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Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL’s return
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
Connor McDavid remembers feeling the intensity. A minor hockey player growing up just north of Toronto, the future NHL superstar and his teammates gathered to watch Canada and the United States battle it out in the 2010 men’s Olympic hockey final. They were on the edge of the couch as events unfolded thousands of kilometres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee and Illinois set for Music City Bowl with each team missing starters
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Playing the Music City Bowl isn’t exactly what the Tennessee Volunteers once targeted in a season that featured four losses to teams inside the top 15 of the final College Football Playoff rankings. “There has been some disappointment, obviously, but it’s a group that continued to compete and get better,” coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC signs Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portugal’s Santa Clara
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portuguese side CD Santa Clara through the 2027-28 MLS season, with a club option for 2028-29. The 25-year-old, who can also play on the wing, joined Santa Clara in July 2024 and went on to make a combined 49 appearances in all competitions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed the accident in a post on X, adding that the government had sent ambulances to the crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitch for two-day Ashes test rated ‘unsatisfactory’ by ICC
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The pitch used for the fourth Ashes test that finished inside two days has been rated as “unsatisfactory” by cricket’s world governing body. No batter scored a half-century and 36 wickets fell across six sessions at Melbourne Cricket Ground as England beat Australia by four wickets in just 142 overs of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods at 50: Players recall one shot they can’t forget
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
Memories from players who competed against Tiger Woods and the shots that stand out in honor of Woods turning 50 on Dec. 30: Nick Price, 2005 Match Play Championship, La Costa Resort “He’s in grass I promise you is this deep,” Price said, holding his hands about 6 inches apart. “It was 230 yards to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods turns 50 and still holds these PGA Tour records
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
The PGA Tour records Tiger Woods still holds or shares as he turns 50 on Tuesday, Dec. 30: Career victories 82 (tied with Sam Snead) Career earnings $120,999,166 PGA Tour player of the year awards 11 Times leading PGA Tour money list 10 Vardon Trophy awards for lowest adjusted scoring average 9 Most weeks at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods’ father said Woods will hit shots people talk about for 30 years. Earl was right
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
Tiger Woods had just won the Canadian Open in 2000 with a shot no one can forget, a 6-iron out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 18th at Glen Abbey that went over the water, right at the flag and settled on the fringe 20 feet away to secure victory. On the phone that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods timeline: From the Mike Douglas show at age 2 to turning 50
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
Oct. 6, 1978 — At age 2, makes an appearance on “The Mike Douglas Show” on daytime television and hits a driver with Bob Hope watching. July 28, 1991 — Wins the first of three straight U.S. Junior Amateur titles by beating Brad Zwetschke in 19 holes at Bay Hill. Aug. 28, 1994 — Wins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zabien Brown has a ‘clutch gene’ that has become part of Alabama’s DNA heading into the Rose Bowl
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown has a knack for making big plays. He’s delivered so many during two seasons with the Crimson Tide that there’s only one explanation: It’s part of his DNA. “It’s just that clutch gene,” Brown said. “I don’t know what it is. It’s just clutch.” He’s on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods turns 50. It’s the one time golf’s greats can relate to him
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just different. Better. The 2-iron Woods hit into the par-5 10th hole at the TPC Sugarloaf ... Read More »
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