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NFL suspends and fines Texans minority owner Javier Loya in wake of dismissed rape charge
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL suspended Houston Texans minority owner Javier Loya indefinitely and fined him $500,000 for violating the personal conduct policy, concluding the league’s investigation into charges of rape and sexual abuse that were dropped under a plea agreement. Loya faced a charge of first-degree rape and six sexual assault charges in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in northern Alberta, two sent to hospital
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ATHABASCA — Mounties in northern Alberta say there are multiple injuries after a bus carrying a junior hockey team went off a highway. Police say the bus went into a ditch south of Athabasca early Friday, and two teens were taken to hospital in Edmonton with non-life-threatening injuries. Others reported minor injuries and soreness and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama set to return for NBA Cup semifinals vs. Thunder after 12-game absence
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is planning to play in the NBA Cup semifinals, when he and the San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. The Spurs’ star center has missed his team’s last 12 games with a strained left calf. He’s listed as probable for the game against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier searching for answers as judging clouds Olympic season
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Piper Gilles shook her head as the scores popped up on the screen. She and Paul Poirier had just delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. The kind of skate that has landed the Canadian duo on the world podium for three years running. Yet the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals and All-Star 3B Maikel Garcia agree to 5-year, $57.5M contract, AP source says
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year, $57.5 million contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning D Hedman to have elbow surgery. He’s expected to be ready for the Olympics
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Victor Hedman is set to undergo elbow surgery on Monday, sidelining the Tampa Bay Lightning’s captain until February but paving the way for the hulking defenseman to play for Sweden at the upcoming Olympics in Milan. The team announced Hedman’s prognosis and time frame Friday after Jon Cooper confirmed Thursday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs face must-win game against Chargers without 3 starting offensive linemen, wide receiver Brown
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without three starting offensive linemen for the second consecutive week, along with wide receiver Marquise Brown, when they play the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in what amounts to a must-win game for them. The Chiefs, who put left tackle Josh Simmons on injured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Hockey team bus crashes in northern Alberta, two sent to hospital
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ATHABASCA — Mounties in northern Alberta say there are multiple injuries after a bus carrying a junior hockey team went off a highway. Police say the bus went into a ditch south of Athabasca, and two teens were taken to hospital in Edmonton for non-life-threatening injuries. Others reported minor injuries and soreness. RCMP say those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins send two-time All-Star goalie Tristan Jarry to Edmonton in goaltender swap
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry is going “home” with the hope of helping the Edmonton Oilers get over the top. The two-time defending Western Conference champions acquired Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday in hopes of shoring up a position that has cost them during their deep playoff runs in recent years. Jarry, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caitlin Clark says CBA negotiations are the ‘biggest moment in the history of the WNBA’
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Caitlin Clark understands the gravity of the WNBA’s current collective bargaining negotiations, calling it the “biggest moment in the history” of the league. “It’s not something that can be messed up,” the Indiana Fever All-Star guard said after USA Basketball camp practice Friday. “We’re going to fight for everything we deserve, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro signs five-year contract renewal
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal, Rogers Communications announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The extension comes on the heels of the Blue Jays’ first appearance in the World Series since 1993. Toronto defeated the New York Yankees in the American League ... Read More »
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