National Sports
LPGA has a depth of talent. What it could use is a star
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — What the LPGA Tour sees as a strength might be what keeps it from gaining more traction during this surge in women’s sports. Yes, there is a depth of talent — more power, greater precision, lower scoring. That much was on display Monday night during the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First baseman Josh Naylor agrees to $92.5 million, 5-year contract with Seattle Mariners
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $92.5 million, five-year contract on Monday. Naylor gets a $6.5 million signing bonus payable within 120 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office and salaries of $10 million next season, $16 million in 2027. $18 million in 2028, $20 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mbappé’s and PSG’s $800M dispute: What you need to know
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Neither Kylian Mbappé nor his former club Paris Saint-Germain are ready to back down as their legal dispute reaches a new climax — with gigantic sums at stake. Lawyers for both sides argued on Monday before an industrial court in Paris, each demanding hundreds of millions of euros from the other as they sought to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New study on PWHL players’ sweat aims to help current, future female athletes
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
New research is looking to help current and future female hockey players hit their highest potential by examining how athletes in the Professional Women’s Hockey League sweat. Under the study by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute about 100 PWHL players — including athletes from each of the four Canadian teams — will be tested to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!English-born defender Alfie Jones looking forward to debut with Canada
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Add patience to Alfie Jones’ list of attributes. The English-born centre back, who plays his club for football for Middlesbrough, had to bide his time ahead of his planned Canada debut Tuesday against Venezuela. The 28-year-old Jones had hoped to be able to take his citizenship oath last week upon arriving in Canada for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-owned English club Norwich hires former Brugge, Monaco coach Philippe Clement
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NORWICH, England (AP) — American-owned English soccer club Norwich hired former Club Brugge, Monaco and Rangers coach Philippe Clement on Tuesday aiming to end a historically bad run of home results. Norwich’s eight straight home losses to start this season have the team 23rd in the 24-team second-tier Championship and star striker Josh Sargent lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dubious call seals Eagles’ win over Lions and shakes up the NFC playoff race
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
The Detroit Lions’ fistful of fourth-down failures may have doomed them to a crucial loss at Philadelphia, but it was field judge Lo Van Pham’s dubious pass interference call in the waning minutes that sealed the Eagles’ triumph and jumbled the NFC playoff picture. What appeared like a textbook stop on third down by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions Classic: No. 17 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Kentucky, No. 5 Duke vs. No. 24 Kansas
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
It has been nearly 15 years since Kentucky, Michigan State, Duke and Kansas first played in the Champions Classic. It seemed a bit far-fetched at the time, the idea of inviting just four programs to the same high-profile event, year after year. What if one of college basketball’s marquee programs suddenly began to struggle? What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Colts’ Isabel Diaz rose quickly to become 1 of 11 women with full-time coaching jobs in the NFL
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
A craving for donuts helped introduce Isabel Diaz to football as a kid in kindergarten. Quickly, she was hooked — on the NFL; not the sugary treat. Now Diaz is in her third season with the Indianapolis Colts as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow. She assists special teams coordinator Brian Mason and senior assistant special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This hurts: How injuries to Wembanyama and others could impact shots at NBA awards
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
Let the record show that it’s very possible Victor Wembanyama essentially lost this season’s defensive player of the year award in mid-November, in a game against the Golden State Warriors. And he was dominating that game, too. But Wembanyama got hurt. Strained left calf. He’ll be out for the next two or three weeks, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethyn Ewing won his 2nd MMA fight in 8 days in his UFC debut in New York. How does that happen?
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethyn Ewing slept through dozens of calls and text messages Thursday morning, from everyone from anxious family members to his inner fight camp circle. Wake up, Ethyn. His UFC dream was waiting for him. “My sister, she never calls me in the morning,” Ewing said. “She said, ‘call dad, it’s an ... Read More »
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