National Sports
No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Penn State is the main event on an attractive Top 25 schedule in Week 5
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Four Associated Press Top 25 matchups headline the Week 5 college football schedule, and at least a half-dozen other games involving ranked teams are equally intriguing. The only meeting of top-10 teams happens Saturday night when No. 3 Oregon visits No. 6 Penn State for a Big Ten showdown. The Southeastern Conference has co-main events. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian bowler Graham Fach one of seven nominees for PBA Player of the Year
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Graham Fach made history in 2016 at the Barbasol PBA Players Championship in Columbus, Ohio In just his second career event — Fach finished 171st in his debut — he became the first Canadian to win on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. It took the 33-year-old left-hander from Guelph, Ont., nine years to win again ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghanistan women’s soccer team of refugees to play first official games at FIFA-backed event
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — The Afghanistan national women’s soccer team of refugee players has its first official games next month at a four-team tournament in Dubai, FIFA said Wednesday. The FIFA-supported team — which cannot yet officially represent Afghanistan in World Cup qualifying — will face the host United Arab Emirates, Chad and Libya in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nine NHL teams have a new coach. Here’s what to expect from the changes
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
When Mike Sullivan’s time in Pittsburgh came to an end after nearly a decade behind the bench produced two Stanley Cup championships, he became the most-sought after coach on the market. With plenty of vacancies around the NHL, Sullivan had his pick of the litter. He landed with the New York Rangers, tasked with taking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giants turn to Jaxson Dart as starter, becoming latest team unwilling to wait to see rookie QB
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
As soon as the New York Giants put in the card to draft Jaxson Dart with he 25th overall pick in April the time was ticking for when he would take over as starter. Even though New York had signed Russell Wilson in free agency and quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes and Jordan Love thrived after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What are Gaelic games and how are they producing NFL hopefuls in kicking and punting?
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Ireland’s indigenous sports are called Gaelic games, and Gaelic football in particular features kicking skills that can transfer to American football via placekicking and punting. A growing number of Gaelic football players are giving American football a shot, either through college programs or the NFL’s international player pathway program. Before the Pittsburgh Steelers face the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 17 Alabama seeks road redemption at No. 5 Georgia after a string of losses away from home
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Quarterback Ty Simpson and No. 17 Alabama are feeling much more comfortable than they did a few weeks ago. Lopsided wins against Louisiana-Monroe and Wisconsin, plus a bye week, will do that. A much bigger — and likely less relaxing — challenge comes at fifth-ranked and undefeated Georgia on Saturday. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nottingham Forest’s 30-year wait ends with Europa League opener at Real Betis
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
SEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Nottingham Forest returns to European competition after three decades with a trip to Spain to face Real Betis in its Europa League opener Wednesday. The Premier League team reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the current second-tier competition, in the 1995-96 season and hasn’t been back. Forest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two soccer players in Australia given good-behavior bonds for match-fixing
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
SYDNEY (AP) — Two former A-League soccer players were given the equivalent of a good-behavior bond on Wednesday for taking 10,000 Australian dollars ( $6,600) to deliberately receive yellow cards in a betting scam. Ex-Macarthur Bulls players Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis will serve a two-year conditional release order, similar to a good behavior bond, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diamondbacks look to keep home win streak going, host the Dodgers
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers (88-69, first in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-77, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (5-4, 2.44 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 123 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays meet in game 2 of series
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays (76-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (74-83, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (10-12, 4.99 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 173 strikeouts); Orioles: Tyler Wells (2-0, 2.04 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles lead 1-0 in a three-game ... Read More »
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