Category Archives: Sports
Shohei Ohtani won't pitch this season after major elbow surgery, but he can still hit. Here's why
PHOENIX (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is unique in Major League Baseball history, a two-way Japanese superstar who can excel as a hitter and a pitcher, sometimes in the same game. But for the 2024 season, Ohta...
Feb 28, 2024
Former CFL defensive lineman Craig Roh dies at the age of 33
Defensive lineman Craig Roh, who won a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, has died. He was 33. Roh's wife, Chelsea, confirmed his death on social media. The six-foot-five, 266-pound Roh,...
Feb 28, 2024
Canada's Morales Williams denied world record in indoor 400 due to technicality
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Canadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams is the all-time fastest runner in the indoor men's 400 metres - but not an official world record-holder - due to a technicality beyo...
Feb 28, 2024
Only 32 per cent of Proline bettors picked Raptors to down Pacers
It seems many Proline players are having some difficulty jumping on the Toronto Raptors' bandwagon. Toronto is on a modest three-game win streak, the latest victory being a 130-122 road decision over ...
Feb 28, 2024
Kirk Cousins and Chris Jones head an NFL free agents list filled with star-quality players
Need a Pro Bowl quarterback, an All-Pro defensive lineman or a future Hall of Fame wide receiver? NFL teams could find one of these guys and plenty more star-quality players when the free agency perio...
Feb 28, 2024
Canada to host 2024 WXV 1 tournament with top women's rugby teams converging on B.C.
British Columbia will host the 2024 edition of WXV 1, the elite division of a three-tiered women's 15s rugby competition that debuted last year. WXV 1 features the top three teams from the 2024 Pacifi...
Feb 28, 2024
MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it's a tough task in today's game
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching d...
Feb 28, 2024
Paris City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker's computer gear
PARIS (AP) - Paris City Hall said Wednesday that no policing plans for the upcoming Olympic Games were lost in the theft of computer gear reported by one of its employees. A City Hall statement said: ...
Feb 28, 2024
Andy Murray loses to fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert at Dubai Championship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert eased past Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships. Humbert didn't face a break point before...
Feb 28, 2024
Steve Yzerman's patient plan paying off for the rolling Red Wings, who may end NHL playoff drought
DETROIT (AP) - Steve Yzerman's patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The rolling Red Wings routed the Washington Capitals 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six...
Feb 28, 2024