Ryan Gerard flew across 2 oceans and 2 seas. The payoff was a Masters invitation
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Ryan Gerard left his home in south Florida at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 for a trip he never imagined taking this year, and one he certainly didn’t regret. He returned home nine days and some 20,000 miles later after stops that included Italy on his way to a small island off the coast of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesia cricketer becomes first to take five wickets in one over in a T20
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia cricketer Gede Priandana became the first player to take five wickets in one over in a Twenty20 international on Tuesday. The seamer, who also opens the batting, was bowling in Bali against Cambodia, which was on 106-5. Priandana began by dismissing opener Shah Abrar Hussain for 37 on his way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How retired racehorses in Ontario find new purpose after the track
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
HILLSBURGH — Vicki Pappas and Lauren Millet are giving retired thoroughbred racehorses a second lease on life. Pappas is chairperson and founding member of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, a 100-acre facility that specializes in matching retired thoroughbreds with new owners for a second career and finding them adoptive homes. Millet is LongRun’s farm and adoption ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How horses helped champion jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva heal and help others
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
HILLSBURGH — Long before learning how to harness the raw power of a thoroughbred racehorse, champion jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva experienced the therapeutic powers of the animal’s inner strength. Da Silva, 50, was verbally abused and tormented by his father growing up in Brazil, driven to the brink of suicide. As early as age ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photos capture Afghanistan’s traditional buzkashi tournament near Kabul
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Riders from different Afghan provinces compete in the final of Afghanistan’s annual buzkashi tournament on the outskirts of Kabul, as spectators, including Taliban authorities, attend the event. Buzkashi is a traditional equestrian sport in which riders score points by carrying a goat carcass — nowadays replaced by a fake goat carcass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool’s Alexander Isak sidelined for two months after ‘reckless’ tackle, Slot says
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool striker Alexander Isak will be laid up for two months with a broken ankle and fibula from a tackle that coach Arne Slot described as reckless on Tuesday. Isak had surgery on Monday, two days after he was injured in the act of scoring the opening goal of a 2-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spurs-Thunder game in Vegas showed a rivalry is here. Now they’ll meet twice on Christmas week
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, according to the catchy marketing slogan that has been around for years. It’ll likely be disproven this week. The NBA loves rivalries: Lakers vs. Celtics, Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James in the never-ending GOAT debate, Reggie Miller vs. Madison Square Garden, that sort of thing. Another one has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How the Jaguars used a ‘small market’ comment as a catalyst to end the Broncos’ 11-game win streak
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — One man’s flowers are apparently another man’s sours. “Great team effort. Just thankful that a small market team like us can come into a place like Mile High and get it done,” Jaguars coach Liam Coen cracked after Jacksonville’s statement 34-20 win in Denver on Sunday that snapped the Broncos’ 11-game winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conference seasons kick into gear following light AP Top 25 holiday week
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
The week of Christmas is typically a slow time on the college basketball, with a handful of games before and after the holiday. This week is no different with nine ranked teams playing, most against lower-tier programs. Once the weekend passes, the schedule heats up as conference seasons kick into full gear. The marquee game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Krista Gerlich leads Texas Tech to first Top 25 ranking in 13 years
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Krista Gerlich knows about success at Texas Tech, having starred there back when the team won the national championship in 1993 alongside Sheryl Swoopes. So getting the Lady Raiders ranked for the first time in 13 years on Monday was extra special to her. “it’s a longtime coming. When I took the job in 2020 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands turn out in Kabul to cheer on Afghanistan’s traditional buzkashi equestrian games
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Through the dust kicked up by the pounding hooves of a scrum of horses and riders, a winner emerges. The victorious team gallops around the playing field, holding a flag aloft. The final of Afghanistan’s hugely popular annual tournament of buzkashi, a traditional equestrian sport with few formal rules that is ... Read More »
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