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Celtic chairman cites abuse by fans for exit and giving up key European role
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — By resigning as chairman of troubled Scottish champion Celtic citing “abuse and threats” from fans, Peter Lawwell also must leave an influential position shaping the Champions League. The European Football Clubs group — recently rebranded from its European Club Association name — said on Thursday it is “working with Peter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salah and Mbeumo lead the list of Premier League players heading to the AFCON
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has gone for up to a month, costing Liverpool its all-time leading goal-scorer in the Premier League. Manchester United has lost its most potent attacking force in Bryan Mbeumo, along with two more key figures. They’re nothing compared to Sunderland, a promoted team punching above its weight in England’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Villarreal can launch an outsider La Liga title bid if it beats Barcelona
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Villarreal has quietly mounted a potential dark horse title campaign through most of the first half of La Liga. Now it has a chance to make it official when the “Yellow Submarine” hosts Barcelona on Sunday. The team coached by Marcelino García Toral is in third place at eight points behind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staging the Africa Cup of Nations part of Morocco’s bid to become a soccer superpower
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Staging the Africa Cup of Nations from Sunday is another major step in Morocco’s road to becoming a global soccer power and a dry run as a co-host for the 2030 World Cup. Three years after reaching the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, the North African kingdom will host 24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHOTO ESSAY: Scottish island Ailsa Craig is the granite source for Olympic curling stones
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. It features both “common green” granite comprising the body of the stone and the “blue hone” granite that forms the running surface. Local company Kays Curling makes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said his slumping team ‘got the message’ from his angry postgame rant
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles delivered a message to his team with an uncharacteristic profanity-laced reaction during a postgame news conference after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead last week. Whether it impacts the team’s performance will be known Sunday. The Buccaneers (7-7) have lost five of six and six of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In 2025, Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
It has never been unusual for the leader of the host country to show up for one of the biggest moments of soccer’s World Cup — the gala where the team pairings are revealed. What made President Donald Trump’s appearance this month different was the “FIFA Peace Prize.” The newly created honor by the sport’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
AILSA CRAIG, Scotland (AP) — If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. Jim English, co-owner of Kays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muller mania: German star’s addition to Vancouver Whitecaps a boon for club, fans
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Thomas Muller came to the Vancouver Whitecaps to win. While the German soccer legend has yet to capture a Major League Soccer title, he’s won the hearts of diehard fans and casual observers alike. “We created, in a city like Vancouver, a hockey city, the buzz we wanted to create,” Muller said after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conference League completes first phase with Crystal Palace looking to reach last 16
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Conference League concludes its first phase with the sixth round on Thursday and Strasbourg the only team to have already secured a direct spot to the round of 16. The French side tops the standings after four wins and a draw, and closes at home to Breidablik from Iceland. The 36 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sutton and LSU host SE Louisiana
By Canadian Press on December 18th, 2025
SE Louisiana Lions (4-7, 1-2 Southland) at LSU Tigers (9-1) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LSU faces SE Louisiana after Marquel Sutton scored 23 points in LSU’s 89-77 win over the SMU Mustangs. The Tigers have gone 5-0 at home. LSU ranks sixth in the SEC in team defense, allowing 70.6 ... Read More »
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