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Spanish league moves closer to holding regular-season game in US, between Villarreal and Barcelona
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league is closer to playing a regular-season game in the United States. The Spanish soccer federation on Monday approved a request for the match between Villarreal and Barcelona to be played in Miami on Dec. 20. The federation will now seek approval from soccer governing bodies UEFA and FIFA. The ... Read More »
1 responseTeam owner predicts van Gisbergen will make a deep run in NASCAR playoffs
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Labeling statistics as “kind of an American thing,” Shane van Gisbergen avoids dwelling on his record-setting rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It normally hits me on the plane ride home or at 4 a.m. after a few beers,” van Gisbergen said Sunday after conquering the Watkins Glen International road course in New York ... Read More »
1 responseDortmund’s defensive worries deepen with Niklas Süle out for 2 months with a calf injury
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s defensive worries deepened Monday with central defender Niklas SĂĽle expected to be out for two months with a right calf injury sustained during a friendly game against Juventus. SĂĽle suffered a muscle injury and had to go off just before halftime during Sunday’s match against the Italian team. He ... Read More »
1 responseCollege football latest: AP Top 25 preseason rankings drop with Texas on top
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998. Defending champion Ohio State ranked No. 3. A tradition since 1936, no organization has ... Read More »
1 responseLions safety Morice Norris is in concussion protocol and team will ease him back in, coach says
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris, who was taken off the field in an ambulance late in a preseason game last week, is in concussion protocol and doing well, coach Dan Campbell said Monday. “We’re going to take it nice and easy here to make sure he’s good over the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spanish league moves closer to holding a regular-season game in US between Villarreal and Barcelona
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league is closer to playing a regular-season game in the United States. The Spanish soccer federation on Monday approved a request for the match between Villarreal and Barcelona to be played in Miami on Dec. 20. The federation will now seek approval from soccer governing bodies UEFA and FIFA. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver featherweight Radley Da Silva looks to impress UFC boss in Vegas showcase
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
When Battlefield Fight League (BFL) featherweight champion Radley (Snake Eyes) Da Silva knocked American Drake Randall out cold with a spectacular spinning heel kick last September, the crowd at the Vancouver Convention Centre chanted “UFC, UFC.” On Tuesday, the 30-year-old from Vancouver goes after a UFC contract when he faces unbeaten Australian George Mangos in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL recommends enhanced security measures at team and league facilities following NYC shooting
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
The NFL is recommending enhanced security measures at team and league facilities following a shooting last month at a Manhattan office tower by a gunman authorities say was targeting league headquarters. The memo, which was sent to all teams on Friday, outlined three recommended changes to security protocols. They will be reviewed at a special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia’s public transit agency
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives met hastily Monday to pass transportation funding legislation in a last-ditch effort to stave off deep service cuts at the Philadelphia region’s public transit agency. The Democratic-backed bill passed the chamber, 108-95, over the objection of nearly every Republican in the chamber. The nearly $1 billion bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Organizers of 2026 FIFA World Cup start search for some 65,000 tournament volunteers
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Organizers are looking for volunteers to help staff the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 venues in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. at the expanded soccer showcase, plenty of hands are needed. Organizers expect to use some 65,000 volunteers, including 6,000 in Canada, making the 2026 competition FIFA’s largest-ever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain replaces women’s team coach Montse TomĂ© with Sonia BermĂşdez
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s women’s national team is making a coaching change two weeks after reaching the final of the European Championship. Montse TomĂ© will not have her contract renewed and will be replaced by former player Sonia BermĂşdez, the Spanish soccer federation said Monday. Another former Spain player, Iraia Iturregi, was named the team’s ... Read More »
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