up for three games over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg voted The Canadian Press top male athlete of 2024
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A history-making medal helped sway voters choosing who would win The Canadian Press male athlete of the award in 2024. Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg earned the honour for his golden performance at the Paris Olympics. He is Canada’s first Olympic champion in the event and earned the country’s first hammer throw medal since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Olympic hammer throw champion Katzberg is CP male athlete of the year
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
Ethan Katzberg, who won Canada’s first-ever gold medal in men’s hammer throw at the Paris Olympics, has been voted The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarrazin among 2 skiers injured in downhill training in Italy on the slope for 2026 Olympics
By Daniella Matar, The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
BORMIO, Italy (AP) – French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital on Friday after crashing during training for a World Cup downhill race in Bormio. Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter. Both were conscious and set to undergo tests to determine the extent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs star Luka Doncic will be out about a month before check on calf injury, AP source says
By Schuyler Dixon, The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will be out about a month before being re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to Minnesota, a person with knowledge of the injury said Friday. Doncic underwent an MRI on his strained left calf, the person told The Associated Press on condition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg’s arena curling in a club project seen as start of cross-country expansion
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
A Winnipeg pilot project offers arena ice and rocks in a curling club to top teams in the area. Two sheets at the eight-sheet Heather Curling Club are prepped and clipped by leading ice maker Greg Ewasko, who has repurposed provincial championship rocks for use. A cabinet containing a TV for video analysis, speed trap ... Read More »
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