By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 16, 2024 4:16 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher Brian Serven off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, the Major League Baseball team announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old Serven appeared in 11 games with the Colorado Rockies last … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan’s social media posts. Hogan said on the social media platform X that he used a ball point pen to puncture the car’s airbag and free the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kelce stood on the sideline in tears as the final seconds ticked off in his likely final NFL game. Kelce embraced his long-time offensive line coach. He removed his helmet once the game ended — a Philadelphia Eagles loss that completed a harrowing season-ending collapse — and extended his hand to his … Read more
Hulk Hogan has long been a hero in wrestling circles, but his latest actions take his heroics far beyond the ring. According to recent reports, the WWE legend sprang into action over the weekend, helping to rescue a teen girl from her car, which had flipped during a multi-car crash in Florida. Hogan, 70, had … Read more
GLOUCESTER, England — Wales international Louis Rees-Zammit, one of the world’s most exciting wingers, is quitting rugby to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL. The 22-year-old Rees-Zammit has accepted an invitation to join the NFL’s international player pathway, his English club Gloucester said Tuesday. A few minutes later, Wales announced its enlarged squad … Read more
TOKYO — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a city park district, renowned for its rows of 100-year-old ginkgo trees, into a largely commercial area anchored around three skyscrapers. The plan for the Jingu Gaien area calls for razing a famous baseball stadium where Babe … Read more
TORONTO – Lost in the midst of a four-game skid, RJ Barrett says that the Toronto Raptors just have to stick to the plan. Jayson Tatum had a double-double with 19 points, 14 rebounds and six assists to power the Boston Celtics past the Raptors 105-96 on Monday. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., scored 24 points … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Sloane Stephens picked up her first win at the Australian Open since 2019 when she beat wild-card entry Olivia Gadecki 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the second round. The 30-year-old American, who won the U.S. Open in 2017, won five straight games from 2-0 down in the opening set and eased … Read more
Norm Snead, an NFL quarterback for 16 seasons in the 1960s and ’70s who was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, has died. He was 84. Snead died Sunday in Naples, Florida, his brother, Danny, told The Associated Press on Monday. A cause of death was not provided. Snead was the second overall pick in the … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka waved to the crowd and walked back up the players’ tunnel past the images of former champions after her Grand Slam comeback ended in a first-round loss at the Australian Open to 16th-seeded Caroline Garcia. It was too soon into her comeback for the former two-time … Read more
