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Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr. ready for Rose Bowl after sustaining leg injury in Big Ten championship
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Omar Cooper Jr.’s game-winning catch for No. 1 Indiana against Penn State is the kind of play that gets remembered forever, especially if the Hoosiers go on to claim their first national title. Cooper is ready for the next step in that College Football Playoff push, a quarterfinal game at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buccaneers are focused on playing the Panthers, knowing they’ll need help to win the NFC South
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed up for practice on Tuesday for the first time since losing control of their playoff hopes. After a major collapse, the Buccaneers need help to get in. First, they must beat Carolina on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak. Then, the Falcons have to lose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Martone setting the tone for Canada ahead of NYE clash win Finland at world juniors
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — Porter Martone stood up and faced the music. The Canadian captain at the world junior hockey championship was issued a warning by a disciplinary committee for crossing the red line in warm-ups ahead of a feisty opening-night rematch against Czechia — the team that eliminated his country at the quarterfinal stage of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suns guard Jalen Green fined $25,000 by NBA for using profanity during teammate’s interview
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green has been fined $25,000 for using profanity during a teammate’s postgame interview following Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards. The NBA announced the fine Tuesday. Green was celebrating with guard Collin Gillespie — who scored 25 points on 10 of 14 shooting in a 115-101 victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Role reversals: Alabama returns to the Rose Bowl as a CFP underdog to face powerhouse Indiana
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Saban coached his final game for Alabama just two years ago in the Rose Bowl. Although the sport didn’t know it at the time, an era ended for the 21st century’s most dominant program to date when Jalen Milroe got stopped on fourth down in overtime by Michigan. Two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly sent off in 100th appearance, will miss last 16 game at Africa Cup
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly will miss his side’s Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match after getting sent off in his 100th appearance for the team. The 34-year-old Koulibaly, who led Senegal to victory at the 2021 edition of the tournament, was sent off Tuesday in the 71st minute of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge, denies allegations
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said. News of the charges emerged after a court hearing Tuesday in Dedham, Massachusetts. Diggs is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal and Congo get big wins at Africa Cup while Tanzania and Tunisia squeeze into knockout stage
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Senegal and Congo served notice of their intent with convincing wins at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, when Tanzania and Tunisia grabbed the last places in the knockout stage. Senegal, the 2021 champion, survived Kalidou Koulibaly’s sending off on his 100th appearance for the team by routing Benin 3-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Princeton defeats Vermont 75-69 in OT to end 8-game losing streak
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Jack Stanton had 19 points and Malik Abdullahi scored four in an 8-0 run to begin overtime as Princeton rallied to beat Vermont 75-69 on Tuesday to snap an eight-game losing streak. Stanton added five assists for the Tigers (4-11). Jackson Hicke totaled 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. Abdullahi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bamba ready to get to work with Raptors as Toronto prepares for Jokic-less Nuggets
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Mo Bamba knows he fits in well in the Toronto Raptors’ locker room. Now he just has to find his place with them on the court. The seven-foot centre signed with Toronto on Sunday and made his Raptors debut the next night, playing four minutes in a 107-106 win over the Orlando Magic. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon receives a knighthood from New Zealand
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was awarded a knighthood Wednesday in New Zealand’s New Year honors list. “I’ve been called a lot of things, but I never thought that ‘Sir’ was going to be one of them,” Dixon said. “That was kind of crazy. Totally out of the blue … ... Read More »
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