National Sports
AFC Toronto snaps two-game winless skid with 2-0 win over Calgary Wild FC in NSL
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Zoe Burns scored her first two goals of the season in leading Northern Super League-best AFC Toronto to a 2-0 win over Calgary Wild FC on Saturday at York Lions Stadium. Burns opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when she took a feed from Esther Okoronkwo and took a shot from just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern coach Vincent Kompany appeals for calm after another anxious finish for his team
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany appealed for calm after another scare at Augsburg, where his team held on for a 3-2 win in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern had needed a late goal from Harry Kane to get past third-division team Wehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup on Wednesday, and there was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visperas throws 3 TD passes and Tennessee Tech shuts out Cumberland 65-0
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kekoa Visperas passed for three touchdowns and Tennessee Tech rolled to a 65-0 win over Cumberland on Saturday in a season opener. Visperas’ scoring passes to Torin Baker, Aidan Littles and Tre’ Halloway all came in the first half when the Golden Eagles, ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches poll, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backup QB Braxton Woodson runs for 180 yards, 2 long TDs and Navy rolls over VMI 52-7
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Backup quarterback Braxton Woodson ran for 180 yards, including 74- and 68-yard touchdowns, to highlight Navy’s season-opening 52-7 rout of VMI on Saturday. Woodson subbed for starter Blake Horvath, who completed 6 of 7 passes for 66 yards before sitting down. Horvath threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dowdell leads Kentucky to 24-16 season-opening win over Toledo
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Transfer running back Dante Dowdell rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead Kentucky to a 24-16 win over Toledo on Saturday in a season opener. Dowdell’s 79-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter gave the Wildcats the boost they needed to fend off the Rockets in the fourth quarter. Kentucky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clark’s 100-yard kickoff return ends Kent State’s 21-game losing streak, 21-17 over Merrimack
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Da’Realyst Clark returned a kickoff 100-yard for a touchdown to lift Kent State to a 21-17 win over Merrimack on Saturday, ending the Golden Flashes’ 21-game losing streak in interim coach Mark Carney’s first game. The Warriors took their only lead on a 45-yard field goal by Carlton Thai with 5:40 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aguilar passes for 3 touchdowns as No. 24 Tennessee beats Syracuse 45-26 in season opener
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Joey Aguilar passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 24 Tennessee held off Syracuse for a 45-26 win on Saturday. Aguilar was 16-for-28 passing in his first game with the Volunteers. He threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Staley in the second quarter and found Star Thomas for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders, Blue Bombers set for clash of CFL’s best rushing defence and offence
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
REGINA — Discipline will be a key point of focus for the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. The 6-4 Bombers enter the contest with the CFL’s top rushing offence, at 119.1 yards per game, while the 8-2 Riders boast the league’s top rushing defence, at 76.3 yards per game. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get ready for Coco Gauff vs. Naomi Osaka at the US Open. It’s been 6 years since their first matchup
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round with victories Saturday. Their meeting on Monday, with a quarterfinal berth at stake, is a rematch from 2019, when Gauff was a 15-year-old making her main-draw debut at Flushing Meadows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philipsen wins his second stage of this year’s Spanish Vuelta, Traeen keeps overall lead
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
ZARAGOZA, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen secured a second win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta after sprinting to the finish line of Stage 8 on Saturday. The Belgian sprint expert won the flat 163-kilometer (101-mile) ride from Monzon Templario to Zaragoza in 3 hours, 43 minutes, 48 seconds. He had also won the opening stage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Latifah Abdu gets wish with Montreal Roses FC exit, transfer to Vancouver Rise FC
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Latifah Abdu got her wish granted. Vancouver Rise FC announced it had reached a transfer agreement for the 23-year-old Canadian forward Saturday. Abdu had requested a contract release from Montreal Roses FC “to continue her career in an environment better suited to her personal goals and playing style,” the team said in a ... Read More »
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