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It’s Messi. Repeat, Messi. The Inter Miami star is MLS’ first back-to-back MVP winner
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Best player. Best team. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is the unquestioned force in Major League Soccer right now, on a run like nobody else the league has ever seen. The 38-year-old Argentine star — and captain of the MLS Cup champions — has become the first back-to-back MVP in MLS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi wins the MLS MVP award, becoming the first player to win the honor in back-to-back years
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi wins the MLS MVP award, becoming the first player to win the honor in back-to-back years. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats to open 2026 CFL regular season
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats will kick off the 2026 CFL season on June 4. The league unveiled its schedule Tuesday, with the Als visiting the Ticats at Tim Hortons Field in the opener. The first week will feature three games. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will visit the Calgary Stampeders on June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief operating officer of 2030 Winter Olympics in France resigns after 6 months in the job
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
LYON, France (AP) — The chief operating officer of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France is stepping down. French organizers said in a statement Tuesday that Anne Murac has decided to leave the role, less than six months after her appointment. They said Murac played “a key role” in the implementation, structuring, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Trying to enjoy it’: Rookie goaltender Dennis Hildeby stepping up for Maple Leafs
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Dennis Hildeby is a goaltender of few words — very few words. Whether it’s in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ locker room with teammates or when speaking in front of a wall of cameras and microphones to reporters, the soft-spoken Swede doesn’t say a whole lot. Hildeby, however, has been making a loud statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No words this time, just a photo from Mohamed Salah as his Liverpool future hangs in doubt
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — With uncertainty hanging over his Liverpool career, Mohamed Salah sent out another message on Tuesday. This time without any words. Following the fallout from his explosive comments on Saturday, Salah posted a picture for his 85 million followers across Instagram and X of him alone in the gym at Liverpool’s training ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes extend quarterback Davis Alexander one year, through 2028 season
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed quarterback Davis Alexander to a one-year extension Tuesday, keeping him under contract through the 2028 season. Alexander is coming off a historic CFL season, his first as a full-time starter. The 27-year-old from Gig Harbor, Wash., went a perfect 7-0 in the regular season, extending his league-record undefeated start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling fits right in at Winter Olympics co-host Cortina
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Curling could not have a more fitting host city for the upcoming Olympics than Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town in the Dolomites is home to Italy’s first curling gold medalist, defending mixed doubles champion Stefania Constantini. And Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi is a former member of Italy’s national team — and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wilfried Zaha back with Ivory Coast to defend Africa Cup of Nations title ahead of 2026 World Cup
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — After two years out of the national team, Wilfried Zaha was recalled Tuesday by Ivory Coast to help defend its Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament starting this month. The 33-year-old Zaha —- who played in Major League Soccer this year for Charlotte on loan from Galatasaray — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs’ McMann to have hearing for high-sticking Lightning’s Bjorkstrand
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann will have a hearing Tuesday for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning winger Oliver Bjorkstrand. The incident occurred three minutes into the third period of Toronto’s 2-0 win over Tampa Bay on Monday at Scotiabank Arena. McMann received a match penalty after swinging his stick and hitting Bjorkstrand’s head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who mentored Verstappen, retires from F1 at the age of 82
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Red Bull’s influential auto racing adviser Helmut Marko is retiring from his role at the age of 82, ending a 20-year stint in which he helped Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen develop into four-time Formula 1 champions. Marko’s departure leaves Red Bull without the two main guiding personalities from its 2005 ... Read More »
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