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Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who mentored Verstappen, retires from F1 at the age of 82
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Red Bull’s influential auto racing adviser Helmut Marko is retiring from his role at the age of 82, ending a 20-year stint in which he helped Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen develop into four-time Formula 1 champions. Marko’s departure leaves Red Bull without the two main guiding personalities from its 2005 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-hander Anthony Kay and White Sox finalize a $12 million, 2-year contract
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Left-hander Anthony Kay returned to the major leagues on Tuesday, finalizing a $12 million, two-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Kay will get salaries of $5 million each in 2026 and 2027, and the deal includes a $10 million mutual option for 2028 with a $2 million buyout. The 30-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vissel Kobe salvages late draw to stay atop Asian Champions League group
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Japanese club Vissel Kobe remained atop the eastern zone of the AFC Champions League with a 2-2 draw at home against Chengdu Rongcheng of China on Tuesday. Kobe needs just a point from its final two games to advance to the round of 16, with the top eight of each 12-team group advancing. Yoshinori Muto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shots from every club in the bag that defined golf in 2025
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Big moments call for big shots, and there were plenty of them in 2025 when Scottie Scheffler dominated, Rory McIlroy got the major that mattered to him and new major champions arrived when they least expected it. What follows is a review of golf in 2025 based on memorable shots — not necessarily the greatest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Hoynes, Cleveland baseball writer since 1983, wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paul Hoynes, who has covered more than 6,000 games and set the byline record for Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer, was voted the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. The honor was announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America at the winter meetings. Hoynes will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dixie’ Deans, a scoring great for Celtic in the 1970s, dies at 79
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Kelly “Dixie” Deans, a high-scoring forward for Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell in the 1960s and 70s, has died. He was 79. Celtic and Motherwell both announced the death Tuesday. Deans was nicknamed after Everton and England scoring great Dixie Dean and had a record-setting impact for Celtic after joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor and had received a two-year suspended sentence. Tuesday’s ruling comes after Franco’s attorneys had pushed to have his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Masters field starting to take shape through wins and world ranking
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Kristoffer Reitan of Norway and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen of Denmark will be PGA Tour rookies next year having earned cards by being among the leading 10 players on the European tour not already exempt. They already have one edge over the other rookies. They’re in the Masters. Both earned their spot in the growing field at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vermont rescue team sees surge in calls as social media lures skiers into danger
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A rescue team that covers Vermont’s tallest mountain has been responding to calls in the area for decades, but in the last few years, the organization has seen an alarming rise in calls from inexperienced skiers. Influenced by social media videos of skiers chasing fresh powder tracks in the backcountry, people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatari owner of Paris Saint-Germain to take over Belgian club Eupen
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
EUPEN, Belgium (AP) — The Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain are expanding their soccer portfolio with a deal to take over KAS Eupen, the Belgian league club said Tuesday. Eupen currently plays in the second tier of Belgian soccer. QSI, which also owns a minority stake in Portuguese side Sporting Braga, has signed a memorandum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees. “Receiving this award multiple times is something truly special,” ... Read More »
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