National Sports
Brewers pay tribute to longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker in star-studded pregame ceremony
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said it didn’t take long to realize Uecker might be better suited for a different role. “The first scouting report Bob sent back here had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nico Paz shines as Como beats Lazio 2-0 in Serie A
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Nico Paz set up one goal and scored a stunning second as Como kicked off its Serie A season with a 2-0 win over Lazio on Sunday. Cesc Fabregas’ team broke the deadlock less than two minutes into the second half when Nico Paz gathered the ball inside his own half and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rennes sees red again with 2 players sent off in opening 11 minutes of 4-0 loss to Lorient
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Rennes would like to finish a match with all 11 of its players on the field. After having Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal sent off in the first half of its season-opening win over Marseille last week, Rennes had two players dismissed in the first 11 minutes of a 4-0 loss at Lorient in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernandez cruises past Marino in all-Canadian matchup to advance at US Open
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
NEW YORK — Leylah Fernandez cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over fellow Canadian Rebecca Marino in first-round women’s singles action on Sunday at the U.S. Open. Fernandez of Laval, Que., had one ace and three double faults but converted on all five of her break-point opportunities. Marino, from Vancouver, fired two aces and also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CJ Carr hopes to add to family’s football legacy after winning starting QB job at No. 6 Notre Dame
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr grew up in a football family. His father, Jason, was a quarterback at Michigan and his grandfather, Lloyd, led the Wolverines to a perfect season and the 1997 national championship as their head coach. Now the younger Carr has a chance to create a new legacy for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamburg celebrates Bundesliga return with goalless draw at Gladbach
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Hamburger SV returned from a seven-year absence and emerged from its first game back in the Bundesliga with a 0-0 draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The promoted side spent much of Sunday’s game defending, with goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes diving well to deny Gladbach captain Rocco Reitz among other saves. Hamburg substitutes Jean-Luc ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United still winless in Premier League after draw at Fulham, Grealish inspires Everton
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
Manchester United is still searching for its first win of the season in the Premier League after squandering the lead in a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday. Everton did get off the mark, though, beginning life in its new waterfront home at Bramley-Moore Dock with a 2-0 win over Brighton thanks to an impressive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Derrick Nnadi returns to the Chiefs in a trade after a brief stint with the Jets, AP source says
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
Derrick Nnadi is heading back to the Kansas City Chiefs after a brief stay with the New York Jets. The Chiefs agreed to re-acquire the defensive tackle Sunday from the Jets with each team also trading conditional sixth- and seventh-round picks in the 2027 draft, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vingegaard wins Spanish Vuelta’s 2nd stage with bloodied elbow from crash
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
LIMONE PIEMONTE, Italy (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard finished strongly to win the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Italy on Sunday, justifying his status as the favorite in Tadej PogaÄŤar’s absence. Vingegaard was involved in a big crash involving many riders – including his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates – but he rejoined the peloton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu wins a match in New York for the 1st time since her title
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Raducanu finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open, earning her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title there as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 in just 62 minutes on Sunday. “Of course, I’m very, very pleased,” Raducanu said, noting that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shilo Sanders waived by the Buccaneers, AP source says
By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than 24 hours after he was ejected from a preseason game for throwing a punch, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team ... Read More »
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