National Sports
Gaudreau Family 5K raises more than $500,000 for accessible playground at special education school
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The first 5K held in the memory of John and Matt Gaudreau helped raise more than $500,000, enough to break ground later this year on an accessible playground at the special education school where the hockey players’ mother works. Thousands attended the Gaudreau Family 5K Walk /Run and Family Day in May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernando Alonso cleared to race in F1’s Hungarian GP after missing first practice with injury
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Aston Martin says Fernando Alonso has been “medically cleared” to drive ahead of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he missed the first practice session because of a back injury. Aston Martin said earlier Friday that the two-time F1 champion had been hampered by the injury since last week’s Belgian Grand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookie tight end Tyler Warren is starting to find his fit at Indianapolis Colts training camp
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Warren still appreciates the blue-and-white team colors. Everything else has changed — his number, the shade of blue he wears, even his new decals-laden helmet. This is what happens when the best tight end in college football turns pro. Warren, Penn State’s most versatile player in 2024, now finds himself on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL, Blue Bombers monitoring Winnipeg air quality ahead of game against Argonauts
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
WINNIPEG — The CFL and Winnipeg Blue Bombers say they’re monitoring air quality ahead of Friday’s scheduled game against the Toronto Argonauts. Forest fire smoke from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba has drifted into the Manitoba capital. Winnipeg’s Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was at 10-plus — or very high risk — as of 10 a.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UAE to host cricket tri-series ahead of T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates will host a Twenty20 tri-series including Afghanistan and Pakistan later this month as part of the teams’ buildup for next year’s T20 World Cup. Sharjah will host all seven games of the tri-series, starting Aug. 29. Teams play against each other twice before the top two qualify for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wrexham signs former England defender Conor Coady from Leicester
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham signed defender Conor Coady from Leicester as it reshapes its squad to cope with promotion to the second-tier Championship. Coady brings 198 games’ worth of Premier League experience and 10 appearances for the English national team. He was part of England’s squad at the last World Cup in 2022 but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Quinnen Williams is sidelined with a calf injury and expected to miss 1-2 weeks
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will be sidelined a week or two with a calf injury after getting hurt in practice Thursday. Coach Aaron Glenn said sitting Williams was a “precautionary” move and the injury isn’t expected to be a long-term issue. “We want to make sure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enhanced Games (no drug testing) signs its first female athlete, world-champion swimmer Megan Romano
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
The Olympic-style sports venture that will run an event next year with no drug testing signed world-champion swimmer Megan Romano as its first female and first American athlete Thursday. The Enhanced Games will debut next May in Las Vegas, featuring swimming, track and weightlifting competitions in an event that will allow athletes to use performance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India hits back in the afternoon to reduce England to 215-7 at tea in fifth and final test
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — India hit back strongly in the afternoon to put the brakes on England on day two of the fifth and final test, which India must win to tie the series. England was 215-7 after 42.5 overs at tea on Friday at the Oval, trailing India by only nine runs but with its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacory Patterson worked the overnight shift loading trucks at UPS. Now, he’s one of top 400 runners
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
At night, Jacory Patterson loaded delivery trucks at UPS. That way by day, he could train. This routine went on for nearly a year to support his true dream job — sprinting. Patterson’s time in the 400 meters this season has never been speedier, even if he has been sometimes sleep deprived. At 25, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals’ trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win now while simultaneously continuing to build for the future. In other words, they wanted to have it all. They largely succeeded, ... Read More »
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