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WNBA and players union agree to 30-day extension for CBA negotiations, AP source says
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and players union have agreed to a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. The league offered on Tuesday to push back the deadline and on Thursday the union accepted, the person told The Associated Press on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA will introduce availability reports for men’s and women’s basketball tournaments
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Thursday that it will issue availability reports during both the men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments to help shield athletes from sports betting. Teams will be required to submit player availability to the conference the night before their games and again two hours before tipoff. Players will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays’ Game 4 win over Dodgers draws 14.81 million US viewers, most-watched of this World Series
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night averaged 14.81 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to Nielsen. That made it the most-watched game of this year’s Fall Classic and the second most-viewed Game 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Flacco hopes to shake off disappointing loss and injured shoulder as Bengals host Bears
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
First came a disappointing loss for Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals. Now the 40-year-old quarterback is dealing with a shoulder injury. On Sunday, the Bengals will host a Chicago Bears team that also felt it should have won last weekend. The Bears (4-3) had a four-game winning streak snapped with a 30-16 loss at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foot note in the outfield: Toronto’s Davis Schneider skips shoes a day before playing for title
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — A day before playing for a World Series title, Davis Schneider went barefoot in the park. Toronto players arrived at Rogers Centre at about 8 a.m. Thursday after a red-eye flight from Los Angeles that followed their 6-1 win over the Dodgers. By late afternoon, Schneider was ambling about the nearly empty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No letup in the schedule for Washington; Commanders host Seattle on Sunday night
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Whether they’re ready or not — and they’re certainly not at full strength — the Washington Commanders have reached an urgent stage in their season. They’ve lost three in a row, and they’re only a third of the way through a brutal three-game stretch in the middle of their schedule. After losing at Kansas City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles reach deals with RHP Rico Garcia and INF Luis Vázquez for the 2026 season
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles agreed to deals with right-hander Rico Garcia and infielder Luis Vázquez for the 2026 season. The team announced the moves Thursday. Both players finished this season with the Baltimore organization. Vázquez hit .160 in 36 games with the Orioles. Garcia pitched in the big leagues for the Yankees, Mets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani could be used as an opener or even as an outfielder in Game 7
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will consider using Shohei Ohtani as an opener or even as an outfielder in Game 7 if Los Angeles forces the World Series against Toronto to the limit. The two-way star threw 93 pitches in Wednesday’s 6-2 loss in Game 4 and could be available as a reliever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balanced Mammoth off to a torrid start in second season since moving to Utah
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
The Arizona Coyotes spent years keeping the team mostly intact, hoping a big-splash addition via trade or free agency would be enough to push them deep into the playoffs. Seeing that method wasn’t working, general manager Bill Armstrong hit the reset button, unloading veteran players and their high-dollar contracts for a cache of draft picks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams WR Puka Nacua’s ankle improved during the bye. He plays to return Sunday against the Saints
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Receiver Puka Nacua plans to return to the Los Angeles Rams’ lineup Sunday against New Orleans after missing one game with an ankle injury. Nacua took advantage of a serendipitous bye week to recover after rolling his ankle during the Rams’ victory at Baltimore on Oct. 12. The star wideout missed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports court upholds sprinter’s 4-year doping ban, rejects ‘recovery gummies’ defense
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The sprinter who claimed his positive test for a performance-enhancer came from eating contaminated “recovery gummies” has lost an appeal against his four-year ban. Issam Asinga, who set the Under-20 world record at 100 meters in 2023, lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which announced its ruling ... Read More »
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