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Expectations are great for Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen in Portland and back home
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — While rookie Yang Hansen prepares for his first NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers are readying for the onslaught of attention their Chinese big man will bring the team. Expectations are high for the 20-year-old who has faced the inevitable comparisons to fellow countryman and former NBA great Yao Ming. Blazers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Alt’s ankle injury leaves the Chargers’ offensive line in a bad spot
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers went into training camp expecting their offensive line to be a major strength. Now, four games into the season, injuries have left the group depleted at the two most important spots. Offensive tackle Joe Alt is undergoing testing after hurting his ankle in a 21-18 loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carapazza, Iassogna, Márquez and Tichenor will be the umpire crew chiefs for Wild Card Series
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Vic Carapazza, Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Márquez and Todd Tichenor will be the umpire crew chiefs for this week’s Wild Card Series, with Iassogna serving in the role for the third straight season and Márquez for the second year in a row. All crew chiefs will be at third base for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McVay knows he’s relying heavily on his offense’s stars, but it’s working well in Rams’ 3-1 start
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ball hasn’t been distributed evenly in the Los Angeles Rams’ offense so far this season, and coach Sean McVay would like to change that. Yet it’s still not clear their star-reliant approach is a bad thing at all — particularly when the supporting cast can still step up as dramatically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donovan Mitchell’s drive intensifies with the Cavaliers after Max Strus injury
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell already had plenty of motivation in his offseason workouts after the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals despite being the top seed. His drive went to another gear when he heard last month Max Strus was going to be out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Good problem to have’: St. Louis has options as Canadiens’ roster crunch looms
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
BROSSARD — Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis has some difficult roster decisions to make before training camp wraps up — and he’s not complaining. St. Louis joined the Canadiens as the franchise began a full-scale teardown in 2021-22. As Montreal prepares for another season with playoff aspirations, St. Louis can draw on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crochet wants Red Sox teammates to give Yankees the business, tells them to dress for success
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Crochet wanted his Boston teammates to give the Yankees the business, so the All-Star pitcher told them to dress for success when they headed to New York for their postseason opener. “We were traveling comfortable here, and he decided to go business casual,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wolves find comfort in feeling of being settled, after big trade brought rocky start last season
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The only splashes made this summer by the Minnesota Timberwolves were new contracts for two of their best big men, an unusually quiet offseason for an organization that has rarely been far from the next round of upheaval. The front office stayed intact. No roster-rattling trade was made in the days leading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Joe Flacco faces pressure as Browns struggle to find offensive rhythm
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco might be running out of time to show he can effectively lead the Cleveland Browns offense. However, with the myriad of problems the Browns (1-3) have, whichever quarterback takes Flacco’s place might not make much of an improvement. Among the 33 quarterbacks who have made at least 56 pass attempts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nepal shocks West Indies by 90 runs and wins T20 series
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nepal shocked the West Indies by a record 90 runs and won their Twenty20 series with a match to spare on Monday. Nepal played the two-time world champion for the first time on Saturday and earned an historic win by 19 runs and its first victory over an ICC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is proposing a bill that would rewrite a 1961 law prohibiting college sports conferences from banding together to sell their media rights, a move she says is designed to protect athletes, Olympics sports and smaller leagues that could be getting priced out of the increasingly expensive business of name-image-likeness deals. Cantwell, ... Read More »
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