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Texas A&M aims for national championship after first College Football Playoff berth
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M is in the College Football Playoff for the first time, taking a huge step toward contending for a national championship after years of coming up short. But the Aggies certainly aren’t content just to be in the playoff. “Obviously there was excitement yesterday to sit in the watch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets stay quiet on Pete Alonso while searching for pitching help
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets do not have plans to meet with Pete Alonso this week at the winter meetings. The five-time All-Star first baseman, who turned 31 on Sunday, lives about two hours away from the hotel for the meetings in Florida. He is a free agent for the second straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings relish ‘reassuring’ performance for McCarthy in team-wide romp, even if too little too late
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings badly needed to stop turning the ball over, a season-long problem. They had to figure out a way to revive their passing attack from the stunning depths to which it had sunk during their four-game losing streak. They wanted to play well at home for their fans for once, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ACC’s Jim Phillips defends league backing members in CFP bid chase amid Notre Dame AD’s criticism
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league has a “responsibility” to advocate for its football-playing members for College Football Playoff bids, coming after criticism from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua tied to the league’s public support of Miami for a bid. Monday’s statement came after Bevacqua told “The Dan Patrick Show” earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McVay’s illness didn’t slow down the Rams. They got a healthy victory before bigger tests arrive
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay fell ill last Friday night, and he was forced to miss parts of the Los Angeles Rams’ final weekend preparations while he traveled to Arizona separately from his team. The machine McVay has built during his nine years in charge kept purring anyway. With offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur taking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Elections Alberta posted the official OK on its website. Lund has said he’s seeking the intervention as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has approved a bid by country music singer Corb Lund to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blues’ goalie Binnington focused on his game with Olympic selection looming
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — Jordan Binnington knows the chatter is out there. He’s leaning on the mindset that’s pulled him through tough stretches before. The goalie who backstopped Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off opened the NHL season as the front-runner to start in February’s Milan-Cortina Games. But a sluggish start — for both him and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We’re ready, says lead of Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup host committee
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The lead of Vancouver’s host committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup says that now the draw for the tournament has been announced, officials can turn to refining safety, security, staffing and traffic plans for their part in what she calls the largest-ever sporting event. Jessie Adcock says the city is ready to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby rejects a recall of the legislature, will amend, not repeal UN Indigenous Act
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
VICTORIA — Opposition politicians and a business group are urging the British Columbia government to recall the legislature in order to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Act after the province’s Appeal Court ruled in favour of Indigenous groups over the mineral claims regime. Trevor Halford, the interim leader of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texans end losing streak against Chiefs with dominant defense and Stroud’s heroics
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans finally vanquished a longtime nemesis with their win over the Kansas City Chiefs to boost their playoff hopes. But they’ve got more work to do if they hope to win the AFC South title for a third straight season after opening the season 0-3. The Texans (8-5) extended their ... Read More »
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