National Sports
QMJHL roundup: Hernandez nets shutout as Sagueneens blank Eagles 3-0
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
SYDNEY — Maxim Schafer and Alexandre Desmarais each scored in the second period, Mathias Hernandez made 24 saves, and the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens blanked the Cape Breton Eagles 3-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 on Friday. Schafer scored 46 seconds into the second frame, while Desmarais made it 2-0 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran CP sports reporter Donna Spencer wins 2025 Randy Starkman Award
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
CALGARY — Donna Spencer, a prominent voice in amateur sports coverage and the longtime leader of The Canadian Press’s Olympic team, is the winner of this year’s Randy Starkman Award for leadership in sports journalism. AthletesCAN announced Spencer as this year’s winner of the award Friday as part of the 2025 Canadian Sport Awards. Spencer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager, signing former Marlins skipper to 4-year deal
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers hired Skip Schumaker as their manager, agreeing Friday night on a four-year contract with the former NL Manager of the Year. Schumaker’s deal was announced after Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, acknowledged earlier in the day that the team was focused on an internal candidate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager, agreeing to 4-year contract with former Marlins skipper
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager, agreeing to 4-year contract with former Marlins skipper. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert vows to repair player relationships
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Friday there’s work to be done to repair relationships with players in the league, while adding that there were “inaccuracies” in some of the comments attributed to her by Napheesa Collier in a blistering assessment earlier this week. “I was disheartened to hear that some players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel to make postseason debuts in the Division Series
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel will make their postseason debuts in the Division Series, with Tomlinson working Seattle’s matchup against Detroit and Merzel assigned to Philadelphia’s meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tomlinson, 35, worked his first big league game in 2020 and was hired as a fulltime member of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert vows to repair player relationships after criticism by Collier
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Friday there’s work to be done to repair relationships with players in the league, while adding that there were “inaccuracies” in some of the comments attributed to her by Napheesa Collier in a blistering assessment earlier this week. “I was disheartened to hear that some players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders’ Bowers questionable for Colts game, but Mayer might return
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did not practice Thursday and Friday because of a nagging knee injury and is questionable for Las Vegas’ game at Indianapolis on Sunday. Bowers has played a less than full strength since being injured in the season-opening 20-13 victory at New England in which he caught ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Healthy Garrick Higgo leads in Mississippi heading into weekend
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Garrick Higgo kept his ball in play and took advantage of enough birdie chances for a 6-under 66 on Friday to build a one-shot lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship, a Fall Series event that feels like a new start for the South African. Higgo ran off three straight birdies late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets sued by former executive over alleged retaliation for misconduct claims against team president
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are accused in a lawsuit by a former team vice president of firing her as part of the organization’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct made against team President Hymie Elhai. The Athletic reported that the lawsuit, which it obtained Friday, was filed Thursday by Elaine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Garrick Higgo feeling healthy and leads in Mississippi going into weekend
By Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Garrick Higgo kept his ball in play and took advantage of enough birdie chances for a 6-under 66 on Friday to build a one-shot lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship, a Fall Series event that feels like a new start to the South African. Higgo ran off three straight birdies late ... Read More »
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