National Sports
Robert Kraft and Bud Adams among Pro Football Hall of Fame contributor semifinalists
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Six-time Super Bowl-winning owner Robert Kraft and Bud Adams, who founded the Houston Oilers and was a key part of the formation of the AFL, are among the nine contributors who advanced to the semifinal stage for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. A blue-ribbon committee reduced the candidates from an initial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald says he’s been received well in conversations with schools
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Pat Fitzgerald is looking for a coaching job again in college football and said he has been received well in conversations with schools. “I feel fully vindicated,” the former Northwestern coach said on ESPN’s “College GameDay” podcast, making his first public comments since he was fired in July 2023. “It’s been great working through this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSA opens Canadian grading centre to help ease tariffs for card collectors
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
The trade war between Canada and the United States has made collecting sports memorabilia, like trading cards, an even more expensive hobby. But Professional Sports Authenticator, the world’s leading collectibles grader and authenticator, has found a solution to cover some of those expenses. PSA Canada has opened a new grading centre in Mississauga, Ont., that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulisic to miss US team’s November friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay, Reyna back on roster
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Christian Pulisic will miss the United States’ friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay, the next-to-last set of games before coach Mauricio Pochettino calls in players for his pre-World Cup training camp, while Gio Reyna is back on the roster for the first time since March. Midfielder Weston McKennie and goalkeeper Matt Turner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada coach Jesse Marsch calls in Marcelo Flores, Alfie Jones for November camp
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has called Tigres winger Marcelo Flores and Middlesbrough centre back Alfie Jones into camp for the November international window. The 22-year-old Flores, who was born in Georgetown, Ont., to a Canadian mother and Mexican father, has already represented Mexico at senior level. The winger is eligible for a one-time FIFA switch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!23,000 fans pay to watch Barcelona’s first practice at remodeled Camp Nou
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has sold 23,000 tickets for a team practice at the modernized Camp Nou stadium on Friday. It will be the first time Barcelona appears on the Camp Nou pitch since its last game there in May 2023. The club said the tickets sold out. They cost 5 euros ($6) for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program allows some Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
De PERE, Wis. (AP) — Cora Anderson and Madison DeCleene spent their first two years at Division III St. Norbert College believing their academic pursuits would force them to end their athletic careers earlier than they wanted. An NCAA pilot program gave them another chance to keep competing. The program allows D-III athletes to continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gainbridge extends sponsorship of the Indianapolis 500 in multi-year deal
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Penske Entertainment Corp. and Gainbridge on Thursday announced a contract extension in which the financial company will remain the presenting sponsor of the Indianapolis 500. Both sides said only it was a multi-year sponsorship agreement and did not disclose terms of the deal. “Partnering with the Indianapolis 500 is a natural fit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champions Dabrowski, Routliffe, eliminated in group stage at WTA Finals
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
RIYADH — There will be no doubles title defence for Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe at the WTA Finals. The third-seeded pair fell 2-6, 7-5, 10-5 to in their final group-stage match against seventh-seeds Timea Babos of Hungary and Luisa Stefani of Brazil on Thursday at the season-ending tennis tournament. With that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach buyouts piling up past $150 million, raising questions about whether the frenzy is sustainable
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
Merely three weeks into the season, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry were out of a job. Seven weeks later, a half-dozen more coaches were added to the list of midseason firings – and high-profile ones at that. A quarter of the SEC’s coaches who started the season are gone. So are longtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina and UConn to clash in next two seasons, starting with Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
South Carolina and UConn are set to play each other the next two seasons. The two women’s basketball powers will first play in the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase at Mohegan Sun next November. The two teams will then play in the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2027, the schools announced Thursday. The ... Read More »
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