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Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays and Max Scherzer
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport’s biggest game. Starting Ohtani makes more sense for the Dodgers than using him in relief. Under a rule adopted for the 2022 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England powers past the Wallabies 25-7 in the rain
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — England finally beat one of the southern hemisphere heavyweights under coach Steve Borthwick when Australia succumbed 25-7 at rainy Twickenham on Saturday. Borthwick’s rising England had knocked off Ireland and France but none of Australia, South Africa or New Zealand in his nearly three-year reign. After leading only 10-7 at halftime, England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brissett will start third straight game at QB for Cardinals because of Murray’s foot injury
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Veteran backup Jacoby Brissett will start his third straight game at quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys while Kyler Murray continues to recover from a lingering foot injury. Coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters on Saturday that Brissett would start. Murray could still be active and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal wins again to extend lead in the Premier League and Man United salvages late draw
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal extended its lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points on Saturday after a 2-0 win against Burnley. Manchester United missed the chance to provisionally move up to second, but maintained its recent unbeaten run by scoring late to salvage a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest. Bottom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diomande and Rômulo score to give second-place Leipzig win over Stuttgart in Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Ivory Coast teenager Yan Diomande and Brazilian forward Rômulo helped Leipzig consolidate second place in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on Saturday. The 18-year-old Diomande forced an own goal from Jeff Chabot before the break, then scored the second goal in the 53rd minute when he controlled Christoph Baumgartner’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime wins way into Paris Masters final, beats Bublik in semifinal
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
PARIS — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters tennis tournament final with a straight-sets win over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Saturday. Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the semifinal over the 13th-seeded Bublik. The Canadian awaited the winner of a later semifinal between second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Villarreal up to second in La Liga after 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Villarreal scored three goals in nine minutes to rout Rayo Vallecano 4-0 in La Liga on Saturday and move up to second in the standings. Villarreal led 1-0 by halftime after Gerard Moreno’s 22nd-minute goal and then unleashed a flurry after the break. Alberto Moleiro doubled the lead in the 56th, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime beats Bublik to set up Paris Masters final against either Sinner or Zverev
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the Paris Masters final by rallying from 4-1 down in the second set to beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Saturday. The ninth-seeded Canadian will face either Jannik Sinner or defending champion Alexander Zverev for the title. Sinner and Zverev were playing their semifinal later Saturday at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mboko reaches Hong Kong Open final with three-set win over Fernandez
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
HONG KONG — Victoria Mboko downed fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in three sets to advance to the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament final. Toronto’s Mboko prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Fernandez of Laval, Que., in Saturday’s semifinal and the first meeting between the two Canadians. The 19-year-old Mboko takes on Cristina Bucsa of Spain in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers will be without injured safeties Elliott, Peppers and Clark as Indianapolis visits
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers secondary is hurting ahead of a visit by Indianapolis on Sunday. Pittsburgh placed starting safety DeShon Elliott on injured reserve on Friday with a knee injury. The team then ruled out backups Jabrill Peppers (quadriceps) and Chuck Clark (illness), leaving the NFL’s worst pass defense in a tight spot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SMU gives coach Rhett Lashlee another extension amid Arkansas speculation
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — SMU and coach Rhett Lashlee have agreed on a two-year contract extension amid speculation that he could be a candidate at Arkansas, his alma mater, and other schools on the lengthy list of vacancies. The deal was announced Saturday a couple of hours before the Mustangs played No. 10 Miami at home. ... Read More »
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