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White Sox add Munetaka Murakami with $34 million, 2-year contract
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago White Sox have added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup, agreeing to a $34 million, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger. Murakami, who turns 26 on Feb. 2, joins a promising group of young hitters that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth. The White Sox finished last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Commanders showed more fight during a late brawl with the Eagles than during many games
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
Dan Quinn’s Washington Commanders showed more fight after a late 2-point conversion by the Philadelphia Eagles than they have during many plays and games in this 4-11 season filled with lopsided losses. All of those punches, and all of that pushing and shoving, did nothing to change the result Saturday night — Washington allowed Philadelphia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Reece Howden golden again in men’s World Cup ski cross
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
INNICHEN — Canada’s Reece Howden earned his second gold medal of the weekend with another win on Sunday in World Cup men’s ski cross action. Germany’s Florian Wilmsmann grabbed silver and France’s Evan Klufts took bronze. Switzerland’s Alex Fiva was last in the four-man final. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., defeated Fiva for gold in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen reshapes front office by hiring Marc Bergevin and Josh Flynn
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Newly hired Buffalo Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen has wasted little time reshaping the team’s front office by hiring former Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin and Josh Flynn to his staff. The hirings, announced by the team on Sunday, come in Kekalainen’s first week on the job, and a day after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nice finally ends 9-game losing streak with a win in the French Cup
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Nice finally ended a nine-game losing streak when it beat Saint-Étienne 2-1 at home to reach the last 32 of the French Cup on Sunday. Striker Zoumana Diallo netted his first goal for Nice and midfielder Morgan Sanson scored the other goal to give Nice much-needed respite in what has been a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!See how players have qualified for the Masters
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Players expected to compete in the 90th Masters on April 9-12 and how they qualified for their invitations. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): Masters champions (lifetime) Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humphries Armbruster gets 1st World Cup bobsled win since becoming a mom, ends 20-race German streak
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster has won dozens of races in her bobsled career. The victory she got Sunday was like none of the others. It was her first since she turned 40. And it was her first since becoming a mother. With the Milan Cortina Olympics less than two months away, Humphries Armbruster seems to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan forward Takumi Minamino stretchered off with knee injury in Monaco’s French Cup game
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
MONACO (AP) — Japan forward Takumi Minamino left the field on a stretcher after hurting his left knee playing for Monaco during a French Cup game at Auxerre on Sunday. The 30-year-old Minamino was expected to be a leading player for Japan at the World Cup next year. It was not immediately known how serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Excitement building as Morocco prepares to open 35th Africa Cup of Nations against Comoros
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Excited red-and-green clad fans were making their way to the stadium hours before kickoff as Morocco prepares to open the 35th Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. The party started the night before with a parade of fans through the capital city, Rabat. The Atlas Lions, as the home team is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona defender Christensen faces long spell out after tearing ACL in left knee at training
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
BARCELONA (AP) — Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen faces a long spell on the sidelines after tearing the ACL in his left knee in training on Saturday. Barcelona said Sunday in a statement on X that the injury happened when the Danish central defender twisted his knee. Defending champion Barcelona leads the La Liga standings and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marco wins! Schwarz scores World Cup giant slalom victory with favored Marco Odermatt sixth
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
ALTA BADIA, Italy (AP) — Yes, a Marco won the World Cup giant slalom Sunday. Just not the one expected at Alta Badia. Marco Schwarz was first on the classic Gran Risa course where Marco Odermatt, the dominant skier of his generation, had won five of the past six giant slaloms. Wearing start bib No. ... Read More »
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