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Notre Dame’s Love, Indiana’s Mendoza, Vanderbilt’s Pavia, Ohio State’s Sayin named Heisman finalists
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy for the top player in college football. The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the finalists Monday night, who are invited to New York for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA fines Magic’s Bane $35K for throwing ball at Knicks’s Anunoby
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has issued a $35,000 fine to Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane for forcefully throwing the ball at an opponent “in an unsportsmanlike manner.” The league announced the fine Monday. The sequence happened on a transition play with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s road loss to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL flexes Patriots-Ravens to prime time for Week 16 showdown
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has flexed the Week 16 game between AFC playoff contenders New England and Baltimore into the Sunday night prime time slot. The league announced the change Monday to move the Patriots-Ravens from a 1 p.m. ET start in regional window to the national TV spot on NBC at 8:20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matt Chisholm of San Francisco Giants wins Fishel Award for MLB public relations excellence
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Chisholm of the San Francisco Giants has won the Robert O. Fishel Award for public relations excellence. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday at the winter meetings. The Fishel Award is named for the former executive with Cleveland, the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees and the American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eric Morris introduced as Oklahoma State coach, vows to revive program Gundy brought to prominence
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — For years, Eric Morris admired what Mike Gundy built at Oklahoma State from afar. As a former assistant coach at Big 12 rival Texas Tech, he learned about the high-scoring Cowboy offenses, high-level quarterback play and the long list of athletes who weren’t highly recruited but turned out to be great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pete Carroll defends field goal decision after backlash from the Raiders’ loss to Broncos
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Pete Carroll knows his decisions as Raiders coach are especially magnified when they affect the betting line, as happened in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to Denver. He sent Daniel Carlson onto the field to kick a 46-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, and when the ball sailed through the uprights, Las ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passengers in boxing champion Terence Crawford’s vehicle allege rights violated during traffic stop
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The head of security for world boxing champion Terence Crawford and two other people filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Omaha’s police chief and more than a dozen officers for their conduct during a September traffic stop. Crawford was stopped early Sept. 28 on suspicion of reckless driving hours after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks’ Darnold bounces back from trio of shaky games, stands out in 2nd half against Falcons
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold and Seattle’s offense didn’t get off to the start it wanted on Sunday, though the Seahawks quarterback certainly rounded into form in the second half. Darnold threw three touchdown passes, all in the second half, of a 37-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. It was Darnold’s most touchdown passes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roberts says World Baseball Classic a ‘very delicate’ matter for Ohtani, Yamamoto and Sasaki
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Admitting participation by Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki in the World Baseball Classic is “very delicate” following a World Series that stretched into November, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t sure whether any limits will be placed on his team’s Japanese stars. Ohtani had elbow surgery in September ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas A&M aims for national championship after first College Football Playoff berth
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M is in the College Football Playoff for the first time, taking a huge step toward contending for a national championship after years of coming up short. But the Aggies certainly aren’t content just to be in the playoff. “Obviously there was excitement yesterday to sit in the watch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets stay quiet on Pete Alonso while searching for pitching help
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets do not have plans to meet with Pete Alonso this week at the winter meetings. The five-time All-Star first baseman, who turned 31 on Sunday, lives about two hours away from the hotel for the meetings in Florida. He is a free agent for the second straight ... Read More »
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