National Sports
San Jose Sharks’ young core led by Macklin Celebrini aims to end years of losing
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The years-long focus on draft positioning, shedding big salaries and developing young players is no longer enough for the San Jose Sharks. After a six-year teardown and rebuild that featured far too much losing, the Sharks know now is the time to start seeing results on the ice. With a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN sets viewership records with massive spike in young watchers during Wild Card Series
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
ESPN set viewership records during baseball’s Wild Card Series, fueled by a significant spike in watchers from young demographics. The network announced Monday that Game 3 of the Boston-New York Yankees series averaged 7,439,000 viewers — a single-game Wild Card Series record under the current format. It was the largest audience for an ESPN baseball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dave Campbell’s Texas Football high school rankings for Week 7
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
The Week 7 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press: CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 6 Prv rank 1 Southlake Carroll (6-0) W: Keller, 63-28 1 2 Allen (5-0) Idle 2 3 Humble Summer Creek (5-0) W: Humble Atascocita, 38-35 3 4 Fort Bend Ridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cycling team Israel Premier Tech rebrands and drops national identity
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Israel Premier Tech is changing its name and moving away from its national identity, the cycling team said Monday. The decision comes less than two weeks after the team was excluded from a race in Italy over concerns about pro-Palestinian protests, and less than a month after the Spanish Vuelta was repeatedly disrupted by protests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers lead in days lost to injured list for third straight season, including 8 of 11 NLDS pitchers
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers led the major leagues for the third straight year in days on the injured list, including stints for eight of their 11 pitchers in the NL Division Series, while the Detroit Tigers had the biggest increase and the San Francisco Giants the biggest drop. The defending World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mboko eliminated in first round of Wuhan Open after straight-sets loss to Alexandrova
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
WUHAN — Canada’s Victoria Mboko is out of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. Alexandrova, the eighth seed in Wuhan, broke Mboko four times on eight chances and won 56 per cent of total points in wrapping up the match in one hour 20 minutes. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial underway over Angels’ alleged role in baseball pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A wrongful-death lawsuit that accuses the Los Angeles Angels of being responsible for the 2019 drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers began Monday. Jury selection was underway in the long-awaited civil trial over whether the Major League Baseball team is responsible after one of its employees was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Vancouver signs four-time Olympian, first-round draft pick Michelle Karvinen
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new team in Vancouver has signed four-time Olympian Michelle Karvinen. Vancouver selected the 35-year-old forward in the first round of June’s PWHL entry draft, choosing her seventh overall. Karvinen previously played at the University of North Dakota, and in Finland’s Auroraliiga, Switzerland’s SWHL and Russia’s ZhHL. She hails ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tazmin Brits century helps South Africa beat New Zealand at Women’s Cricket World Cup
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
INDORE, India (AP) — Tazmin Brits smashed 101 off 89 balls as South Africa overcame New Zealand by six wickets at the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Monday. Brits hit 15 fours and a six as the Proteas put up a turnaround batting performance to score 234-4 in 40.5 overs. It had been bowled out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UEFA allows Barcelona in US and Milan in Australia but calls those overseas league games regrettable
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA said Monday it would reluctantly not oppose the tradition-busting plans for Barcelona to play a league game in Miami and AC Milan in Australia. Amid fierce opposition from fan groups across the continent, consent from the European soccer body was a key step for La Liga’s plan to stage Villarreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grizzlies’ Ja Morant week to week with sprained ankle, joins list of injured starters
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Ja Morant is week to week after spraining his left ankle in practice, the Memphis Grizzlies said Monday. Morant sprained his ankle during practice Sunday, the team said. The Grizzlies open the preseason Monday night against the Detroit Pistons, and they host New Orleans in their season opener Oct. ... Read More »
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