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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals cancer diagnosis and credits experimental drug
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary, “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” which will debut on Netflix next week. The 82-year-old Jones then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UEFA rolls out banner in support of children in war zones ahead of Super Cup
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
UDINE, Italy (AP) — UEFA rolled out a banner with the message “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” ahead of the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham on Wednesday. It was laid out in front of the teams before kickoff in the match at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy. “The message is loud and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC trades Longstaff to CF Montreal for Vilsaint, allocation money
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto FC has traded midfielder Matty Longstaff to CF Montreal in exchange for striker Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and up to US$275,000 in general allocation money. Montreal will pay Toronto $225,000 in GAM this year and could send an additional $50,000 next year, depending on Longstaff’s roster status in 2026. The deal was announced by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier League chief calls for patience as Man City legal case drags on
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League’s top official called for patience Wednesday while the seismic legal case involving Manchester City drags on into another season. City was charged by the league in February 2023 with more than 100 financial breaches, including providing misleading information about its sources of income. The case was heard by an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Lopez shines with 9 strikeouts as Athletics shut out Rays 6-0
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Lopez struck out nine in seven shutout innings and Colby Thomas and Lawrence Butler each drove in a pair of runs as the Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Tuesday night. Lopez (5-6) allowed four hits and did not walk a batter. The 27-year-old left-hander retired 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler to use a different caddie at BMW Championship as regular deals with family matter
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is going with a PGA Tour caddie for the BMW Championship as his regular looper, Ted Scott, deals with a family emergency at home in Louisiana. Scott had to leave immediately after the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and Scheffler used longtime friend Brad Payne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Venus Williams’ tennis career and comeback. She’s returning to the US Open at age 45
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
Venus Williams is back on the professional tennis tour at age 45 and will be returning to the U.S. Open next week for her first Grand Slam competition in two years. She received a wild-card entry for singles from the U.S. Tennis Association on Wednesday — she will be the oldest player in that event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticats face tough challenge in trying to resume winning ways versus Riders
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have a tough challenge in trying to resume their winning ways. Hamilton (6-3) had its six-game win streak snapped last week with a 41-38 overtime loss to the B.C. Lions. The Ticats visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-1) on Saturday afternoon. Not only is this contest a battle between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keegan Bradley as a playing captain? Rory McIlroy thinks the Ryder Cup is too big for that now
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup has become too big of an event for a captain to play in the matches and said Wednesday he already shot down the idea when approached about doing it himself someday. But he is no less fascinated by the conundrum facing U.S. captain Keegan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of overtime timeouts will be reduced and referees will use different verbiage when announcing the results of video reviews. Those are among the changes for the 2025 season, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday in its annual summary of rules changes. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberty Flames and coach Jamey Chadwell eager to bounce back in Conference USA
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
The Liberty Flames find themselves in a familiar position favored to win the Conference USA title with added motivation of bouncing back from a disappointing 2024. Coach Jamey Chadwell and his Flames were favored a year ago only to miss the title game. They also finished on a two-game skid capped by a loss in ... Read More »
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