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After a family break, Leah Pruett’s NHRA comeback is set for 2026 following birth of her son
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
Leah Pruett will return to NHRA competition next season, a little over a year after welcoming a son with NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. Stewart has been driving the Top Fuel Dragster for Tony Stewart Racing since Pruett stepped aside ahead of the 2024 season to focus on starting a family. Their son, Dominic, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angeles Dodgers narrowly miss pitching a no-hitter for the second time in three games
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers came oh-so-close to throwing a no-hitter for the second time in three games. Tyler Glasnow and Blake Treinen did not allow a hit to the Colorado Rockies through eight innings on Monday night. Their bid for Major League Baseball’s first no-hitter of the season was broken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ange Postecoglou appointed coach of Nottingham Forest just hours after Nuno Espirito Santo was fired
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
Ange Postecoglou is back in management after taking over as coach of Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The Australian was fired by Tottenham in June, but has made swift return to the Premier League — replacing Nuno Espirito Santo at Forest. “We are bringing a coach to the Club who has a proven and consistent record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 8 people
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
MINCO, Okla. (AP) — A school bus carrying softball team members crashed and ejected some passengers in Oklahoma, injuring eight people, the state highway patrol said. The crash happened Monday night on U.S. Highway 152 near Minco in Grady County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City. Three adults and five juveniles were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women to face 24th-ranked Switzerland in October soccer friendly
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Ninth-ranked Canada will play No. 24 Switzerland in an international women’s friendly during the October FIFA window. The match is scheduled for Oct. 24 at the Swissporarena in Lucerne. “We want to continue to challenge ourselves against top-quality opponents to set the stage for future success,” Canada coach Casey Stoney said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma school bus crash carrying softball team injures multiple people
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
MINCO, Okla. (AP) — A school bus carrying softball team members crashed in Oklahoma, injuring multiple people, school and police officials said. The crash happened Monday night on U.S. Highway 152 near Minco in Grady County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City. “This evening, our Minco Softball team was in a serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Athletics says 95% of female athletes have completed sex testing ahead of world championships
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Nearly all female athletes have completed sex testing ahead of the athletics world championships this month in Japan. World Athletics said Tuesday that more than 95% percent of tests — a genetic screening to determine the athlete’s sex at birth — have been completed in the lead up the world championships that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chaos reigns as Gattuso’s Italy scrambles to avoid missing a 3rd straight World Cup
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Own goals. Uncharacteristic defensive lapses. General disorder. But lots of attacking flair. If the idea in hiring Gennaro Gattuso to replace the fired Luciano Spalletti was to restore order and discipline to Italy’s under-pressure squad — which is still facing the possibility of failing to qualify for a third straight World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Career college coaches soured by effects of the transfer portal and NIL are seeking NFL jobs
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints first-year defensive backs coach Terry Joseph used to love working in college football, having spent the last 19 years at some of the biggest brands in the game. His stops included LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Tennessee and most recently, Texas. Earlier this year, Joseph joined the ranks of new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A costly misunderstanding: Titans’ Callahan admits he didn’t know NFL catch rule
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Brian Callahan stands corrected — unlike the call he failed to challenge. The Titans’ second-year coach acknowledged Monday that he didn’t know the NFL catch rule Sunday when he didn’t throw his red challenge flag in Tennessee’s 20-12 loss at Denver after his rookie receiver made an acrobatic catch but was ruled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nottingham Forest fires Nuno EspÃrito Santo after falling out with owner Marinakis
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
Nottingham Forest fired manager Nuno EspÃrito Santo just three games into the Premier League season after a deterioration in his working relationship with the club’s hierarchy. Reports in the British media said former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou will be the replacement. Under the 51-year-old Nuno, Forest — the European champion in 1979 and ’80 — ... Read More »
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