September 21st, 2025

Fan who racially insulted Iñaki Williams in Spanish league game reaches deal to avoid prison time

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

MADRID (AP) — An Espanyol fan accused of racially insulting Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams during a Spanish league match five years ago accepted a deal to avoid prison time on Wednesday. A Spanish court in Barcelona said the fan, who was not named, accepted a one-year prison sentence but will not do any jail ... Read More »

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Sisterhood on and off the field: Meet the real sisters at the Women’s Rugby World Cup

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Players at the Women’s Rugby World Cup are more than happy to proudly call their teammates their sisters. Time together often rivals time with their actual families. Long before they lace up their boots and play, the players spent hours and hours together in the gym, in training, and in hotels and ... Read More »

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AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 2 Nittany Lions on cruise control while teams around them battle it out

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

While a heart-pounding weekend of college football unfolded in the South and neighboring Ohio and more chaos is likely to come, all was tranquil and should continue to be in central Pennsylvania for the next three weeks. Penn State won its opener against Nevada by five touchdowns and is favored to beat Florida International by ... Read More »

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Can the NFL crown a first-time Super Bowl champion this season?

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Long-suffering fans in cities like Buffalo,Detroit and Cincinnati hope this is the year when the NFL once again crowns a first-time Super Bowl champion. The league hasn’t had a team win its first Super Bowl since the 2017 season when Philadelphia beat New England to give the Eagles their first Lombardi Trophy. The seven straight ... Read More »

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Bird, Fowles and Moore: The most dominant Hall of Fame class in women’s basketball history?

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

The trio of Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore will be the most dominant class of women’s basketball players to ever enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when they are enshrined this weekend. Count them up: 11 Olympic gold medals and 10 WNBA championships. Add their record-setting milestones, and this group has ... Read More »

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Venables, Oklahoma could take major step forward vs. fellow blue blood Michigan

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — For most of the past 50 years, when Oklahoma showed up on the schedule, folks knew what was coming. In the 1970s and 1980s, coach Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense relentlessly ran over and by opponents to help claim three national titles. Those teams featured aggressive defenses with stars such as Brian ... Read More »

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Guardians face the Red Sox looking to stop road slide

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Cleveland Guardians (68-69, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (78-62, third in the AL East) Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (0-0); Red Sox: Brennan Bernardino (4-2, 3.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians will attempt to end their seven-game road slide in a ... Read More »

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Padres host the Orioles on home losing streak

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Baltimore Orioles (63-76, fifth in the AL East) vs. San Diego Padres (76-63, second in the NL West) San Diego; Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich (2-7, 5.04 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Padres: Nestor Cortes (2-3, 5.06 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres are looking to ... Read More »

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Cubs try to sweep series against the Braves

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Atlanta Braves (62-77, fourth in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (80-59, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (5-9, 5.85 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Cubs: Cade Horton (9-4, 2.92 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves square off ... Read More »

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Pirates play the Dodgers on home winning streak

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers (78-60, first in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (62-77, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (1-1, 4.18 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (4-2, 2.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 48 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to keep a ... Read More »

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Cardinals square off against the Athletics with series tied 1-1

By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025

Athletics (64-76, fifth in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (69-71, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (10-9, 4.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-11, 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 102 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals and Athletics play on ... Read More »

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