National Sports
Ken Anderson, Roger Craig among 9 seniors semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
Former MVP Ken Anderson, versatile running back Roger Craig and former AFL star Otis Taylor are among the nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 in the seniors category. A blue-ribbon committee reduced the list down from 34 candidates of players who last could have appeared in a professional football ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid defender Éder Militão suffers leg injury on Brazil duty
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Éder Militão sustained an injury to his right leg while playing for Brazil, the club said Wednesday. Madrid said medical tests showed that Militão had hurt an abductor muscle during Brazil’s friendly against Tunisia on Tuesday. Militão had to be replaced in the second half of the 1-1 draw. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs went from 17-game winning streak to 0-5 in close games. What happened?
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs are scoring more points than at this point last season, allowing fewer, and have improved their turnover margin. Those are usually ingredients for success, but that’s not the case for the three-time defending AFC champions, who have four fewer wins compared with this point last season and currently are outside of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup 2026: What to know about the playoffs for next year’s tournament
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March. Four more teams will qualify from Europe, along with two from the rest of the world. The UEFA playoffs will consist of 16 nations, while FIFA’s intercontinental playoffs feature six. The successful teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UEFA approves Barcelona’s Camp Nou return for Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s next Champions League match at home will be at the renovated Camp Nou stadium with a partial capacity. The club said Wednesday it will host Eintracht Frankfurt at the venue on Dec. 9 in the league phase of the European competition. About 45,000 tickets are expected to be available for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curaçao makes soccer history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — 0The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event in men’s soccer. Curaçao, an autonomous territory of about 156,000 people within the Netherlands kingdom, takes the record of Iceland, with a population of just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College football Week 13: No. 16 USC at No. 6 Oregon top game as CFP and conference races take shape
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
Two matchups of Associated Press Top 25 teams will have College Football Playoff implications Saturday and a bevy of other games will impact conference races. No. 16 Southern California heads to No. 6 Oregon for what essentially will be a battle for the third spot in the Big Ten’s CFP pecking order behind Ohio State ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs went from 17-game win streak to 0-5 in close games. What happened?
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs are scoring more points than at this point last season, allowing fewer, and have improved their turnover margin. Those are usually ingredients for success but that’s not the case for the three-time defending AFC champions, who have four fewer wins compared to this point last season and are currently outside of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Macklin Celebrini joins Gretzky, Crosby with hat trick in Sharks’ overtime win
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini might be the only one on the San Jose Sharks not excited to talk about his remarkable season that has the 19-year-old accomplishing feats only some of the greatest players ever have done at his age. Celebrini delivered another signature performance on Tuesday night when he completed his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran players say PWHL has changed their minds and their hockey
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
Playing hockey for a living has changed the way some women in the Professional Women’s Hockey League see themselves in the game. The PWHL’s third season opens Friday with the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent squaring off, and the Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost hosting the Toronto Sceptres. As the league has evolved since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steve McClaren quits as Jamaica coach after 0-0 draw with Curaçao
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The former England manager Steve McClaren quit as Jamaica coach after his “Reggae Boyz” were held 0-0 by Curaçao and failed to directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The result meant Curaçao topped Group B in the CONCACAF zone. By making the tournament for the first time in its history, ... Read More »
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