December 8th, 2025
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes gap with Blue Jays is small

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees spent most of the 2025 season chasing the AL champion Blue Jays. From a summer sweep to a postseason gut punch, Toronto became the measuring stick the Yankees couldn’t clear. Aaron Boone was asked how his club closes that gap going into 2026. “Playing better against them ... Read More »

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Notre Dame’s Love, Indiana’s Mendoza, Vanderbilt’s Pavia, Ohio State’s Sayin named Heisman finalists

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy for the top player in college football. The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the finalists Monday night, who are invited to New York for the ... Read More »

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NBA fines Magic’s Bane $35K for throwing ball at Knicks’s Anunoby

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has issued a $35,000 fine to Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane for forcefully throwing the ball at an opponent “in an unsportsmanlike manner.” The league announced the fine Monday. The sequence happened on a transition play with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s road loss to the ... Read More »

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NFL flexes Patriots-Ravens to prime time for Week 16 showdown

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has flexed the Week 16 game between AFC playoff contenders New England and Baltimore into the Sunday night prime time slot. The league announced the change Monday to move the Patriots-Ravens from a 1 p.m. ET start in regional window to the national TV spot on NBC at 8:20 ... Read More »

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Matt Chisholm of San Francisco Giants wins Fishel Award for MLB public relations excellence

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Chisholm of the San Francisco Giants has won the Robert O. Fishel Award for public relations excellence. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday at the winter meetings. The Fishel Award is named for the former executive with Cleveland, the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees and the American ... Read More »

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Eric Morris introduced as Oklahoma State coach, vows to revive program Gundy brought to prominence

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — For years, Eric Morris admired what Mike Gundy built at Oklahoma State from afar. As a former assistant coach at Big 12 rival Texas Tech, he learned about the high-scoring Cowboy offenses, high-level quarterback play and the long list of athletes who weren’t highly recruited but turned out to be great ... Read More »

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Pete Carroll defends field goal decision after backlash from the Raiders’ loss to Broncos

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Pete Carroll knows his decisions as Raiders coach are especially magnified when they affect the betting line, as happened in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to Denver. He sent Daniel Carlson onto the field to kick a 46-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, and when the ball sailed through the uprights, Las ... Read More »

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Passengers in boxing champion Terence Crawford’s vehicle allege rights violated during traffic stop

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The head of security for world boxing champion Terence Crawford and two other people filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Omaha’s police chief and more than a dozen officers for their conduct during a September traffic stop. Crawford was stopped early Sept. 28 on suspicion of reckless driving hours after a ... Read More »

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Seahawks’ Darnold bounces back from trio of shaky games, stands out in 2nd half against Falcons

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold and Seattle’s offense didn’t get off to the start it wanted on Sunday, though the Seahawks quarterback certainly rounded into form in the second half. Darnold threw three touchdown passes, all in the second half, of a 37-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. It was Darnold’s most touchdown passes in ... Read More »

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Roberts says World Baseball Classic a ‘very delicate’ matter for Ohtani, Yamamoto and Sasaki

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Admitting participation by Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki in the World Baseball Classic is “very delicate” following a World Series that stretched into November, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t sure whether any limits will be placed on his team’s Japanese stars. Ohtani had elbow surgery in September ... Read More »

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Texas A&M aims for national championship after first College Football Playoff berth

By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M is in the College Football Playoff for the first time, taking a huge step toward contending for a national championship after years of coming up short. But the Aggies certainly aren’t content just to be in the playoff. “Obviously there was excitement yesterday to sit in the watch ... Read More »

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