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Phillies sign manager Rob Thomson to 1-year extension after 4 straight trips to playoffs
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies signed manager Rob Thomson to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season after he led the team to four straight trips to the playoffs. The 62-year-old Thomson guided the Phillies to the 2022 World Series and the 2023 National League Championship Series and led them in 2024 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Díaz agrees to $69M, 3-year deal with World Series champion Dodgers, AP source says, leaves Mets
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Closer Edwin Díaz has agreed to a $69 million, three-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Díaz’s agreement includes deferred payments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alphonso Davies back on Bayern’s bench after 9 months following knee injury
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Alphonso Davies is back in Bayern Munich’s game-day squad to face Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League for the first time in nearly nine months after a serious knee injury. Josip Stanisic is set to start in the left back role for Bayern against Portuguese champion Sporting but Davies indicated on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edwin Díaz agrees to contract with World Series champion Dodgers, AP source says, leaving Mets
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Closer Edwin Díaz has agreed to a contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. A three-time All-Star who turns 32 on March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa dismissed for 74 in its lowest T20 total as India wins series opener by 101 runs
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
CUTTACK, India (AP) — South Africa was all out for its lowest-ever total in Twenty20 cricket, scoring only 74 as India won the series opener by 101 runs on Tuesday. Hardik Pandya smashed an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls and India scored 175-6 after losing the toss. South Africa never got its chase off the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP All-Big Ten: Indiana’s Cignetti repeats as coach of year; Hoosiers and Buckeyes dominate 1st team
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Indiana and Ohio State dominated The Associated Press All-Big Ten honors announced Tuesday, with the Hoosiers’ Curt Cignetti repeating as coach of the year, quarterback Fernando Mendoza taking two individual awards and Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and quarterback Julian Sayin each receiving one. The Big Ten champion Hoosiers and Ohio State, the top two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling has a strong bond with Winter Olympics co-host Cortina
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Curling could not have a more fitting host city for the upcoming Olympics than Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town in the Dolomites is home to Italy’s first curling gold medalist, defending mixed doubles champion Stefania Constantini. And Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi is a former member of Italy’s national team — and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke freshman Cameron Boozer voted AP men’s basketball player of the week
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 5 of the season: Cameron Boozer, Duke The freshman from Salt Lake City had 29 points and six rebounds in leading the third-ranked Blue Devils to a 67-66 win over No. 18 Florida, then Boozer poured in 18 points with 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid’s Mbappé has limited training session ahead of Man City match in Champions League
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé trained separately from his Real Madrid teammates on Tuesday, putting in doubt his availability for the Champions League match against Manchester City on Wednesday. Madrid said Mbappé trained indoors as the rest of the squad worked on the pitch under the command of coach Xabi Alonso. Mbappé, who has 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins place star center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury. The move comes after the 39-year-old Malkin sat out a shootout loss to Dallas on Sunday. Malkin, in the final season of his contract with the Penguins, is off to one of the better starts of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoria Mboko and Felix Auger-Aliassime win Tennis Canada excellence awards
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — National Bank Open champion Victoria Mboko was named women’s player of the year by Tennis Canada on Tuesday, while Felix Auger-Aliassime took the men’s player of the year honour. Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., posted a 62-14 record across all competitions this year. She rocketed from No. 350 in the world rankings at the ... Read More »
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