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Rain-shortened MLB Speedway Classic tops Saturday sports ratings
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
The 2025 MLB Speedway Classic was the most-watched sporting event on Saturday, despite being rain-shortened. FOX’s rain-delay coverage of the game out-performed all competitive prime-time telecasts that night with 1.78 million viewers, FOX Sports said Tuesday. Game-play coverage from 9:42-10:32 PM ET on Saturday peaked at 2.4 million viewers. A record crowd of 91,032 for ... Read More »
1 responseTicats add running back Brown and long-snapper Chaves, release veteran DB Dozier
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
HAMILTON — The East Division-leading Hamilton Tiger‑Cats have added some bite to their rushing game by adding American running back Kevin Brown. The CFL club announced Tuesday that it has signed Brown and Canadian long snapper Simon Chaves and released veteran defensive back Branden Dozier. The 28-year-old Brown played three games with the Argos this ... Read More »
1 responseJets’ Mason Taylor out at least a week with high ankle sprain; Tyrod Taylor dealing with knee injury
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie tight end Mason Taylor has a high ankle sprain that will keep him sidelined for at least a week. Taylor, a second-round pick out of LSU, had been one of the bright spots on offense for the Jets during the first few weeks of training camp. ... Read More »
1 responseJorge Costa, Champions League winning captain of Porto, dies at 53
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Jorge Costa, who captained Porto to the 2004 Champions League title, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest, the club said. He was 53. Costa, a central defender who made 50 international appearances for Portugal, was Porto’s director of football at the time of his death. The club’s said in its announcement that ... Read More »
1 responseFormer NFL player convicted in large-scale dogfighting operation in Oklahoma
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former NFL player from Oklahoma has been convicted for his role in a large-scale dogfighting operation, federal prosecutors announced. Leshon Eugene Johnson, 54, of Broken Arrow was convicted of six felony counts of possessing dogs for use in an animal-fighting venture. He was acquitted of 17 other similar counts. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs sign defenceman Villeneuve to one-year, two-way extension
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., recorded 40 points (four goals, 36 assists) in 55 games with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies last season. He added two assists in two games during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs remains out of practice after undergoing knee procedure
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs has undergone a surgical procedure on his knee that will keep him out of training camp for now. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday he didn’t want to speculate on when Hobbs might return. Green Bay Packers on SI first reported Hobbs’ injury and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB contenders watch for fatigue as some starters experience an increased workload
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — At age 34, Matthew Boyd is going back to what was once familiar territory for the left-hander. He has logged 130 2/3 innings so far in his first season with the Chicago Cubs, more than he totaled in the previous two years combined. It’s a workload jump that goes against what had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is establishing a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to make the task force official, the White House said. Trump has said that the Los Angeles Summer Games are among the events he’s most looking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Ovechkin partners with a Russian technology company to make a movie about his career
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career. Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday. Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season of his contract with the Washington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hendrickson to headline wrestling event as Hulk Hogan’s venture continues after his death
By Canadian Press on August 5th, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Wyatt Hendrickson will face Egypt’s Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling’s main event on Aug. 30, the company announced Tuesday. RAF01, the company’s inaugural event, will go on as planned at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland about a month after commissioner Hulk Hogan ‘s death. Chad Bronstein, ... Read More »
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