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Two QBs, two comebacks: How Josh Allen and J.J. McCarthy stunned the NFL
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
The opening weekend of the NFL season was capped by a pair of unlikely comebacks led by the reigning MVP and a quarterback making his NFL debut. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter on Sunday night to beat Baltimore in one of the most improbable comebacks in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets cutting wide receiver Xavier Gipson after costly fumble in opener, AP source says
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
The New York Jets are releasing wide receiver Xavier Gipson after his costly fumble on a kickoff return in the season-opening loss to Pittsburgh, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Gipson, in his second season with the Jets, was returning a kickoff in place of the injured Kene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt suspended for 2 weeks for pushing anti-doping official
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has been suspended for two weeks for pushing an anti-doping official. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday that the sanction will be in effect from Sept. 25 until Oct. 7, so as not to be “unduly punitive” on Hewitt by impacting his Davis Cup schedule. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British horse racing goes ahead with strike action in tax protest
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British horse racing went ahead Wednesday with its unprecedented one-day strike to protest a feared rise in taxes on race betting, with a top official in the sport urging the industry to “stand together” and “make their voices heard.” Four scheduled meetings — at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton — have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona to play its first home game of the season at 6,000-capacity stadium after Camp Nou delay
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will play its first home La Liga game of the season at a 6,000-capacity venue as it waits to get permits to reopen its renovated Camp Nou stadium. Barcelona said late Tuesday it will use the Estadi Johan Cruyff, which typically hosts the Barcelona women’s team and men’s reserve and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whatever rugby icon Ilona Maher does next it will be Maher-vellous
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Ilona Maher wants to be known, first and foremost, as a rugby player. A really good one. Not as a content creator. Not as a social media influencer. “I hate it when people say that about me, ‘Oh, she’s just an Instagrammer,’” she told her sisters during their House of Maher podcast. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wigan Warriors rugby club creates community garden as ‘safe haven’ to help combat suicide
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
WIGAN, England (AP) — Rugby League world champion Wigan Warriors has created a “safe haven for players, staff, fans, and the wider public” at its Robin Park Arena to combat suicide, the club said Wednesday. Wigan icon Terry Newton took his own life in 2010 and a community garden has been created at the club’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College football Week 3: No. 6 Bulldogs at No. 15 Vols main event; No. 18 USF heads to No. 5 Miami
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
The college football schedule looks, shall we say, more competitive in Week 3. At least we think it does. South Florida, Baylor and Mississippi State posted upset wins during a week otherwise marked by blowouts. Six Associated Press Top 25 teams combined to beat their FCS opponents by an average of 58 points, and six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two QBs, two comebacks: How Allen and McCarthy stunned the NFL
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
The opening weekend of the NFL season was capped by a pair of unlikely comebacks led by the reigning MVP and a quarterback making his NFL debut. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Baltimore in one of the most improbable comebacks in recent history on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers bring 1-0 series advantage over Yankees into game 2
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
Detroit Tigers (83-62, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (80-64, second in the AL East) New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.85 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 171 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (16-7, 3.12 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 180 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets aim to end 4-game road losing streak, play the Phillies
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
New York Mets (76-69, second in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (85-60, first in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (11-7, 3.61 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (12-5, 2.60 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 186 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets will aim to stop ... Read More »
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