National Sports
Devils’ Timo Meier taking a leave of absence to attend to a family health matter
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils said Thursday that forward Timo Meier is taking a personal leave of absence from the team to attend to a family health matter. No other details were provided. The Devils say the organization supports Meier and his family and appreciate their privacy at this time. Meier is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax Tides hire former Colorado Rapids VP, confirm Stephen Hart as head coach
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — The Northern Super League’s Halifax Tides FC have named Ruth Fahy as vice-president of football and confirmed Stephen Hart as head coach. Hart was named interim coach in late June, replacing Lewis Page who was tasked with helping establish the Tides development academy. Halifax was 1-6-1 at the time, in the league basement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lens looks to maintain surprise Ligue 1 lead ahead of French powerhouse PSG
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Lens won its only French league title 27 years ago. But the northern club has confounded expectations this season and tops Ligue 1 ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain. Long known a coal-mining city, Lens has a passionate and loyal fanbase who ensure a passionate atmosphere at the 38,000-capacity Stade Bollaert-Delelis, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore spent night in county jail, hours after his firing
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was still jailed on Thursday morning, according to court records, less than 24 hours after he was fired for what the university said was an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” The Washtenaw County Jail did not provide information about why the 39-year-old Moore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets front office taking heat with fan favorites Alonso, Díaz and Nimmo headed out of town
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo went first. Then it was Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso on back-to-back days at baseball’s winter meetings. Three fan favorites headed out the door in 2 1/2 weeks — a powerful gut punch to angry New York Mets fans wondering what on earth the front office is thinking. As ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup champion Spain widens lead over No. 2 United States in FIFA women’s rankings
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — Women’s World Cup champion Spain widened its points lead atop the FIFA rankings Thursday over the second-placed United States. Spain retained its UEFA Nations League title since the last rankings update in August, while the U.S. won four of five friendlies played in that time. Spain won the Nations League final last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French tennis player Quentin Folliot suspended for 20 years, fined $70,000 for match-fixing
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday French tennis player Quentin Folliot has been suspended for 20 years and fined $70,000 for match-fixing. The ITIA said Folliot has also been ordered to repay “corrupt payments” totaling more than $44,000 for “committing 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).” Folliot’s suspension will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women fall again in FIFA world rankings, closing out the year at No. 10
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
The Canada women continue to slide down the FIFA rankings, dropping one place to No. 10. The Canadians started the year at No. 6, falling one spot in each of the March, June and August rankings. That trend continued in the end-of-year ranking released Thursday. The most recent drop reflects four straight losses since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden looks for second win in UFC
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
In winning her UFC debut, Canadian bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden showed you don’t want to spend too much time with her in the cage. Facing Tainara (Thai Panther) Lisboa on Oct. 18 in Vancouver, Croden had a slim 27-25 edge in significant strikes in the first round and a 33-13 advantage in the second. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid’s trip to Alaves has become a crunch game for beleaguered coach Xabi Alonso
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two wins in eight matches. That is the record for Real Madrid over the past five weeks and why Xabi Alonso is under immense pressure in a rocky first season in charge of his former club. Alonso looked to be off to a good start with Kylian Mbappé scoring at will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic ski champion Michelle Gisin airlifted after downhill crash in latest setback for Swiss team
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin was airlifted from the course by helicopter Thursday after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill. Gisin is the third current Olympic champion in the Switzerland women’s Alpine ski team to crash in training in the last month, after Lara Gut-Behrami ... Read More »
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