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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 »
Be the first to comment!It’s Messi. Repeat, Messi. The Inter Miami star is MLS’ first back-to-back MVP winner
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Best player. Best team. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is the unquestioned force in Major League Soccer right now, on a run like nobody else the league has ever seen. The 38-year-old Argentine star — and captain of the MLS Cup champions — has become the first back-to-back MVP in MLS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi wins the MLS MVP award, becoming the first player to win the honor in back-to-back years
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi wins the MLS MVP award, becoming the first player to win the honor in back-to-back years. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats to open 2026 CFL regular season
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats will kick off the 2026 CFL season on June 4. The league unveiled its schedule Tuesday, with the Als visiting the Ticats at Tim Hortons Field in the opener. The first week will feature three games. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will visit the Calgary Stampeders on June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief operating officer of 2030 Winter Olympics in France resigns after 6 months in the job
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
LYON, France (AP) — The chief operating officer of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France is stepping down. French organizers said in a statement Tuesday that Anne Murac has decided to leave the role, less than six months after her appointment. They said Murac played “a key role” in the implementation, structuring, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Trying to enjoy it’: Rookie goaltender Dennis Hildeby stepping up for Maple Leafs
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Dennis Hildeby is a goaltender of few words — very few words. Whether it’s in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ locker room with teammates or when speaking in front of a wall of cameras and microphones to reporters, the soft-spoken Swede doesn’t say a whole lot. Hildeby, however, has been making a loud statement ... Read More »
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