National Sports
Inter Miami’s Messi continues to lead MLS salary ranks, LAFC’s Son comes in second
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Djordje Mihailovic’s move to Toronto FC came with a $503,000 bump in pay (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to the latest salary figures released by the MLS Players Association. The 26-year-old American playmaker has gone from a salary of $1.775 million with the Colorado Rapids to $2.278 million with Toronto. That increase will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former F1 driver Felipe Massa brings $85M claim over 2008 title loss to London court
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Felipe Massa’s claim for $85 million in a legal case against Formula One was described in court Wednesday as a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 drivers’ championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s first F1 title is the subject of civil action in London brought by the Brazilian against former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL passing leaders Mitchell, Rourke top CFL’s division all-star squads
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell and Nathan Rourke, the CFL’s leading passers this season, headline the East and West Division all-star teams. Both teams were unveiled Wednesday. Voting was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada, nine CFL head coaches and fans. Mitchell, who threw for a CFL-high 5,296 yards and career-best 36 TDs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College football picks: 7 0T games in Week 9 most since 2017; margins tightening in conference play
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Fans were gifted the most free football in eight years last week when seven Bowl Subdivision games required overtime to decide a winner. The last time there had been so many overtime games was Oct. 21, 2017, when there were eight. This season’s 29 overtime games are most through a Week 9 since there were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Indies wins T20 series after beating Bangladesh by 14 runs in low-scoring affair
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (AP) — Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosain claimed three wickets apiece as West Indies beat Bangladesh by 14 runs in the second Twenty20 to take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Wednesday. Bangladesh was restricted to 135-8 after West Indies had earlier made only 149-9. Pace bowler Shepherd removed opener ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arkansas looks to build on Sweet 16 run with new recruits and transfers
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Arkansas (22-14, 8-10 SEC) After a run to the Sweet 16 following a middling regular season, the No. 14 Razorbacks enter the second year of the John Calipari era having to replace their top three scorers from last season. Calipari reloaded with a highly-rated freshman recruiting class and the Razorbacks picked up a pair of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime extends tiebreak hot streak, outlasts Muller at Paris Masters
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
PARIS — Needing every point possible to advance to the year-end ATP Finals, Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Round of 16 at the Paris Masters on Wednesday with a razor-thin 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) win over France’s Alexandre Muller. Auger-Aliassime used his powerful serve to get through the match. He fired 21 aces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wolvaardt’s 169 helps S.Africa crush four-time champion England in Women’s Cricket World Cup semi
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A special hundred from skipper Laura Wolvaardt helped South Africa crush four-time champion England by 125 runs on Wednesday to reach the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time. Wolvaardt hit 169 off 143 balls, the third highest individual score in the World Cup knockout stages, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Gonzales gets long-awaited shot to be a head coach as Florida’s interim
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Billy Gonzales has coached as many years at Florida as Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier. He has twice as many national titles, too. Gonzales is in his third stint with the Gators, having first stepped foot on campus under Urban Meyer in 2005. He returned with Dan Mullen in 2018 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rick Barnes and No. 18 Tennessee reload with 5-star Nate Ament and portal additions
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 18 Tennessee (30-8, 12-6 SEC) The Volunteers have coach Rick Barnes back with contract extension after 10 seasons and a 232-109 record that allows him to stay as long as he wants. Barnes also has the top recruit in the 2025 class in Nate Ament joining Felix Okpara, the only starter back from an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN secures 3-year deal to broadcast Athletes Unlimited women’s sports leagues
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
ESPN and Athletes Unlimited announced a three-year rights extension Wednesday that makes ESPN the official broadcast partner for the women’s professional sports company’s softball, basketball and volleyball leagues. ESPN platforms will broadcast more than 50 exclusive Athletes Unlimited Softball League games each year during the deal. ABC will broadcast at least one AUSL championship series ... Read More »
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