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English-born defender Alfie Jones looking forward to debut with Canada
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Add patience to Alfie Jones’ list of attributes. The English-born centre back, who plays his club for football for Middlesbrough, had to bide his time ahead of his planned Canada debut Tuesday against Venezuela. The 28-year-old Jones had hoped to be able to take his citizenship oath last week upon arriving in Canada for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-owned English club Norwich hires former Brugge, Monaco coach Philippe Clement
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NORWICH, England (AP) — American-owned English soccer club Norwich hired former Club Brugge, Monaco and Rangers coach Philippe Clement on Tuesday aiming to end a historically bad run of home results. Norwich’s eight straight home losses to start this season have the team 23rd in the 24-team second-tier Championship and star striker Josh Sargent lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dubious call seals Eagles’ win over Lions and shakes up the NFC playoff race
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
The Detroit Lions’ fistful of fourth-down failures may have doomed them to a crucial loss at Philadelphia, but it was field judge Lo Van Pham’s dubious pass interference call in the waning minutes that sealed the Eagles’ triumph and jumbled the NFC playoff picture. What appeared like a textbook stop on third down by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions Classic: No. 17 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Kentucky, No. 5 Duke vs. No. 24 Kansas
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
It has been nearly 15 years since Kentucky, Michigan State, Duke and Kansas first played in the Champions Classic. It seemed a bit far-fetched at the time, the idea of inviting just four programs to the same high-profile event, year after year. What if one of college basketball’s marquee programs suddenly began to struggle? What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Colts’ Isabel Diaz rose quickly to become 1 of 11 women with full-time coaching jobs in the NFL
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
A craving for donuts helped introduce Isabel Diaz to football as a kid in kindergarten. Quickly, she was hooked — on the NFL; not the sugary treat. Now Diaz is in her third season with the Indianapolis Colts as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow. She assists special teams coordinator Brian Mason and senior assistant special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This hurts: How injuries to Wembanyama and others could impact shots at NBA awards
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Let the record show that it’s very possible Victor Wembanyama essentially lost this season’s defensive player of the year award in mid-November, in a game against the Golden State Warriors. And he was dominating that game, too. But Wembanyama got hurt. Strained left calf. He’ll be out for the next two or three weeks, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethyn Ewing won his 2nd MMA fight in 8 days in his UFC debut in New York. How does that happen?
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethyn Ewing slept through dozens of calls and text messages Thursday morning, from everyone from anxious family members to his inner fight camp circle. Wake up, Ethyn. His UFC dream was waiting for him. “My sister, she never calls me in the morning,” Ewing said. “She said, ‘call dad, it’s an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico set to face UConn for first time in 13 years
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Kim Barnes Arico has fond memories of her last time coaching against Geno Auriemma and UConn13 years ago. The Michigan coach was still at St. John’s and the Red Storm went up to Connecticut and ended the Huskies’ 99-game home winning streak. That was back in 2012. Now they’ll meet on Friday in the Hall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cal Baptist hosts UC Riverside following Worthy’s 20-point game
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
UC Riverside Highlanders (2-2) at Cal Baptist Lancers (3-0) Riverside, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside takes on Cal Baptist after Marqui Worthy scored 20 points in UC Riverside’s 76-74 loss to the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks. Cal Baptist went 17-15 overall last season while going 11-5 at home. The Lancers averaged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan’s Babar fined 10% of match fee for breaking own stumps
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Star batter Babar Azam has been fined 10% of his match fee for breaking his own stumps during Pakistan’s clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the recent home one-day international series. Babar hit the stumps in frustration after he was clean bowled by Sri Lanka leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay for 34 in ... Read More »
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