National Sports
Exemptions for ADHD drugs in MLB drop to record-low 54, down from 119 in 2013
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A record low 54 major league players were given permission to use medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, down from 61 last year and 119 in 2013. The total was revealed Monday in the annual report of Thomas M. Martin, the independent program administrator of the drug program for Major League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No dog days for Bears; they’re rolling with NFC lead
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Johnson pulled off his shirt and flexed like a body builder as players screamed and chanted in the locker room after the Chicago Bears beat the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. The viral celebration sure turned some heads. The coach’s young daughter even had something to say about it. “My ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Browns’ Maliek Collins to miss rest of season with quad injury
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Maliek Collins will be lost for the rest of the season after suffering a quad injury in Sunday’s 26-8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Kevin Stefanski made the announcement Monday that Collins will have to undergo season-ending surgery. The 10-year veteran defensive lineman sustained the non-contact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laurie Canter earned a PGA Tour card. He’s giving it up to play LIV Golf
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
Laurie Canter turned down a PGA Tour card and joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf for the second time. The league announced Monday he has joined the Majestiks for the 2026 season. Canter finished at No. 7 in the Race to Dubai and was among 10 players on the European tour who earned a chance to join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Darryn Peterson could return from hamstring injury for No. 21 Kansas against No. 5 UConn
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday that Darryn Peterson has looked good in practice while coming back from a hamstring injury, but he won’t know until Tuesday whether the star freshman will be available when the No. 21 Jayhawks play fifth-ranked UConn at Allen Fieldhouse that night. Peterson played the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons waste a big game by Robinson as special teams breakdowns lead to 6th loss in past 7 games
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Losses in six of their past seven games have left the Atlanta Falcons needing a huge rally to avoid their eighth consecutive losing season. “We still have five left,” said linebacker Kaden Ellis after Sunday’s last-second 27-24 loss at the New York Jets. “We’ve got to go play for pride and rattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2026 Giro to start in Bulgaria, be decided in the Dolomites, and finish in Rome
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
ROME (AP) — Next year’s Giro d’Italia will start with three stages in Bulgaria and will likely be decided in the Dolomites before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome. The route for the 109th Giro, scheduled for May 8-31, was presented in Rome on Monday. It’s the 16th time the Italian Grand Tour is starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andy Reid defiant as Chiefs’ playoff hopes dwindle after Thanksgiving loss to the Cowboys
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sounded downright defiant Monday when asked about his team’s dwindling playoff hopes, which took a hit not only last week amid a Thanksgiving loss to the Cowboys but over the weekend when other results didn’t go their way. The reigning AFC champions are 6-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR antitrust trial opens with huge stakes and Michael Jordan in the courtroom
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with the star power of Michael Jordan on hand as a jury of nine was seated to hear allegations that the stock car series is a monopolistic bully that leaves its teams no option but to comply with rules and financing they don’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexey Toropchenko is the latest NHL player to be sidelined by a bizarre off-ice injury
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
Alexey Toropchenko is the latest hockey player to miss time because of a bizarre off-ice injury, after the St. Louis Blues said he is considered week to week after sustaining burns to his legs as part of a home accident. No other details were provided. “I just know it was a home accident, so we’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggle to stop the run leads to Nebraska defensive coordinator John Butler’s firing after 1 season
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska first-year defensive coordinator John Butler was fired Monday after the Cornhuskers lost four of their last six games and struggled all season to stop the run. Coach Matt Rhule named associate head coach Phil Snow the interim defensive coordinator for the Huskers’ bowl game and said he hoped to hire ... Read More »
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