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Big 12’s Brett Yormark says college athletics needs legislation that’s stalled in Congress
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football. “Let me be clear about this,” Yormark said Saturday before the Big 12 championship game between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgium, Germany and Croatia to play group games in Canada at 2026 World Cup
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Germany, Belgium and Croatia are among the teams that will play games in Canada in group play at next summer’s FIFA World Cup. The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was announced Saturday in Washington D.C. Canada is staging 13 games, seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto. Three of those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup final will be an afternoon match at MetLife Stadium, allowing prime-time viewing in Europe
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Cup final will kick off at 3 p.m. EDT next July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. FIFA announced the start times for the tournament’s 104 matches on Saturday, a day after the draw for the expanded 48-nation tournament. The kickoff time allows for prime-time viewing in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cal’s star QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele commits to staying after new coach hire
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele committed on Saturday to staying with the program following the hiring of coach Tosh Lupoi. Sagapolutele’s future was one the big questions hovering over the Golden Bears after his stellar debut season and the firing of coach Justin Wilcox last month. Lupoi went to Hawaii to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: FIFA unveils 2026 World Cup matches for Toronto, Vancouver
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Germany and Croatia are set to play group-stage matches in Toronto during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Belgium headlines Vancouver’s slate. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal stunned late by Aston Villa and Man City closes gap at the top to 2 points
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
The Premier League title race was blown open after Arsenal conceded in stoppage time and lost at Aston Villa 2-1 on Sarturday. Emiliano Buendia struck at the death and stunned first-placed Arsenal. That allowed second-placed Manchester City to close the gap at the top to two points after beating Sunderland 3-0. Villa was a point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier just miss podium at Grand Prix Final
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
NAGOYA — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished fourth in figure skating’s Grand Prix final Saturday, missing the podium by just 0.06 points. Gilles and Poirier were third after the rhythm dance Thursday but placed fourth in the free dance with 125.86 points to their “Vincent” program — bringing their total to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane scores hat trick and Bayern extends Bundesliga lead to 11 points
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane was substituted in at the hour mark and still had enough time to score a hat trick on Saturday. The England captain took his goal tally for Bayern Munich this season to 28 and the defending champions extended their lead to 11 points after thrashing Stuttgart 5-0 on the road. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charlton fan dies after medical emergency and game against Portsmouth postponed
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A soccer fan died following a medical emergency that forced the postponement of the English second-division match between Charlton and Portsmouth on Saturday. The game was halted after 12 minutes as the fan received treatment. Charlton said later the unnamed fan died at a local hospital. “The club are devastated to report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby sevens women have tough day at Cape Town Sevens
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
CAPE TOWN — Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play. The day ended with a comprehensive 31- 12 loss to France at DHL Stadium, dropping the Canadian women into Sunday’s fifth-place semifinal against Fiji. The win avenged France’s 19-12 loss to Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charlton fan dies after medical emergency during game against Portsmouth
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A soccer fan died following a medical emergency that forced the postponement of a second-division match between Charlton and Portsmouth on Saturday. The game was halted after 12 minutes as the fan received treatment. Charlton said later the fan had died at a local hospital. “The club are devastated to report that ... Read More »
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