National Sports
Blue Jays extend qualifying offer to star infielder Bo Bichette
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have extended a qualifying offer to star infielder Bo Bichette, the Major League Baseball club announced Thursday. Bichette has until Nov. 18 to accept the offer. By extending the qualifying offer, the Blue Jays will get a draft pick in compensation if Bichette signs elsewhere in free agency. Bichette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 6 Oregon enters crucial closing stretch on road against rolling Iowa
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
No. 6 Oregon enters the home stretch of the regular season needing to win out to stay alive for a second straight College Football Playoff bid. It begins Saturday at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, where highly ranked visiting teams usually must be at their best to leave with a victory. The Ducks (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jags’ Cam Little sends another jersey to Canton but keep his cleats and the record-setting ball
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little is sending a second jersey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Little opted to keep the ball he used and the cleats he wore while making the longest field goal in NFL history, a 68-yarder at the end of the first half that propelled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlanta United hires coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino a year after he left Inter Miami and Lionel Messi
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United is bringing back Gerardo “Tata” Martino as coach, signing him through the 2027 season. Atlanta made the announcement on Thursday, re-hiring the man who led the team to the Major League Soccer title in 2018 and was named coach of the year. “This moment is not about revisiting the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Goldeneyes, Seattle Torrent the names of PWHL’s expansion clubs
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent are the names of the two new Professional Women’s Hockey League teams joining the league this season. The PWHL unveiled Thursday the names and logos of the clubs that bring the number of teams in the league from six to eight when the third season starts Nov. 21. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purdue hoping to add new twist to surprisingly successful series against No. 1 Ohio State
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Barry Odom has been getting a crash course in Purdue football history all season. The first-year Boilermakers coach jumped right into the scheduling debate this summer by calling out the school’s biggest rival, Indiana. He learned the nuances of the Shillelagh Trophy game against Notre Dame and the Cannon Trophy game against Illinois, and this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL unveils expansion team nicknames: Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Get ready for a women’s pro hockey Torrent in Seattle and the Goldeneyes in Vancouver, as the PWHL unveiled logos and nicknames for its two expansion franchises on Thursday. The designs and names were chosen to reflect each of the two Pacific Northwest markets. It’s a process that began in April at about the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Moe and Gainer Gopher join forces to support CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s premier is teaming up with the province’s largest, most-huggable rodent to cheer on the Green Riders in the CFL’s West final this weekend. Premier Scott Moe, with Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher beside him, declared Friday to be Green and White Day in honour of the team’s signature colours. Moe and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Series and rest of Blue Jays’ post-season boosted Toronto hotels, businesses
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
TORONTO — An organization that tracks and promotes tourism in Toronto says the World Series and the entire Blue Jays’ post-season run gave the city a big economic boost, with more visitors and more spending at local businesses. Destination Toronto says the four home games of the World Series saw a 15 per cent average ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!San Diego Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as manager
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
The San Diego Padres have hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager. Stammen got a three-year contract Thursday to begin his first managerial job at any level of the sport. The longtime right-handed reliever retired from his playing career with the Padres in August 2023, and he spent last season as an assistant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men field young squad against Romania in first of three November tests
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Canada coach Stephen Meehan has named a young match-day roster for Saturday’s men’s rugby test against Romania. The starting 15 goes into the game at Bucharest’s Stadionul Arcul de Triumf with a combined 244 caps, with captain Lucas Rumball (62), fellow forward Cole Keith (41) and fullback Peter Nelson (32) accounting for 135 of them. ... Read More »
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