November 5th, 2025

National Sports

Top photos from Week 9 of the NFL season

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

Photo highlights from the ninth week of the NFL season. This gallery was curated by AP photo editors. ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography The Associated Press... Read More »

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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier make history with Skate Canada International victory

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

SASKATOON — Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier made history at the Skate Canada International figure skating competition on Sunday. They became the first ice dance pair to win six consecutive golds at the event with a total score of 202.89. Gilles and Poirier narrowly beat out Lithuania’s Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius, who finished ... Read More »

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Ilia Malinin’s near-flawless performance at Skate Canada solidifies his Olympic favorite status

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

SASKATOON, Canada (AP) — U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin broke the world record for the free skate in winning Skate Canada with ease on Sunday, keeping his two-year unbeaten streak intact and underscoring his status as favorite to win Olympic gold at the Milano-Cortina Games. The 20-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia, landed six quads along with ... Read More »

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Breaking down the race for conference title game spots in each FBS league

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

The race for college football’s conference titles takes on a new importance in the era of an expanded playoff, with champions of the top leagues having a shot at automatic bids. And given the size some leagues have ballooned to, the chase to reach a conference title game can seem unusually chaotic. Of the FBS ... Read More »

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Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola will miss the rest of the season with an injury to his lower right leg

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola will miss the rest of the season because of a lower right leg injury, coach Matt Rhule announced Sunday. Raiola was injured while getting sacked in the third quarter of the Cornhuskers’ 21-17 loss to Southern California on Saturday night. Freshman TJ Lateef played the final four ... Read More »

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Houston’s C.J. Stroud out with concussion after hit against Denver

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s C.J. Stroud won’t return after sustaining a concussion after hitting his head hard on the ground at the end of a run in the second quarter Sunday against Denver. The team announced just after halftime that he had a concussion and was out for the remainder of the game. Stroud scrambled ... Read More »

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Sabalenka serves her way past Paolini at WTA Finals; Gauff hits 17 double-faults in loss to Pegula

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka put on a dominant serving display in her opening match at the WTA finals, producing 10 aces in a 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 8-ranked Jasmine Paolini on Sunday. Sabalenka served four aces in the final game of the first set alone and overall put 82.7% of ... Read More »

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Packers star tight end Tucker Kraft carted into locker room with knee injury

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft was carted into the locker room after suffering a knee injury in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Kraft lined up left and was moving to his right behind the line of scrimmage when he ran into the backside of ... Read More »

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Yamal and Rashford score as Barcelona rebounds from clasico loss

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

MADRID (AP) — Lamine Yamal scored early as Barcelona rebounded from its clasico defeat by beating Elche 3-1 at home to regain second place in the Spanish league on Sunday. Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford also scored for Barcelona, a week after it lost 2-1 at Real Madrid in the first clasico of the season. ... Read More »

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Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against Boston

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Philadelphia center Joel Embiid $50,000 for making what the league determined to be a lewd gesture during a game against Boston on Friday night. The fine was announced Sunday by James Jones, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations. Embiid scored while getting fouled ... Read More »

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Coaching carousel: Tracking the hirings and firings in the Power Four

By Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2025

College football could be on the verge of one of the busiest coaching carousels in recent history. Eight Power Four coaches have been fired this season, and more are sure to follow in an era that features unprecedented parity, revenue-sharing and access to the expanded College Football Playoff. Florida State and Wisconsin appear to be ... Read More »

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