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Strasbourg suspends striker Emmanuel Emegha for one game
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Strasbourg suspended striker Emmanuel Emegha for one game on Wednesday for not respecting “the values, expectations and rules” of the Ligue 1 club. Strasbourg announced the decision in a statement without giving further details, but said that Emegha will return for the following game. “This decision was made following the player’s recent non-respect (breach) of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lego to launch life-size World Cup trophy as part of FIFA deal
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — It’s a life-size World Cup soccer trophy — made of 2,842 Lego bricks. Lego teamed up with FIFA on Wednesday to announce the product that will launch the classic Danish toy brand’s first World Cup range next year. The Lego version of the trophy first presented at the 1974 World Cup will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Championship week: No CFP worries for Big Ten with No. 1 vs No. 2 matchup; anxiety reigns elsewhere
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
The conference championship games are upon us, providing the College Football Playoff committee one last look at contenders for the 12-team field and requiring anxious coaches and players on bubble teams to keep the antacids handy. The Big Ten will be the only conference with a sense of calm this weekend with No. 1 Ohio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia, New Zealand drawn into same group at 2027 Rugby World Cup
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Host Australia and three-time champion New Zealand were drawn into the same group Wednesday for the expanded Rugby World Cup in 2027, with the winner likely to meet defending champion South Africa in the quarterfinals. No. 2-ranked New Zealand was the last team pulled out in the draw by World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jesper Wallstedt enjoying historic run in rookie season for Wild
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
EDMONTON — As the Minnesota Wild carry their momentum from a marvelous month of November to the next calendar page, they are being driven by a rookie goalie who is very much earning the nickname “The Wall.” Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his league-leading fourth shutout of the season in just 10 games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Formula 1: How to watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on TV and what to know
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It’s the 24th and final round of the 2025 Formula 1 season, and a three-way title decider between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. How to watch the Abu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk scores first goal as Senators end road trip with ‘massive’ win over Canadiens
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Brady Tkachuk enjoys being a villain at the Bell Centre. The Ottawa Senators captain famously — or infamously — dropped the gloves for the United States as part of three fights in nine seconds against Canada at last February’s 4 Nations Face-Off. On Tuesday, he scored his first goal of the season and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep. A trove of so-called research chemicals known as peptides, many of them banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and some not approved for human use in the United States, are available with the simple click of a button ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors avoid extending losing skid even as they continue to miss RJ Barrett
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Back-to-back losses aren’t the end of the world, but the Toronto Raptors weren’t going to let their skid stretch to three games. Scottie Barnes had 28 points — including 13 in the second quarter — seven rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks as Toronto held off the Portland Trail Blazers 121-118 on Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From worst to first: How the Patriots and Bears topped the NFL standings
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
The New England Patriots and Chicago Bears were just playing out the string late in lost seasons when the calendar flipped to December last year. Now they find themselves at the top of the NFL standings after remarkable turnarounds. It’s been more than three decades since the two teams that earned the top playoff seeds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Douglas calls time on Olympic sailing career but plans to continue racing
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Sarah Douglas has called time on her Olympic sailing career. But new challenges await, on and off the water. The 31-year-old from Toronto, who now makes her home in New York, competed at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics in the ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) class. Her sixth-place finish in 2021 in Tokyo remains the best ... Read More »
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