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Brewers agree to $1.25 million, 1-year contract with former Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Akil Baddoo agreed Thursday to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that pays $1.25 million while in the major leagues and $845,000 while in the minors. Baddoo, 27, has hit .224 with a .305 on-base percentage, 28 homers, 104 RBIs and 43 steals in 347 career games. He appeared in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rafael Nadal undergoes right-hand surgery to relieve pain
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal has undergone surgery to treat pain and gain mobility in his right hand, the retired tennis great said on Friday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who plays left-handed, said in an X post that he had been dealing with the issue “for a long time.” Nadal accompanied the social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UNC’s offensive and special-teams coordinators won’t return for next season
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer won’t return next season. The school announced Friday it had “parted ways” with the two assistants to Bill Belichick, coming after the school’s 4-8 season. “We want to thank Coach Kitchens and Coach Priefer for their commitment and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men and women fall in FIFA futsal rankings at No. 71 and 76, respectively
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Canada’s trip to the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup did not help its world ranking. The Canadian women fell two places to No. 76 after failing to reach the knockout round at the recent 16-country tournament in the Philippines in the wake of losses to No. 2 Spain, No. 7 Colombia and No. 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threat of equine virus looms over nation’s largest rodeo event in Las Vegas
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and then lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers. But an equine virus outbreak this year has loomed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Drury wins World Cup ski cross gold for Canada in Val Thorens
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
VAL THORENS — Kevin Drury of Toronto won gold at a men’s World Cup ski cross event Friday. Italy’s Simone Deromedis finished second, with Austria’s Tristan Takats third. Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., won the small final to place fifth overall, while Jared Schmidt of Ottawa was 13th. The Canadian podium result followed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault to fight on February UFC card
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault will face Poland’s Michal (Hussar) Oleksiejczuk on Feb. 7 on a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. It will be the 17th outing of an up-and-down UFC career for the hard-nosed Barriault. The 35-year-old from Gatineau, Que., now living in South Florida, lost his first three UFC bouts before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12 teams, 11 games, one champion: A guide to the College Football Playoff
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: Who is playing and what time are the games? 11 games are set between Dec. 19 and Jan. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gillian Robertson believes she is a win away from UFC title contention
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson’s message was simple in the wake of her TKO win over Marina Rodriguez in May. “I want Amanda Lemos next,” Robertson said. She gets her wish Saturday in Las Vegas, although the road to the matchup with the fifth-ranked Brazilian proved to be circuitous. Robertson, ranked 10th among the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remarkable Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected unopposed after rivals dispute rules
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Mohammed Ben Sulayem was re-elected unopposed Friday as president of auto racing governing body the FIA, after a campaign overshadowed by allegations from his rivals that election rules unfairly kept them off the ballot. Ben Sulayem’s new four-year term, rubber-stamped at the FIA general assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, continues a tenure that ... Read More »
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