National Sports
Erling Haaland declared fit by Man City manager Pep Guardiola
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland has been declared fit for Manchester City’s Premier League game against Bournemouth on Sunday. The Norway striker was hurt when colliding with the goalpost late on in City’s 1-0 loss to Aston Villa last week and was not in the squad for the midweek game against Swansea. But City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA and players union agree to 30-day extension for CBA negotiations
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and players union have agreed to a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with a caveat. The players can terminate the extension at any time with two days’ notice to the league. “While we believed negotiations would be further along, the players are more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian athletes get legal win ahead of Winter Olympics in luge appeal case at CAS
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian luge athletes were given hope Friday of competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics after sport’s highest court ruled against a blanket ban on the country’s athletes because of the war on Ukraine. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s judgment — requiring the International Luge Federation (FIL) to start assessing Russian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia Tech sought a pregame home anthem. Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ became a 25-year staple
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
The energy builds from the first guitar notes emanating across Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium, a low and ominous riff building to a thumping heavy-metal peak. As it does, the Hokies barrel out of the tunnel with a sea of fans jumping around and roaring along in full-throated unison: “Ex-it liiight!” “En-ter niiight!” “Taaake my hand!” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux leaving the Texas Rangers for a second time
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux is leaving the organization. The 64-year-old Maddux helped guide the Rangers to a World Series title in 2023 and to a league-leading 3.41 ERA in 2025. But he chose to leave after the Rangers replaced fired manager Bruce Bochy with Skip Schumaker. “The Texas Rangers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami Dolphins and General Manager Chris Grier agree to part ways
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins and Chris Grier have agreed to part ways, ending his 10-year tenure as general manager. The decision comes after Miami fell to 2-7 on the season following Thursday night’s 28-6 rout against the Baltimore Ravens. During Grier’s tenure — he has been with the organization since 2000, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Fernandez, Mboko to meet in semifinals of Hong Kong Open
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
HONG KONG — Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko are set to clash in the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament after cruising to quarterfinal wins on Friday. Fernandez, the second seed in Hong Kong, advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over seventh-seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania. Mboko, seeded third, advanced when sixth-seeded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia Tech sought a pregame home anthem. Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” became a 25-year staple
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
The energy builds from the first guitar notes emanating across Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium, a low and ominous riff building to a thumping heavy-metal peak. As it does, the Hokies barrel out of the tunnel with a sea of fans jumping around and roaring along in full-throated unison: “Ex-it liiight!” “En-ter niiight!” “Taaake my hand!” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish soccer federation suspends 149 referees for alleged involvement in betting scandal
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Football Federation has suspended 149 referees and assistant referees for their alleged involvement in a betting scandal involving professional soccer leagues. The federation said Friday it had decided to impose sanctions of between eight to 12 months against the 149 officials, while investigations were continuing against another three. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LSU interim AD Verge Ausberry says the school’s athletic department ‘is not broken’
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry sat between two members of the LSU Board of Supervisors who’d been appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, he sought to assure Tigers fans that the abrupt departure of previous athletic director Scott Woodward was not a sign of dysfunction. “We have championship coaches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays backers are basking in the World Series glow but how long will it last?
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays partners like Tim Hortons and TD Bank might be basking in the team’s World Series run now, but experts say the glow won’t last long. Ann Pegoraro, the Lang Chair in Sport Management at the University of Guelph in Ontario, says research around mega events like the Olympic Games suggests ... Read More »
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