National Sports
No. 14 Texas Tech is banning tortilla-throwing tradition at football games
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is banning the throwing of tortillas by fans on kickoffs after the 14th-ranked Red Raiders were penalized twice and fined for objects being thrown onto the field in their most recent home game. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said Monday fans entering the stadium would be instructed to discard tortillas, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders coach Pete Carroll left in awe as Chiefs deliver lopsided shutout
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took until the third series against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday for Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to finally send the tantalizing wide receiver trio of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown onto the field together. Folks had waited 16 months to see it, ever since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons. They all found the net in their teams’ league victories this weekend to extend impressive scoring runs. Each has scored at least once in all but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Scottish club Rangers hires Danny Rohl as manager
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scottish club Rangers hired former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl as its coach on Monday on a 2 1/2-year contract as the replacement for Russell Martin. Following Martin’s departure on Oct. 5, Rangers held talks with Steven Gerrard — its former title-winning manager — and Kevin Muscat, one of its former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida AD Scott Stricklin says rules allow him to be ‘very thorough’ with coaching search
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Even though Florida has retained a search firm to help land the school’s next football coach, athletic director Scott Stricklin said Monday he will have final say in the hiring process. And he won’t be in a rush to get it done. Thanks to new NCAA legislation, teams that fire head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Aaron Glenn undecided on whether Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor will start against Bengals
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor? Well, Aaron Glenn is still considering who’ll be the winless New York Jets’ starting quarterback this week. It’s not such a simple call, either. Not when the options aren’t overwhelmingly enticing. “That’s something I want to continue to look at,” Glenn said a day after Fields was benched to start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers QB Bryce Young, winner of 3 straight starts, day to day vs. Bills with ankle injury
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young has won three consecutive starts for the first time in his NFL career. Now the question becomes whether he will have a chance to stretch that streak to four on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers return home to face the Buffalo Bills. Young left Sunday’s 13-6 win over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jannik Sinner won’t play for Italy in Davis Cup Final 8 but Carlos Alcaraz is in for Spain
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Jannik Sinner won’t compete for host Italy — the two-time defending champion — in the Davis Cup Final 8 next month. But Carlos Alcaraz was included in Spain’s team Monday. Also lined up to play in Bologna from Nov. 18-23 are third-ranked Alexander Zverev for Germany and No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purdue QB Ryan Browne doubtful against Rutgers with injury
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne is doubtful to play against Rutgers this weekend, coach Barry Odom said Monday. Browne left last weekend’s 19-0 loss at Northwestern when he appeared to injure his left shoulder on the first play of the second half. The third-year player from Clarkston, Michigan, did not return ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men’s Preseason All-America Team
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
The Associated Press’ 2025-26 preseason All-America men’s basketball team, with school, height, year and votes from a 57-member national media panel (key 2024-25 statistics in parentheses): Braden Smith, Purdue, 6-0, 170 pounds, senior, all 57 votes (15.8 ppg, 8.7 apg, 4.5 rpg, 2.2 spg, 83 3-pointers) JT Toppin, Texas Tech, 6-9, 230 pounds, junior, 52 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos’ comeback vs Giants was historic but flawed in a way that concerns Sean Payton
By Canadian Press on October 20th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — If Sunday night felt like a party to the Denver Broncos, on Monday they dealt with the hangover of their 33-32 win over the New York Giants that featured one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history. “We gave up five or six third-and-10 or fourth-and-long conversions,” coach Sean Payton said ... Read More »
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