Paul Hoynes, Cleveland baseball writer since 1983, wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paul Hoynes, who has covered more than 6,000 games and set the byline record for Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer, was voted the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. The honor was announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America at the winter meetings. Hoynes will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dixie’ Deans, a scoring great for Celtic in the 1970s, dies at 79
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Kelly “Dixie” Deans, a high-scoring forward for Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell in the 1960s and 70s, has died. He was 79. Celtic and Motherwell both announced the death Tuesday. Deans was nicknamed after Everton and England scoring great Dixie Dean and had a record-setting impact for Celtic after joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor and had received a two-year suspended sentence. Tuesday’s ruling comes after Franco’s attorneys had pushed to have his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Masters field starting to take shape through wins and world ranking
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Kristoffer Reitan of Norway and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen of Denmark will be PGA Tour rookies next year having earned cards by being among the leading 10 players on the European tour not already exempt. They already have one edge over the other rookies. They’re in the Masters. Both earned their spot in the growing field at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vermont rescue team sees surge in calls as social media lures skiers into danger
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A rescue team that covers Vermont’s tallest mountain has been responding to calls in the area for decades, but in the last few years, the organization has seen an alarming rise in calls from inexperienced skiers. Influenced by social media videos of skiers chasing fresh powder tracks in the backcountry, people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatari owner of Paris Saint-Germain to take over Belgian club Eupen
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
EUPEN, Belgium (AP) — The Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain are expanding their soccer portfolio with a deal to take over KAS Eupen, the Belgian league club said Tuesday. Eupen currently plays in the second tier of Belgian soccer. QSI, which also owns a minority stake in Portuguese side Sporting Braga, has signed a memorandum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees. “Receiving this award multiple times is something truly special,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Jordan’s legal team races against time in antitrust trial against NASCAR
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan’s attorneys were under pressure Tuesday to complete their presentation in the federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that is plodding so slowly the judge has repeatedly admonished both sides. An economist used almost all of Monday to explain how he landed at a figure of $364.7 million in damages owed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, U.S. women to clash in Edmonton, final hockey tune-up before Olympic Games
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Canada’s best players in women’s hockey get one last chance to forge chemistry, and beat the archrival United States, before the Olympic Games. Canada and the U.S. clash Wednesday and Saturday at Edmonton’s Rogers Place to complete a four-game Rivalry Series. The Americans took the first two games 4-1 in Cleveland and 6-1 in Buffalo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers coach Rick Carlisle closing in on 1,000 wins, and it’ll be a moment for the NBA to savor
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
A big moment in NBA coaching history is looming. It might happen Friday. Maybe on Sunday. Maybe sometime next week. But it’s going to happen, and it’s going to be something the likes of which the league won’t see again for at least a few years. Rick Carlisle is going to get his 1,000th career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona Wildcats rise to No. 1 in AP Top 25, face another tough test against No. 18 Alabama
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd talked about his team’s ascent to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll this week, pointing out that playing on big stages with a big target on your back is why his guys wanted to play for the Wildcats. They will get another opportunity to do it ... Read More »
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