By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to support its agenda. Responding to the use of her song “Juno” in a video montage depicting ICE raids, Carpenter tweeted Tuesday: “this video is evil ... Read More »
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With Team Rachel Homan preparing for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Team Kerri Einarson will wear Canada colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Mississauga, Ont. Homan, who won a second straight Scotties crown last season, will not return to defend her title, Curling Canada said Tuesday in a statement. Einarson will instead assume ... Read More »
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Tom Brady’s niece, former UCLA star shortstop Maya Brady, was selected by the Oklahoma City Spark with the top pick in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s expansion and allocation drafts on Monday. The Cascade took former University of Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry at No. 2. The Cascade picked former Oklahoma and Oklahoma State pitcher Kelly ... Read More »
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The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 4 of the season: Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan Lendeborg was named MVP of the Players Era Championship in the third-ranked Wolverines’ dominating run to the title. The 6-foot-9 senior averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks as ... Read More »
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The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 4 of the season: Rori Harmon, Texas The graduate guard won MVP of the Players Era Championship after leading the Longhorns over then-No. 3 UCLA and No. 2 South Carolina. Against UCLA, Harmon scored 26 points, making 9 of 15 from the ... Read More »
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Abdul Carter was benched for the start of a second game in three weeks since Mike Kafka took over as the New York Giants’ interim coach, and the No. 3 pick’s public punishment has become a sideshow of what has turned into a miserable season for the team on and off the field. After the ... Read More »
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St. Louis Blues winger Nathan Walker is expected to miss at least eight weeks because of an undisclosed upper-body injury, putting the struggling team short another forward for an extended period of time. Rookie Jimmy Snuggerud is out six weeks to recover from surgery on his left wrist, which coach Jim Montgomery said Monday was ... Read More »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin outlined the precarious situation facing NASCAR teams, testifying Tuesday in the federal antitrust trial against the stock car series that the race team he co-owns spent more than $700,000 to the series in 2022 alone and how agreeing to its charter proposal last fall would ... Read More »
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LSU placed a pricetag of $91 million on its new coach, Lane Kiffin. Now, the College Football Playoff selection committee gets to place a value of its own on Kiffin when it decides where to rank his old school, Mississippi, in its latest top 25. The committee can consider the availability of coaches and players ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are facing a May trial on federal charges that they took bribes to help gamblers betting on their pitches. U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto on Tuesday said jury selection would tentatively begin May 4 in Brooklyn federal court, with the trial opening ... Read More »
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Shaboozey and Russell Dickerson will headline Alberta’s first-ever Boots and Hearts music festival. A Western edition of the popular Ontario camping and country music showcase lands in Edmonton the weekend of Aug. 28 and 29, 2026. Dickerson will headline the Friday show, and Shaboozey headlines Saturday at Fan Park. Entertainment company Republic Live and OEG ... Read More »
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