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Iowa State players vote to decline bowl bid due to injury toll. Cyclones also in coaching transition

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State players voted to not play in a bowl game because the team doesn’t have healthy players to safety practice and play, the school announced Sunday. The Cyclones also are making a coaching transition from Matt Campbell, who was hired by Penn State on Friday, to Jimmy Rogers, who comes ... Read More »

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Star freestyle skier Kingsbury withdraws from moguls final at World Cup opener

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

RUKA — Star freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury withdrew before the start of men’s small final at Sunday’s World Cup moguls season opener. Kingsbury, who entered the event with 99 career World Cup victories, finished fourth in qualification but was not on the start list for the small final. The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., said at ... Read More »

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Quincy Williams arrives in Joker makeup for Jets’ Gotham City game against Dolphins

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quincy Williams is no joker when it comes to dressing for the occasion. The New York Jets linebacker arrived for the team’s game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins with his face made up to look like the comic and movie villain Joker — complete with a big painted-on red grin. ... Read More »

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Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Seemingly immune to widely negative reviews, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” notched the biggest opening ... Read More »

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Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals ‘fun’ at Putnam competition

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

ST. JOHN’S — Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is more of a mathematical sporting event than an academic test. The annual exam attracts thousands of students, most ... Read More »

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A flash mob waves Ukrainian flags as La Scala features a Russian opera for its gala season premiere

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob demonstrated for peace. La Scala’s music director Riccardo Chailly conducts Dmitry Shostakovich’s ... Read More »

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Alice Robinson of New Zealand leads World Cup giant slalom after 1st run, Mikaela Shiffrin in mix

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — Alice Robinson of New Zealand leads a World Cup giant slalom after the first run Sunday, with American standout Mikaela Shiffrin in the mix 0.72 seconds behind. Robinson, the third racer on the course, turned in a precise and powerful run to finish in 1 minute, 7.44 seconds as she chases ... Read More »

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Nice fans boo team during seventh straight loss, players show support for injured teammates

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

NICE, France (AP) — Nice was booed on the field a week after its players were attacked by supporters. The French team’s crisis on and off the pitch deepened as it lost 1-0 at home to Angers in Ligue 1 on Sunday for a seventh straight loss across all competitions. After last week’s defeat at ... Read More »

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Canadian women finish sixth for second week in a row on rugby sevens circuit

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

CAPE TOWN — Canada finished sixth for the second week in a row on the rugby sevens circuit, giving up a late try in a 12-10 loss to Japan on Sunday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS. It was Japan’s third straight win over the Canadian women this season. The Japanese won 26-19 in pool ... Read More »

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Roma loses at Cagliari in Serie A ahead of Spalletti’s return to Napoli with Juventus

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

MILAN (AP) — Roma lost ground in the Serie A title race as it fell to a 1-0 defeat at Cagliari on Sunday after playing most of the match with 10 men. Roma remained in fourth but one point behind Napoli and AC Milan – with both still to play this round — and three ... Read More »

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South Africa retain home sevens title in dramatic comeback and Wallaroos upset NZ

By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Blitzboks successfully defended their home rugby sevens title while Australia’s Wallaroos upset New Zealand in the women’s final on Sunday. South Africa became the first men’s team to win back-to-back Cape Town Sevens since their predecessors 10 years ago. Australia rebounded from being dominated by New Zealand ... Read More »

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