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The Canadian PressBills replenish defensive line by signing Austin Johnson and DeShawn Williams to 1-year deals
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills replenished their depleted defensive line needs by signing tackles Austin Johnson and DeShawn Williams to one-year contracts on Thursday. The 29-year-old Johnson has eight seasons of NFL experience, including the past two with the Los Angeles Chargers where he started all 17 games last season. He’s listed at 6-foot-4 and 314 pounds and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2016 draft. Overall, Johnson has two forced fumbles, e
The Canadian PressVeteran Harris has no doubts that he'll be ready for the start of Riders camp
Trevor Harris has no doubts regarding whether he'll be ready to go when the Saskatchewan Roughriders open training camp in May. The veteran quarterback missed most of the 2023 season — his first with Saskatchewan — with a significant knee injury. But Harris told reporters Thursday he could have returned at about 70 per cent efficiency had Saskatchewan advanced to the West Division final, and by Christmas was completely over the ailment. Harris led Saskatchewan to a 3-1 record to open the '23 sea
The Canadian PressOwning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Owning a soccer club is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to celebrities has risen to nearly 9 million pounds ($11.4 million). That was up from 3.7 million pounds ($4.67 million) from the previous year, ending June 2022. While the club said turnover rose from nearly 6 million pounds ($7.5 million) to 10.
The Canadian PressCloser Romano one of four Blue Jays placed on injured list ahead of season opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Blue Jays placed closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow inflammation, one of four Toronto players to start the 2024 regular season on the IL. The team announced its 26-man active roster ahead of the season opener at Tampa Bay and also confirmed that right-handers Alek Manoah (shoulder) and Erik Swanson (forearm) were added to the 15-day injured list. Catcher Danny Jansen was placed on the 10-day list with a right wrist fracture. All p
Yahoo SportsBold fantasy baseball predictions for the 2024 MLB season
The Yahoo Fantasy baseball and MLB crews come together to reveal their hottest takes with the 2024 season kicking off.
The Canadian PressBanned Sandro Tonali has been charged by English FA for breaking betting rules
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with breaching English soccer’s betting rules, the Football Association said on Thursday. Tonali is already serving a 10-month ban issued by the Italian soccer federation for betting on teams he played for, which has ruled him out of action since October. He could be in more trouble after the FA said he breached its rules on 50 occasions by allegedly placing bets on matches from Aug. 12 to Oct. 12 last year. On Oct. 12, Tonali was sent home fro
Yahoo SportsZion Williamson and the Pelicans are finally having fun: 'We play for each other'
After the team embarrassed itself earlier in the season, the Pelicans have found an identity and worked their way into the championship conversation.
The Canadian PressHornets shut down LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season with ankle injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are shutting down guard LaMelo Ball for the season. Ball has not played since Jan. 27 for the Hornets (18-54), who've been eliminated from postseason competition. Charlotte has missed the playoffs in eight straight seasons, the longest drought in the NBA. The 22-year-old Ball, who signed a five-year max contract extension in July, has had repeated problems with ankle injuries since coming into the league and has played in just 58 games over the last t
Yahoo SportsTimberwolves, Lynx 'no longer for sale' as deal with Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore falls through
Rodriguez and Lore were seeking to acquire an additional 40% stake to take over the majority share of the Timberwolves and Lynx.
The Canadian PressCanadian rower looking forward to third outing for Oxford in historic Boat Race
Having rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race twice already, Canadian Julia Lindsay knows what to expect Saturday in the 78th edition of the women's race. The gruelling 6.8-kilometre course between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in southwest London comes with a lot of pain for the competitors. But Lindsay also sees a chance for Oxford to end Cambridge’s six-race win streak. The 27-year-old from North Vancouver cites a new attitude and the fact that six of the Oxford crew are veterans o
The Canadian PressScott, Beckie rejoin Canada for SheBelieves Cup after long knee injury layoffs
Desiree Scott and Janine Beckie return after lengthy knee injury layoffs to join Canada at next month's SheBelieves Cup. The four-team tournament, which runs April 6-9 in Atlanta and Columbus, also features the fourth-ranked U.S., No. 7 Japan and No. 10 Brazil. The 36-year-old Scott earned the last of her 186 Canada caps in November 2022 in a 2-1 win over Brazil. Like Beckie, the Kansas City Current midfielder missed the 2023 NWSL season after knee surgery. The 29-year-old Beckie, who has 36 goa
The Canadian PressGlen Taylor announces that Timberwolves are no longer for sale. Deal with A-Rod, Lore not completed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired the controlling stake in the team has expired. Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves for $1.5 billion in 2021 to Lore and Rodriguez, who then began the purchase by acquiring 20% of the franchise. Lore became Walmart’s e-commerce chief in 2016; Rodriguez is one of baseball's all-time home run leader
Yahoo SportsWander Franco removed from Rays' roster, placed on administrative leave through June 1 as investigation continues
Franco has been away from the Rays since mid-August after allegations surfaced of an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
The Canadian PressNew Salernitana coach hoping good things come in threes
MILAN (AP) — New Salernitana coach Stefano Colantuono will be hoping a popular Italian expression applies to him at the start of his third spell in charge of the Serie A team. “Non c’è due senza tre” loosely translates as “Everything comes in threes.” Colantuono won his first away match during both previous times he coached Salernitana. His third stint starts on Monday with a daunting trip to Bologna. Bologna is having a fantastic season and, at fourth place, is on course to qualify for the Cham
Yahoo SportsFantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Victor Scott II leads priority early pickups
Fantasy baseball analyst Andy Behrens knows what it's like to leave a draft with some regret, so he offers up some early waiver wire pickups before Opening Day.
Yahoo SportsThe complicated legacy of G League Ignite
The organization had the best of intentions, but the constantly changing landscape left it in no man's land.
Yahoo SportsChris DiMarco and the mirage of LIV Golf riches in golf
Golf is now a sport where players can earn generational wealth in a short time ... but is it sustainable?
Yahoo SportsThe French face of the Paris Olympics is hiding in plain sight
For now, Léon Marchand walks in relative anonymity around campus at Arizona State. Come July, he'll be the face of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yahoo SportsNFL Draft is poker season, and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy might simply be its latest QB bluff
McCarthy's draft stock is soaring the past couple weeks, with betting odds following suit and his former coach heaping praise. Do NFL evaluators and front office members think it's real, or the latest in a long line of smokescreens?
The Canadian PressLarry Lloyd, former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest defender, dies at age 75
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Larry Lloyd, the former England international who was an integral part of Nottingham Forest’s back-to-back European Cup-winning teams, has died. He was 75. Forest announced the death of Lloyd on Thursday, without disclosing any further details. Lloyd, a center back, played for Liverpool from 1969-74 — the final five years of Bill Shankly’s era-defining managerial reign — and won the first division as well as the now-defunct UEFA Cup in 1973. After a spell at Coventry,
The Canadian PressUEFA will listen if Euro 2024 coaches want larger 26-player squads to lessen risks from injury
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European Championship organizer UEFA said on Thursday it will listen to national team coaches if they want bigger squads of 26 players instead of 23 for the tournament in Germany. Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said this week the number of injuries in modern soccer meant it was absurd to return to the traditional squad size of 23. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased 26-man squads were allowed by UEFA at Euro 2020, a delayed edition played in 2021, and at FIFA’s
Yahoo SportsLeBron James focusing on health over playoff seeding: 'I got to be smart with it'
The Lakers are currently in a Western Conference play-in spot with nine games to play.
The Canadian PressMichael Porter Jr. says his brother would never risk his love for hoops by associating with gambling
DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he’s sure his younger brother would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA playing career. The league announced Monday it has opened an investigation into Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations. ESPN first reported the probe, which it said surrounded Porter’s performance in games Jan. 26 and March 20. In both games, Porter played briefly before leaving citing injury or illness. In b
Yahoo SportsHow Tommy Lloyd won the support of former Arizona legends who criticized his hire
Richard Jefferson once called the coaching search that led to Lloyd's hire "a debacle." Gilbert Arenas once said Lloyd didn't have the credentials to coach Arizona. Now Lloyd has the approval of the best-known former Wildcats.
The Canadian PressBellingham set to return for Real Madrid from red-card ban to face Athletic Bilbao
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham is set to return for Real Madrid against Athletic Bilbao this weekend after the England midfielder missed his club’s last two games with a red-card suspension. That combined with an ankle sprain has kept Bellingham out of four of Madrid’s last six games. Even though he last scored for Madrid six weeks ago, Bellingham still leads the Spanish league with 16 goals after his breakout as a major scoring threat following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund. But
Headlines
- Jose Berrios takes the mound as Blue Jays open 2024 MLB season against Rays
- Knicks cruise past Raptors 145-101 in most lopsided home loss in Toronto's history
- Wander Franco removed from Rays' roster, placed on administrative leave amid probe
- Point scores, Vasilevskiy stops 23, surging Lightning beat Bruins 3-1
- Draymond Green ejected less than 4 minutes into Warriors' win over Magic
