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Canada, other countries call on Israel to ensure aid groups can work in Gaza
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada and other countries are calling on Israel to boost the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza as the country reportedly moves to suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations. The Associated Press reports a Canadian non-profit, Oxfam Quebec, is on a list of 37 organizations set to be barred from Gaza by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowboys waive cornerback Trevon Diggs to end tumultuous finish to his Dallas career
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys waived cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous final season a game early in a Dallas career that never lived up to the promise of a 2021 All-Pro performance that included 11 interceptions. The move came five days before Dallas’ season finale Sunday at the New York Giants, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 Indiana returns to the Rose Bowl for first time since 1968 to take on CFP stalwart Alabama
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
No. 11 Alabama (11-3, CFP No. 9 seed) vs. No. 1 Indiana (13-0, CFP No. 1 seed), Thursday, 4 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Indiana by 7. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? Undefeated Big Ten champion Indiana is playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since Jan. 1, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Mississippi brace for rematch in the Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
No. 3 Georgia (12-1, CFP No. 3 seed) vs. No. 6 Mississippi (12-1, CFP No. 6 seed), Thursday, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Georgia by 6 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 33-13-1. What’s at stake? The winner moves on to a CFP semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8. Georgia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ECHL players ratify new labor deal, ending strike that had postponed games
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
The Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced Tuesday that its membership had ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with the ECHL following a strike that forced the postponement of 41 games since last week. The new agreement will run through the 2029-30 season for the North American minor league two tiers below the NHL. Games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oregon, Texas Tech set to make Orange Bowl debuts, with berth in CFP semifinals at stake
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
No. 5 Oregon (12-1, CFP No. 5 seed) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1, CFP No. 4 seed), Thursday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Oregon by 2 1/2. Series record: Oregon leads 3-0. What’s at stake? A berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals against either Indiana or Alabama awaits the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orange Bowl showdown: Texas Tech and Oregon are mirror images, set to face off in CFP quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The formula for getting to this season’s Orange Bowl apparently went like this: Score a ton of points, allow very few points, have a big play on basically every possession, excel on third downs offensively, be stingy on third downs defensively. That was Texas Tech’s path. That was also Oregon’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Olympian Charline Labonté joins Vancouver Goldeneyes staff
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Goldeneyes have added a four-time gold medallist to their staff, hiring Charline Labonté as a player development consultant. The goaltender from Boisbriand, Que., won Olympic gold with Canada in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014, and hoisted the CWHL’s Clarkson Cup with the Montreal Canadiennes in 2017. She was named the Clarkson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utilityman Amed Rosario and New York Yankees finalize $2.5 million, 1-year contract
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Amed Rosario and the Yankees finalized their $2.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that keeps the utilityman in New York. Rosario was acquired from Washington on July 26 for right-hander Clayton Beeter and minor league outfielder Browm Martinez. Rosario hit .303 with one homer and five RBIs in 33 at-bats over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Africa Cup of Nations already knows which teams have made it to the knockout stage
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Tanzania and Tunisia secured the last two available spots in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Tuesday, thanks to their 1-1 draw in Group C. It wrecked Angola’s hopes of squeezing through as one of the best third-place finishers with just two points from Group B. Angola’s goal difference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Goldeneyes continue search for away wins on extended road swing
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
It’s another week, another rink for the Vancouver Goldeneyes. Between an extended series of away games and the PWHL’s Takeover Tour, life on the road has become somewhat routine for the expansion club. “It’s totally a bonding moment,” defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins said. “It sucks not being at home, but that’s just the name of the ... Read More »
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