August 1st, 2025

National Sports

AAC rebrands as American Conference in move designed to fuel growth in changing college landscape

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

The American Athletic Conference is rebranding itself as, simply, the American Conference as part of a wide-ranging effort it says is designed to fuel growth and elevate its position in a quickly changing college-sports landscape. The 15-team football conference also on Monday unveiled a new slogan — “Built To Rise” — and introduced Soar the ... Read More »

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World Rugby unable to identify perpetrators of racism at Argentina-England match

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

LONDON (AP) — World Rugby couldn’t identify perpetrators of racism after receiving a complaint from England regarding abuse aimed at its players during a match in Argentina this month. “While it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that the individuals responsible could not be identified,” World Rugby said Monday, adding that the ... Read More »

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British Open champion Scottie Scheffler says comparisons to Tiger Woods ‘a bit silly’

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Another comparison between Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler surfaced during the final round of the British Open. This one wasn’t about numbers or trophies, but a fist pump. And it was for par. Scheffler needed only one hour to expand his four-shot lead to seven shots with a steady diet ... Read More »

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UEFA Champions League pairings from the draw for the third qualifying round

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The draw made Monday for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League: League Path First Leg Aug. 5-6 Brann (Norway) or Salzburg (Austria) vs. Club Brugge (Belgium) Rangers (Scotland) or Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) or Servette (Switzerland) Nice (France) vs. Benfica (Portugal) Feyenoord (Netherlands) vs. Fenerbahce ... Read More »

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FOX Nation to stream Real American Freestyle wrestling events

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

FOX Nation announced Monday that it will be the streaming partner for Real American Freestyle wrestling. The first event, called RAF 01, is scheduled for August 30 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. FOX Nation also will stream a second event in the fall at a date to be determined. “Real American Freestyle is creating ... Read More »

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Mourinho’s Fenerbahce paired with Feyenoord in Champions League qualifying. Benfica gets Nice

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — JosĂ© Mourinho will take his Fenerbahce team to Feyenoord in the Champions League third qualifying round after the draw was made Monday. Fenerbahce, which finished runner-up in the Turkish league, will go to Rotterdam for the first leg on Aug. 5 or 6 and host the return in Istanbul on Aug. ... Read More »

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Troubled Wales rugby team names Steve Tandy new coach

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales’ troubled men’s rugby team finally has a new coach, with Steve Tandy hired through the 2027 World Cup. The appointment was announced on Monday, with the Wales-born Tandy having just completed a southern hemisphere tour with Scotland as part of its coaching staff. He’ll start on Sept. 1. Tandy is ... Read More »

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Marcus Rashford in Barcelona to complete loan move from Manchester United

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s already impressive front line is about to be boosted by the signing of Marcus Rashford. Rashford is in Barcelona to complete a move from Manchester United, a person with knowledge of the transfer told The Associated Press on Monday. The person did not want to be named because they were not ... Read More »

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Detroit’s Skubal making a bid for a Cy Young repeat. He’d be the first in AL to do that since 2000

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

It’s been a quarter century since an American League pitcher won back-to-back Cy Young Awards. It takes a pretty special pitcher to pull that off — but Tarik Skubal fits the bill. Skubal showed why he’s the favorite to win the Cy Young for a second straight year, striking out 11 with no walks Sunday ... Read More »

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Call it a comeback! Hutchinson, McCaffrey, Prescott, McCarthy aiming to bounce back from injuries

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson put his left hand down in a three-point stance and on the snap, made an inside move on an offensive tackle to help collapse a pocket around the passer. Hutchinson looked like he did on most plays in practice and games during his first two-plus seasons with the ... Read More »

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British Open champion Scheffler says comparisons with Tiger ‘a bit silly’

By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Another comparison between Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler surfaced during the final round of the British Open. This one wasn’t about numbers or trophies, but a fist pump. And it was for par. Scheffler only needed one hour to expand his four-shot lead to seven shots with a steady diet ... Read More »

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