• The Canadian Press

    Mark Jackson grew up playing Gaelic football. He's taking a shot at the American kind in Pittsburgh

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Jackson does not look out of place. Standing inside the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility on Friday, Jackson's yellow No. 2 blends in with the other 42 players trying to catch head coach Mike Tomlin's attention during the team's rookie minicamp. At 6-foot-1 and a solid 214 pounds, Jackson practically towers over Caleb Shudak, the other kicker brought in for a look. Things change, however, when Jackson starts to talk. Then it becomes very evident very quickly that while

  • The Canadian Press

    Lions made OT Giovanni Manu of Tonga the 1st NFL draft pick from University of British Columbia

    ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions offensive tackle Giovanni Manu woke up at 4 a.m. Friday and couldn't fall back asleep. On the rookie's ride to work, he was overcome by tears of joy. Manu's excitement and emotions were triggered by a long and lonely path, leaving his parents on the south Pacific island of Tonga at age 11 to live with his aunt and two older siblings in Vancouver in the hopes of a better life. A growth spurt in high school, along with support on and off the field, led to Man

  • The Canadian Press

    Mexico veterans Ochoa, Jiménez and Lozano are out of Copa America squad

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — World Cup veterans Guillermo Ochoa, Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano missed out on the Mexico squad for the Copa America on Friday. Between the three, they were at 10 World Cups. Ochoa, who will turn 39 in July, was a mainstay in Mexico's goal in the last three World Cups, but he recently lost the starting position with Salernitana in Serie A, and his club contract was about to expire. Ochoa was a starter in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups and was a substitute in 2006 and 20