PHOENIX—The United States scored nine runs against Canada in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run homer from Mike Trout, and went on to win 12–1 by mercy rule in seven innings on Monday in a pivotal Pool C game at the World Baseball Classic. The much-needed victory coming off the U.S. team’s 11–5 loss…
Transgender Player to Join Australian Basketball League
An Australian semi-professional women’s basketball league is set to include a transgender athlete for the first time. Andrew Bogut, former National Basketball Association player, broke the news saying the league would have a “biological male playing this upcoming season” in the NBL1 South league, which mainly includes teams in the state of Victoria. “Are you…
High Jump Pioneer and Icon Fosbury Dies at 76
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76, his agent Ray Schulte said on Monday. Fosbury won gold in the high jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he jumped back first to…
Scheffler on Another Big Run, This One Getting Attention
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Scottie Scheffler finally won, and then he kept winning, and the question a year ago was when this incredible hot streak would finally cool. Now comes another question: Did it ever? Even with a green jacket that ended last year’s remarkable run—four victories in six starts, capped by a Masters so dominant…
Year After Sports Betting Legalized, Ontarians Wager Over $11.5 Billion in One Quarter
Nearly one year after sports betting was legalized in Canada, Ontarians wagered more than $11.5 billion on sports gambling in the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31, 2022, an increase of 91 percent over the previous quarter. According to iGaming Ontario, the province’s internet-gambling regulator, the total net revenue in Ontario was $457 million over the…
Felton Spencer, Former Louisville Star and NBA Veteran, Dies at 55
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Felton Spencer, who set Louisville single-season and career records in field goal percentage before playing 12 years in the NBA, has died. He was 55. Spencer’s sister, Tammy Pollock, posted about his death on Twitter Sunday afternoon and the school confirmed information with the family. No cause of death was given. Louisville wrote on…
China Top of Mind in NRL’s Pacific Push
March 13, 2023
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China is top of mind for Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) as it begins deliberations around whether to put a team in the South Pacific region—the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between Beijing and democratic nations. The move to grant a license to a “Pasifika” club would be the latest “soft power” initiative by the…
No. 3 Seed Jessica Pegula Fights Back at Indian Wells
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula of the United States and seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece were among those that rallied back from early deficits to avoid upsets on Sunday, March 12, in the round of 32 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Pegula managed to pull off a 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 victory…
U.S. Faces Canada in Must-Win Game in World Baseball Classic
PHOENIX—A must-win situation arrived early for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. The loss to Mexico on Sunday night in front of a capacity crowd in Phoenix put the U.S. in a precarious position. A loss to Canada in Monday’s night Pool C game would leave the Americans needing a win Wednesday against…
Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—The Miami Dolphins are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday, March 12. The Rams will get Miami’s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and tight end Hunter Long, according to the people,…
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