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Major League Soccer flipping calendar, with season to run July through May
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Major League Soccer is changing its schedule to start in summer and end in spring starting in 2027. MLS says in a release that the move, approved Thursday by the league’s board of governors, is one of the most significant developments in the league’s history. The change means the MLS season will kick off in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowboys prepare to play first game since Marshawn Kneeland’s death
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — And now the Cowboys play on. Somehow. Dallas is preparing to play its first game since 24-year-old defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead Nov. 6 of an apparent suicide. The Cowboys are coming off a bye week, which has given them additional time to absorb the loss and get in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Apple TV to offer all MLS matches without extra subscription next year
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Apple TV subscribers will be able to watch all Major League Soccer matches without an additional subscription beginning next year. During the first three years of MLS’ 10-year, $2.5 billion agreement with Apple, a standalone Season Pass subscription was needed to access all matches. During this season, over 200 matches were simulcast on both MLS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Magic’s Paolo Banchero out with strained groin, return timeline will be set after treatment
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando forward Paolo Banchero has a strained left groin and will not play for the Magic when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. An MRI exam on Thursday confirmed the strain — which was also the team’s original diagnosis when Banchero left Wednesday’s game in New York in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz seals year-ending No. 1 ranking
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz seals year-ending No. 1 ranking. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British billionaire Joe Lewis is pardoned by Trump for insider trading and conspiracy crimes
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, was pardoned by President Donald Trump more than a year after he was fined $5 million after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, authorities said Thursday. Lewis, 88, had requested a pardon so he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers will try to hold on to first in the AFC North when Joe Flacco and Bengals visit
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Cincinnati (3-6) at Pittsburgh (5-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 5 1/2. Against the spread: Bengals 3-6; Steelers 4-5. Series record: Steelers lead 71-41. Last meeting: Bengals beat Steelers 33-31 on Oct. 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. Last week: Bengals were off; Steelers lost to Chargers 25-10. Bengals offense: overall (22), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appeal successful: India’s Sumit Nagal gets Chinese visa for Grand Slam tennis qualifier
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top-ranked male tennis player has received a Chinese visa for an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginning Nov. 24 in Chengdu after first being denied one. Sumit Nagal took to social media on Tuesday to ask the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, and the Chinese embassy to intervene on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he rigged pitches
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians star pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he took bribes to help gamblers win bets on his pitches. The 27-year-old reliever was released on $600,000 bond following his appearance in Brooklyn federal court. Clase also surrendered his passport and was ordered to limit his travel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golf course pitch for Cape Breton provincial park was ‘unreasonable,’ premier says
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
HALIFAX — A golf course developer’s controversial pitch to build in a Cape Breton provincial park is going nowhere, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters on Thursday. The provincial Department of Natural Resources decided Cabot’s proposal for an 18-hole course and golf shop in West Mabou Beach Provincial Park should not proceed to consultations, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stafford looks to continue red-hot run when Rams host Seahawks with first place in NFC West at stake
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Seattle Seahawks (7-2) at Los Angeles Rams (7-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 3 Against the spread: Seahawks 7-2, Rams 7-2 Series record: Seahawks lead 28-27. Last meeting: Seahawks beat Rams 30-25 in Inglewood, California, on Jan. 5. Last week: Seahawks beat Cardinals 44-22, Rams beat 49ers 42-26. Seahawks offense: ... Read More »
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