National Sports
Friendly coaches ready to square off as No. 9 Illinois and No. 19 Indiana try to stay unbeaten
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti don’t have a long relationship but it is clear they admire each other’s work. They sat together at last year’s Big Ten spring meetings, crisscross one another’s recruiting paths and have built budding powers in the Big Ten, Bielema at No. 9 Illinois and Cignetti at No. 19 Indiana. Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 8 Texas has a chance to cure what’s ailing Arch Manning against winless Sam Houston
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has a chance this week to cure whatever ails Arch Manning. The No. 8 Longhorns (2-1) host Sam Houston (0-3), a Conference USA program still feeling its way into the top flight of college football since stepping up to the Bowl Subdivision in 2023. It will also be Texas’ last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everton, be warned: Liverpool is taking a run of late winners into the Merseyside derby
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
They might start calling it “Slot Time.” Arne Slot’s Liverpool, the defending Premier League champion, is making an uncanny habit of scoring late winning goals to start this season. And it is evoking memories of the great Manchester United teams under Alex Ferguson doing the same on so many occasions deep into stoppage time — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No longer a dull formality, NFL kickoffs require a new set of skills for kickers and returners
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
The biggest gaffe of the NFL season so far may have occurred in Pittsburgh last weekend, when a Steelers rookie let a kickoff bounce into the end zone and left the ball sitting there, apparently unaware that Seattle could — and did — score a touchdown by falling on it. That type of mistake is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jackson Arnold returning to Oklahoma as Auburn’s QB following a rocky stint with the Sooners
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jackson Arnold was expected to be the next big thing at Oklahoma, another great quarterback at a school that produced Heisman winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray and featured stars Jalen Hurts, Spencer Rattler, Caleb Williams and Dillon Gabriel at the position during the past decade. Arnold, a five-star recruit, had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 16 Utah hosts No. 17 Texas Tech in Big 12 opener after both piled up points in nonconference
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 17 Texas Tech (3-0) at No. 16 Utah (3-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox) The first meeting in more than a half-century between Texas Tech and Utah will be a Big 12 opener and a matchup of the league’s only ranked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA playoffs: Three decisive Game 3s highlight a balanced season
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s fitting that many of the opening round playoff series are going the distance after the balanced regular season the WNBA had. There will be three decisive Game 3s over the next two days. That’s the first time that’s happened since 2015. Last season all four opening round series were sweeps. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Sullivan figures the Rangers will start with Mika Zibanejad on J.T. Miller’s right wing
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Sullivan made it a point to visit Mika Zibanejad in Sweden after taking over as coach of the New York Rangers, one of his many summer excursions intended to get to know players better. Beyond meeting family and spending some quality time away from the rink, Sullivan learned of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monaco players strip to their underwear to deal with heat on board aborted flight
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
MONACO (AP) — Take off had a different meaning for Monaco players when they were unable to fly to Bruges as planned for a Champions League match. The air conditioning on the plane malfunctioned and led to excessively hot conditions. So the players took their clothes off. Videos posted online by Monaco player Jordan Teze ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US into Billie Jean King Cup semifinals after beating Kazakhstan
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend sent the United States into the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time since 2021 after beating Kazakhstan 2-1 on Thursday. Pegula and Townsend topped Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the deciding doubles. In singles, Emma Navarro defeated Putintseva 7-5, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yamal missing for Barcelona as De Bruyne returns to Man City in Champions League
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Barcelona will have to cope without superstar winger Lamine Yamal for a trip to Newcastle in the Champions League on Thursday, when there’s a sooner-than-expected return to Manchester City for Kevin De Bruyne. The final batch of matches from the first round of the league stage also sees Kairat, a tournament newcomer from Almaty in ... Read More »
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