National Sports
Jaguars defense is lean, mean and carrying the team to victories after woeful 2024
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars were a mess defensively last season. Overweight, out of position and often the main reason for losses, the Jaguars lacked an identity on that side of the ball. The unit ranked near the bottom of the league in every statistical category and was among the worst in franchise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Shorter field, single-point restrictions among changes coming to CFL
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
TORONTO — The CFL has announced major changes, including restrictions on scoring single points starting next year and a shortened field beginning in 2027. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abby Dow’s crochet gifts win hearts at the Women’s Rugby World Cup
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Here’s the irony: Abby Dow is not a hugger. “I’m not,” says the England winger whose crocheted art, which she calls little acts of love, have made lifelong friends of opponents at the Women’s Rugby World Cup and earned the admiration of thousands including Kate, the Princess of Wales. Dow told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Steelers have made ‘how did they do that?’ victories an art form under Mike Tomlin
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The trick to going nearly two decades without a losing season is to find a way to pull out a victory or two along the way that maybe you shouldn’t have. Actually, maybe it’s not a trick at all. Maybe that’s just the Mike Tomlin Experience in Pittsburgh. The longest-tenured head coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons place too much pressure on Penix by failing to rely on Robinson in runaway loss at Carolina
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris usually offers generous doses of words and smiles in his sessions with reporters. The second-year Atlanta Falcons coach was not in a smiling mode following Sunday’s 30-0 loss at Carolina. He offered only one word — a terse “No” — when asked if he was opening the quarterback position for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mary Jibb wins Canada’s first gold in para swim worlds debut
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
SINGAPORE — Mary Jibb has won Canada’s first gold of the world para swimming championships. The 18-year-old from Muskoka, Ont., finished the women’s 200-metre individual medley SM9 in two minutes 32.90 seconds on Monday in her world championship debut. Jibb was fourth after the opening butterfly and second at the 100- and 150-metre marks, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women’s basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women’s basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Now she’ll have a chance to lead it to another as the coach in the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Lawson was announced as the head coach for the women’s team for the next four years by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke’s Kara Lawson is named U.S. women’s basketball coach for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Duke’s Kara Lawson is named U.S. women’s basketball coach for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shawn Clark, UCF offensive line coach and former Appalachian State coach, dies at 50
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died Sunday at 50 years old nearly two weeks after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency, the school announced. Clark suffered the medical emergency on Sept. 9 and had been away from the team. He was said last week to be stable at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Player of the Week: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza throws for 5 TDs again with pinpoint accuracy
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 3 of the season: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana The California transfer threw five touchdown passes for the second straight week and completed his final 17 throws in a 63-10 beat-down of Illinois. Mendoza connected on better than 90% of his passes for a second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazilian tennis player Haddad Maia ends season to focus on health
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia is ending her season early to focus on her health. The 40th-ranked Haddad Maia made the announcement in an Instagram post on Monday. “I’m ending my 2025 season a little earlier than planned so I can rest my body and mind for a longer period,” ... Read More »
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