October 30th, 2025

National Sports

Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez involved in car accident that kills an 81-year-old man

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

MILAN (AP) — An 81-year-old man using an electric wheelchair died after being hit by a car driven by Inter Milan goalkeeper Josep Martínez on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports. Police investigating the accident said the man may have suffered a sudden illness and veered from the cycle path into the lane in which ... Read More »

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Early-season output earns Marcus Jones a contract extension with the Patriots

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

Marcus Jones is in the middle of possibly his best season with the Patriots. On Tuesday, New England’s front office showed him how much it appreciates his efforts. The team announced that the 27-year-old cornerback has signed a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not released, but it will keep Jones from entering free ... Read More »

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Vancouver signs three draft picks ahead of its first-ever PWHL season

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team has signed draft picks Nina Jobst-Smith, Brianna Brooks and Madison Samoskevich to one-year contracts, the club announced Tuesday. Jobst-Smith, from North Vancouver, B.C., was selected in the third round, 19th overall, at the 2025 PWHL Draft. The 24-year-old defender had 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in ... Read More »

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England tops UEFA fair play ranking for European teams. Faroe Islands has best-behaved fans

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — England finished top of the fair play rankings for national and club teams in European soccer competitions last season, UEFA said Tuesday. UEFA’s formula assessed English teams across 241 games played last season which gave an average points total ahead of second-place Slovakia and third-place Finland. For each game it organizes, ... Read More »

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Golf’s ability to create stars is imperative no matter what a new PGA Tour looks like

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

Outgoing commissioner Jay Monahan has used a form of this word — regenerate — twice in the last two years. It got lost amid topics like private equity investments and a pathway back for LIV Golf players, and even turning over the helm to a new CEO. But it’s what the PGA Tour can’t afford ... Read More »

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The season is slipping away for Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The losses and the injuries just keep mounting for the Washington Commanders, who are on a three-game losing streak as their season appears to be slipping away. They are just 3-5 at roughly the halfway mark — already the same number of defeats they had while going 12-5 and making it all ... Read More »

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Blue Jays, Dodgers’ Game 3 World Series classic by the numbers

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

The Toronto Blue Jays fell just short on Monday night, losing 6-5 in 18 innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series. The Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead in a game that saw several eye-popping numbers produced. Here are some numbers to know from a showdown to remember: 18: ... Read More »

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The Steelers defense thought it could do ‘historic things’ in 2025, but it hasn’t worked out so far

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin went on a local radio station over the summer and said he believed the Pittsburgh Steelers defense could do “historic things” in 2025. It’s on a path to do just that, just not in the way the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach or anyone else inside the organization imagined. Yet even ... Read More »

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Family Affair II: Vacherot will face his cousin again after 1st-round win at Paris Masters

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

PARIS (AP) — Valentin Vacherot set up another match against his cousin by beating 14th-seeded Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The 40th-ranked Vacherot will face Arthur Rinderknech in the second round on Wednesday — a little more than two weeks after beating him in the Shanghai ... Read More »

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Atletico Ottawa duo among five finalists for CPL’s Best Canadian U-21 Player Award

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

Atletico Ottawa’s Noah Abatneh and Gabriel Antinoro are among the five nominees for the Canadian Premier League’s Best Canadian U-21 Player award. The two are joined by Vancouver FC’s Thierno Bah, Halifax’s Tiago Coimbra and Forge FC’s Hoce Massunda. The CPL has expanded the finalists to five from three year, “reflecting the exceptional depth of ... Read More »

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Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo shoots to surpass modest expectations again in his 31st season in charge

By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025

No. 22 Michigan State (30-7, 17-3 Big Ten) The Spartans are coming off a surprising season, winning the conference by three games and reaching the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. They will shoot to do it again under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo in his 31st season. Michigan State is the fifth-highest ranked Big Ten ... Read More »

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