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Safety Jordan Poyer happy to be in what he calls ‘home’ by rejoining the Bills on practice squad
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — If Jordan Poyer had his way, the safety wouldn’t have left Buffalo in the first place after being released in March 2024 as part of the Bills salary cap-saving purge of veteran players. Some 17 months later, and after what he called a difficult season with the Miami Dolphins, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyclist Chris Froome ‘stable’ but having surgery after training crash in France
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
TOULON, France (AP) — Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will undergo surgery on Thursday after “a serious training crash” that saw the British cyclist airlifted to a hospital in France. Froome’s team Israel-Premier Tech said he was “stable and did not sustain any head injuries” but added that scans confirmed a pneumothorax, five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada makes six changes to starting lineup to face Wales at Women’s Rugby World Cup
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Canada coach Kevin Rouet has made six changes to his starting lineup for Saturday’s game against Wales at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. Five of the changes are in the forward pack with wing Asia Hogan-Rochester slotting into the backline. The second-ranked Canadians ran in 11 tries in dispatching No. 14 Fiji 65-7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Need a vacation? Imagine how US Open tennis players feel during their long season
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka was on a boat. She was lounging by the pool. The reigning U.S. Open champion was anywhere, it seemed, except a tennis court. When the professional tours moved to North America for the hard-court tournaments ahead of the trip to New York — where the second round wraps up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions coach Dan Campbell says this is his best team in 5 years with franchise, coming off early exit
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT LIONS (15-3) Expectations Lions coach Dan Campbell said this season’s team is his best in five years. If that ends up being accurate, it would be quite a feat. Detroit won a franchise-record 15 games last season, a year after having a 17-point, third-quarter lead in the NFC championship game before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHRA adds new stops in Georgia and Maryland to its 2026 schedule amid 75th anniversary
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NHRA is adding two new tracks to its 2026 schedule, marking the drag-racing series’ first expansion in more than a dozen years. While celebrating its 75th anniversary, the national series will visit Valdosta, Georgia, and Mechanicsville, Maryland, for the first time. The schedule released Thursday remains at 20 races for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bolstered Denver Broncos are confident they can take further steps after ending long playoff drought
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — DENVER BRONCOS (10-8) Expectations Coach Sean Payton set the bar high, suggesting all summer that this roster has championship potential and declaring that second-year starter Bo Nix is among the top quarterbacks in the NFL. The Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought last season and hung with the Buffalo Bills until about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders banking that new direction from Pete Carroll and Tom Brady will change franchise trajectory
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders (4-13) Expectations Sick of getting further away from his father’s championship legacy, owner Mark Davis handed much of the organizational control to minority owner Tom Brady. The seven-time Super Bowl winner had a big hand in hiring 73-year-old Pete Carroll as the coach and his former Michigan teammate, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bengals need to get off to a fast start to avoid questions about coach Zac Taylor’s future
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-8) Expectations Owner Mike Brown has the most patience in professional sports when it comes to his coaches, but if the Bengals get off to another slow start or miss the playoffs, it will likely be the end of Zac Taylor’s tenure. The Bengals reached the Super Bowl in 2021 and the AFC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams eye Super Bowl contention with Davante Adams joining returnees from last season’s late surge
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams (11-8) Expectations Serious title contention. The Rams believe they’ve got the talent and the experience to vie for the third Super Bowl appearance of Sean McVay’s career. They return nearly every significant player from the team that got on a serious roll after its October 2024 bye week, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houston Texans aim for third straight AFC South title behind CJ Stroud
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON TEXANS (11-8) Expectations The Texans are favored to win the AFC South for a third straight season with a team led by young stars quarterback C.J. Stroud and defensive end Will Anderson. Stroud’s strong first two years helped the Texans turn things around and this year they’ll try to reach the ... Read More »
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