National Sports
Pete Carroll, Geno Smith return to Seattle with Raiders
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Pete Carroll played a new role in familiar territory Thursday night, with his first preseason game as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders coming against the Seattle Seahawks. The former Seattle coach clearly felt at home before the game, talking with many Seahawks players on the field during warmups and generally being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward arrested for second time in two months
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
CONROE, Texas (AP) — Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday on a felony warrant, according to the Montgomery County Jail records. This was second arrest in two months for the 34-year-old Ward. He also was arrested June 12 at his home in Magnolia, Texas, for allegedly assaulting and threatening a woman. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts QB Richardson leaves preseason game with a pinky injury; CB Walley has a torn ACL
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — The plan was for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson to play about 1 1/2 quarters. Then Daniel Jones would play half a quarter. Instead, those figures ended up reversed after Richardson took a crunching sack from David Ojabo. Richardson had to leave Indianapolis’ preseason opener Thursday night with a dislocated pinky on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whyte’s overtime field goal earns Lions 41-38 victory over Ticats
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
HAMILTON — Sean Whyte’s 19-yard field goal earned the B.C. Lions a 41-38 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Thursday night. Whyte capped B.C.’s first overtime possession with his game-winning boot. Hamilton had the opening possession but former Ticat DeWayne Hendrix recovered Tim White’s fumble following a completion, to the dismay of the Hamilton Stadium ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another WNBA game, again in Chicago, disrupted by a sex toy tossed onto the court
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — A sex toy was thrown onto the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night, the latest such incident at a WNBA game. Sex toys also were thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Friday and Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another WNBA game, this time in Chicago, disrupted by a sex toy tossed onto the court
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — A sex toy was thrown onto the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s 86-65 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night, the latest such incident at a WNBA game. Sex toys also were thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Friday and Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Super Bowl champion Eagles’ tush push play helps secure 34-27 preseason win over Bengals
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and most of the starting lineup that returned for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles took a night off. The tush push is always in play. Without Hurts behind center, the Eagles used the contentious short-yardage play to success again, beating a potential ban in the offseason, then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canzone’s walk-off single in 11th completes Mariners’ sweep of White Sox
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Dominic Canzone singled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 4-3 victory Thursday. Randy Arozarena hit an early two-run homer for the Mariners, who swept a series for the first time since July 11-13. They moved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baldwin and Ozuna power Braves to 8-6 comeback win over Marlins
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Drake Baldwin homered twice and drove in five runs, Marcell Ozuna also went deep and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Miami Marlins 8-6 on Thursday night. Ozuna and Baldwin each had three hits for the Braves, who snapped a three-game skid after trailing 6-2 in the sixth inning. Miami has dropped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Ben! American Shelton tops Russia’s Khachanov to win NBO Toronto title
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
TORONTO — Ben Shelton came back for a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over Karen Khachanov on Thursday night in the men’s singles final at the National Bank Open. It was the American’s first ATP Tour title of the season and third of his career. The 22-year-old Shelton will move up one position to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympian Asher Hong takes the lead at the first day of the U.S. Gymnastics championships
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Asher Hong posted an all-around total of 85.585 during the opening night of the U.S. Championships on Thursday, putting the Olympian in strong position to collect his second national title. Hong, who captured the all-around crown at nationals two years ago and was a member of the five-man U.S. team that ... Read More »
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