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No. 23 Creighton is entering the season with lots of new faces and the same high expectations
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Creighton (25-11, 15-5 Big East) Coach Greg McDermott and his staff undertook a major roster makeover with the departures of last season’s top four scorers. That doesn’t change the expectations, which are always high for a program that’s won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament five straight years, has nine consecutive top-four finishes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serie A still has no clear front-runner with Napoli and Roma level on top
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Nearly a quarter of the way through Serie A there’s still no clear front-runner. Defending champion Napoli and Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma are level on top, three points ahead of the two Milan clubs. Nobody is counting out Inter Milan, which has a deeper bench than any of the other contenders, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World champion ski jumper Alex Loutitt puts in the work to return to her sport
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
World champion ski jumper Alex Loutitt has unearthed a few silver linings in her rehabilitation from a devastating knee injury. The 21-year-old Calgarian, who was the first Canadian to win a world title in the sport in 2023 when she was victorious in women’s large hill, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 10 Miami visits SMU, No. 8 Georgia Tech travels to NC State to headline ACC slate
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 10 Miami (6-1, 2-1 ACC) at SMU (5-3, 3-1), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN) There are five one-loss teams behind league unbeatens Georgia Tech and Virginia, so this one could be a de facto elimination game in the chase to reach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Ten schedule has No. 23 USC visiting Nebraska while No. 1 Ohio State hosts slumping Penn State
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: Game of the week No. 23 Southern California (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) at Nebraska (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) Each of these teams has at least a remote chance of earning a College Football Playoff berth by avoiding any more regular-season losses. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 17 Cincinnati is Big 12’s surprise team and going for 8th win in a row
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 24 Utah (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) The Bearcats have been the Big 12’s surprise team in coach Scott Satterfield’s third season, also their third in the league. With quarterback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Led by Wembanyama, youthful Spurs on verge of setting best start in franchise history
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs can open the season 5-0 for the first time in franchise history. That this storied franchise has never won its first five games is only slightly more surprising than the team that now has a chance to do so. San Antonio hosts Miami on Thursday after winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grubb and Simpson forging a special bond as No. 4 Alabama keeps winning with creativity
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb reached deep into his playbook to dial up the perfect call in a pivotal moment against South Carolina. Quarterback Ty Simpson lined up at running back, took a handoff, sprinted right and found tight end Josh Cuevas for the two-point conversion that tied the score with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays return home just one win away from first World Series title in 32 years
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays return home just one win away from a World Series title. Toronto defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5 Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. The victory was the Jays’ second in a row on the road in L.A. after losing Game 3, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they’re being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia wins toss and batting first against India in Women’s Cricket World Cup semi
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) — Australia won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the second semifinal of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Thursday at DY Patil Stadium. Captain Alyssa Healy was recovered from a calf injury that sidelined her for the last two games for the defending champion. Australia is ... Read More »
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