December 4th, 2025
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Aaron Rodgers isn’t telling the Steelers to R-E-L-A-X. ‘I don’t feel like this team has a freak out’

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t see the need to dip into his greatest hits to put things in perspective for the slumping Pittsburgh Steelers. The quarterback who famously told everyone in Green Bay — his teammates included — to “R-E-L-A-X” after a sluggish start, has no plans to spread the same message this time ... Read More »

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Swiss ski racer Niels Hintermann returns to World Cup circuit after cancer-free diagnosis

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Swiss ski racer Niels Hintermann’s 101st career World Cup start in Thursday’s downhill will be a memorable one — his first since being declared cancer-free. The 30-year-old was diagnosed with lymph node cancer in October 2024. He’s gone through two cycles of chemotherapy and only began training again on snow ... Read More »

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Terence Crawford fires back after WBC strips him of super-middleweight world title

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

Terence Crawford told the WBC it can keep its super-middleweight world title. Crawford responded Wednesday after the sanctioning body stripped his belt by claiming the undefeated American had failed to pay $300,000 in sanctioning fees from his fight with Canelo Alvarez. Crawford became the undisputed super-middleweight champion when he beat Alvarez by unanimous decision in ... Read More »

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Left-hander Sam Hentges, Giants agree on $1.4 million, 1-year contract

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Sam Hentges and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract and hope he will be healthy for the start of spring training in two months. The team announced his deal Wednesday. The 29-year-old Hentges missed last season following September 2024 capsule surgery in his throwing shoulder ... Read More »

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Mississippi AD, players and state official say Kiffin’s account about his departure is inaccurate

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter, members of the football team and even the state’s top public safety officer are challenging the veracity of Lane Kiffin’s portrayal of the events surrounding his departure for LSU. “There’s been a lot of things he said publicly that I’m not sure are totally accurate,” Carter said Wednesday during an ... Read More »

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Prime Minister Carney hosts Canadian tennis star Mboko on Parliament Hill

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko to Parliament Hill on Wednesday, telling the Toronto teen that Canadians are proud of her breakthrough season on the WTA Tour. Carney met with the 19-year-old Mboko and members of her family at his West Block office and got a first-hand look at ... Read More »

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More angst-filled coaching changes are inevitable unless college football overhauls its calendar

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

Lane Kiffin’s awkward and angst-filled departure from Ole Miss will happen again. It’s inevitable unless college administrators and football coaches agree to reimagine an imperfect calendar that has been a mess for decades. Under the current format, national signing day happens during conference championship week, the transfer portal opens during the College Football Playoff and ... Read More »

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Napoli triumphs in penalty shootout to reach Italian Cup quarterfinals; Inter also advances

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

MILAN (AP) — Napoli advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by winning a lengthy penalty shootout against Cagliari following a 1-1 draw in regular time Wednesday. Antonio Conte’s team eventually prevailed 9-8 on penalties with Mattia Felici hitting the crossbar with his spot kick for Cagliari and Zito Luvumbo having his saved by ... Read More »

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Harry Kane scores as Bayern beats Union Berlin to reach German Cup quarterfinals

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored his 25th Bayern Munich goal of the season and gave away a penalty as he led his team to the German Cup quarterfinals with a 3-2 win over Union Berlin on Wednesday. Bayern took the lead with an own goal for Union’s Ilyas Ansah before Kane headed in Bayern’s ... Read More »

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Blue Jays designated hitter Springer named player of the year by Toronto beat writers

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

TORONTO — Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer was named the team’s player of the year by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday. Springer, who hit .309 this past season with 32 homers and 84 RBIs, picked up 19 of 20 first-place votes. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had ... Read More »

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Changing face of college football results in blue-chip prospects making some surprising choices

By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025

The changing landscape of college football means the nation’s premier recruits are no longer signing with the same handful of programs. That became particularly apparent this week when the nation’s top-ranked prospect landed in Vanderbilt of all places. Vanderbilt parlayed the first 10-win season in school history into a recruiting coup when Nashville (Tennessee) Christian ... Read More »

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