By Canadian Press on September 7th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was not in the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees a day after colliding with Austin Wells on a play at the plate. Bichette was thrown out in the sixth inning of Saturday’s 3-1 loss by Cody Bellinger’s 95.3 mph one-hop ... Read More »
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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Luka Doncic seems more than ready for the coming NBA season. Doncic — the Los Angeles Lakers star — scored 30 first-half points Sunday for Slovenia in its EuroBasket Round of 16 game against Italy. Slovenia led the game at halftime, 50-40. Doncic was 9 for 13 from the field in ... Read More »
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The only team with a winning record against defending champion New Zealand lost it after Ireland was blown away 40-0 in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Brighton on Sunday. Ireland had won two of their three contests, most recently last September. But a much-changed New Zealand — only nine survivors from the 29-27 loss ... Read More »
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cam Heyward is ready to go — and reportedly with a new contract — with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The four-time All-Pro defensive tackle was on the field warming up with his teammates 90 minutes before the season opener against the New York Jets on Sunday. That came after Heyward agreed ... Read More »
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers strolled into MetLife Stadium, shook hands with a few familiar faces and headed to the opponents’ locker room. The 41-year-old quarterback was back at the place he called home the past two seasons with the New York Jets — but this time as a member of the Pittsburgh ... Read More »
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MONFORTE DE LEMOS, Spain (AP) — A man carrying a Palestine flag caused a crash on the 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday when he ran toward the road as riders approached in the latest disruption to the Grand Tour race by protesters. The stage was won by Mads Pedersen, while Jonas Vingegaard ... Read More »
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The third week of AP Top 25 college football poll rankings drop Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. A week after four losses by top-10 teams left just three teams in the same spot in the rankings, Saturday was marked by blowouts and just a couple of notable upsets. Look for No. 13 Florida, bested by ... Read More »
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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France on Sunday. France was runner-up to Spain in the 2022 final but both teams failed to reach the quarterfinal stage this time. Georgia advanced to face Finland, which knocked out Nikola ... Read More »
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Nearly 18 years ago, as J.J. McCarthy strolled out of Soldier Field after attending his first Chicago Bears game, his father stopped to buy them a program for a keepsake to mark their time together that far outweighed the home team’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The next visit to the ... Read More »
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MONZA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of title contenders and McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. It was a first win since May for Verstappen – and only his third of the season — and capped a wonderful weekend at Monza for ... Read More »
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Canada completed the ’25 world black bass fishing tournament in 11th place. The Canadian squad registered a final-day weight of 10.630 kilograms (23.4 pounds) to finish with 45.8 kilograms (107.76 pounds) overall. Competitors dealt with winds of 40 kilometres an hour (gusting to 60 km-h) on the third and final day of competition at South ... Read More »
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