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Ogbole sets career highs with 21 points, 13 boards and Rutgers beats UNLV to end Players Era tourney
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Emmanuel Ogbole set career highs with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Dylan Grant added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Rutgers ended a three-game losing streak with an 80-65 victory over UNLV on Thursday to conclude the Players Era tournament. Rutgers trailed 39-33 at halftime before scoring the opening 11 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yates scores 25, Diallo adds 19 to lead Washington past Nevada 83-66 in Acrisure classic
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Wesley Yates III scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half after Zoom Diallo had 13 of his 19 in the first half and Washington beat Nevada 83-66 in the Acrisure Holiday Classic on Thursday. The Huskies (5-1), who won their bracket in the same tournament last year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps embracing pressure ahead of Western Conference final
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Pressure is nothing new for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The team has stunned some onlookers this season, mounting come-from-behind victories, upsetting top opponents, and scoring jaw-dropping goals as time ticks down. Now the ‘Caps are leaning on those moments as they head into their biggest game of the season — the Western Conference final. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smoot throws for 422 yards, 4 TDs and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 in 101st Turkey Day Classic
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Te’Sean Smoot threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns, with 189 yards going to Jalen Jones, and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 on Thursday in the 101st Turkey Day Classic. Alabama State (10-2) finished co-champions of the SWAC East Division, but Jackson State advanced to the conference championship game after earning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourth down woes on offense, defense costly for Lions in loss to Packers
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Under coach Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have become synonymous with fourth down success. Campbell goes for it on fourth down more than any other NFL coach, and Detroit’s success in those situations has been a major force in its transformation into an annual contender in the NFC. This month, though, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A nightmare’: Champion sprinter Bruny Surin shocked by McGill’s athletics cuts
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Bruny Surin thought it was a hoax. McGill University’s historic track and field program is a fixture in Canada’s amateur sports landscape so when word flashed across Surin’s phone that the school was scrapping it after 125 years, the Olympic champion sprinter didn’t buy it. “To me, that news is a nightmare,” Surin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks scores 21, Pierre grabs 21 boards and No. 25 N.C. State women top Green Bay 79-67 in Cancun
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Zoe Brooks scored 21 points, Khamil Pierre had a career-high 21 rebounds and No. 25 N.C. State pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Green Bay 79-67 in the Cancun Classic on Thursday. Brooks and Pierre both had eight points in the final period when the Wolfpack made 10 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harding hits go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left as TCU beats No. 10 Florida 84-80
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brock Harding made a go-ahead jumper in the key with 48 seconds left and then hit five free throws in the final 13 seconds for TCU, which rallied to stun No. 10 Florida 84-80 in the first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thursday. Jace Posey scored 16 of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and Packers DT Devonte Wyatt leave Thanksgiving game with ankle injuries
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Green Bay defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt had ankle injuries in the Packers’ 31-24 win over the Lions on Thursday. St. Brown limped off the field and toward the locker room in the first quarter. He was injured after two Detroit lineman rolled into the receiver’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns on Friday. Tkachuk is slated to return to Ottawa’s lineup against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-week recovery from a thumb injury that required surgery. He was hurt on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators, in just the Senators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby brands pipeline ‘energy vampire’ as First Nations vow it will never happen
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby and First Nations have thrown up a wall of opposition to a proposed northern oil pipeline, after Alberta and the federal government signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward making it a reality. Eby said Thursday that the pipeline proposal was a distraction that had already cost B.C. another ... Read More »
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