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Can Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defy history to make the playoffs?
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
Each year after the second week of the NFL season, the long odds that teams face to make the playoffs after losing their first two games get bandied about. The odds have hovered at just under 12% ever since the NFL expanded the season to 16 games and added a second wild-card team in 1978, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One win away from Rugby World Cup final, Canadian women take on New Zealand
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named an unchanged side for Friday’s semifinal showdown with defending champion New Zealand at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. The second-ranked Canadians and third-ranked Black Ferns meet at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol with No. 1 England and No. 4 France facing off at the same venue in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers expect Matthew Tkachuk to be sidelined until December after surgery
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers expect forward Matthew Tkachuk to be sidelined until December while he recovers from offseason surgery to deal with a sports hernia and torn adductor muscle, general manager Bill Zito said Wednesday. The timeline is fluid, since there are various benchmarks that Tkachuk has to continue hitting in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Grasse, Brown, Blake sprint into 200-metre semifinals in Tokyo
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
TOKYO — Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake qualified for the men’s 200-metre semifinal through Wednesday’s heats at the 2025 world athletics championships. The Canadians did not finish in the top three in their respective heats and earn automatic qualification, and had to endure some nervous minutes as they waited to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz’s Spain and Sinner’s Italy could meet in the final after Davis Cup draw
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain could face Italy’s Jannik Sinner in another title decider after their countries were placed in opposite halves of the draw for the Davis Cup Final 8. Spain will play the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals before potentially facing Germany or Argentina, while defending champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cadillac F1 team announces multi-year partnership with Jim Beam
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
The new Cadillac F1 team on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Jim Beam that makes the American bourbon distiller its official spirits partner. “This partnership brings together two icons of American heritage to create something truly special,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports, the ownership group of Cadillac F1. “Formula 1 is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injured Yamal to miss Barcelona’s Champions League opener
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lamine Yamal will not play in Barcelona’s Champions League opener at Newcastle on Thursday because of an injury. The Catalan club said Wednesday that Yamal was not in its squad for the trip to England in the league phase of the Champions League. The star forward had already missed the Spanish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid’s Alexander-Arnold set to be sidelined for several weeks with hamstring injury
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be sidelined for several weeks because of a hamstring injury sustained in Madrid’s 2-1 win over Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday. Alexander-Arnold had to be substituted five minutes into the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid said tests carried out on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American tennis star Taylor Townsend apologizes for comments about Chinese food
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized “from the bottom of my heart” for making disparaging comments about Chinese food. Her original comments on social media — followed by her apology — came before the United States plays Kazakhstan at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China. The 29-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticket marketplace StubHub to see if its stock is the right price for Wall Street
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — StubHub is set to enter the public arena Wednesday after the ticket marketplace priced its initial public offering at $23.50 per share. The company’s shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “STUB.” StubHub offered just over 34 million shares and raised approximately $800 million. At the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mourinho touted as next Benfica coach after Champions League loss leads to Lage’s exit
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica fired coach Bruno Lage after the team’s home loss to Qarabag in the Champions League on Tuesday, and JosĂ© Mourinho was quickly touted as the top candidate to replace him. Benfica president Rui Costa announced the decision to part ways with Lage after the league-phase loss in which Benfica squandered ... Read More »
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