By Canadian Press on September 11th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish Vuelta avoided major disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters after altering the route of Thursday’s time-trial stage. Filippo Ganna of team Ineos Grenadiers won the stage with a time of 13 minutes, edging Jay Vine of UAE Team Emirates by less than a second. There were several Palestinian flags being waved around ... Read More »
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois coach Bret Bielema is wary of a trap game against winless Western Michigan on Saturday night. “We’re going to get their best shot,” he said. Illinois (2-0) enters the game ranked No. 9 — its highest AP poll ranking since 2001 — and riding a six-game winning streak dating to ... Read More »
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A tradition-busting plan to play domestic league games for Barcelona in the United States and AC Milan in Australia failed to make key progress on Thursday. The UEFA executive committee said it needed more time to weigh proposals by the Spanish and Italian leagues, and wanted more talks with fans. Spain’s ... Read More »
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly calls any talk of firing Florida counterpart Billy Napier “crazy.” And yet, Kelly’s No. 3 Tigers (2-0) could very well contribute to Napier’s demise when they host the Gators (1-1) in both teams’ SEC opener on Saturday night. “(Napier is) a really good football coach. He ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final day of its regular season Thursday night with the eight playoff teams set, but three of the four first-round matchups are still to be determined. Minnesota, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Phoenix, New York, Golden State, Indiana and Seattle all reached the postseason. The only three seeds that ... Read More »
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NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Ange Postecoglou says he might need to win silverware straight away at Nottingham Forest if he is to last more than a season. The former Tottenham coach famously declared last year that he always wins a trophy in his second season — and duly lived up to that boast with victory ... Read More »
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Champions League final is going back to Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium in 2027. UEFA picked the venue on Thursday to host the showpiece game that was originally slated for San Siro in Milan. The Metropolitano, which opened in 2017, previously hosted the Champions League final in 2019 when Liverpool beat ... Read More »
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Ohio State went through extremes with its first two opponents, facing then-No. 1 Texas in the opener before having an easy time with Football College Subdivision foe Grambling State. Saturday night’s test against Ohio University falls somewhere in the middle. Yes, the top-ranked and 2-0 Buckeyes are 31 1/2-point favorites against the Bobcats (1-1), but ... Read More »
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s defense has taken on head coach Brent Venables’ no-nonsense personality, and the promising results have helped put the Sooners back on track. With Venables calling the plays this season, the defense has been rugged and defiant, just like the man who made his name as a defensive coordinator at Oklahoma ... Read More »
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TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts will honour John Candy with a tribute game Saturday at BMO Field against the Edmonton Elks. Candy, the late Argos co-owner and beloved Canadian comedian, is the subject of a new documentary — “John Candy: I Like Me” — that debuted last week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Members ... Read More »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom is excited to be going back to where his career began, the home stadium where he made 109 of his 245 starts in the big leagues and had back-to-back Cy Young Award-winning seasons with the New York Mets. “It holds a special place in my heart,” deGrom said. “I ... Read More »
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