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Jonathan Toews returns to NHL with hometown Jets after being out 2 seasons with long COVID
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The spotlight was on Jonathan Toews when the Winnipeg Jets skated onto the ice for their season opener against Dallas on Thursday night. The Winnipeg-born Toews received a loud, long cheer from the sold-out crowd when he was introduced before the Jets’ 5-4 loss. The 37-year-old Jets center, who was playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shanghai Masters a family affair as Rinderknech joins cousin Vacherot in semifinals
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
SHANGHAI (AP) — The semifinals of the Shanghai Masters will be a family affair. The 30-year-old Arthur Rinderknech eased past Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday for the biggest win of the Frenchman’s career and followed his cousin Valentin Vacherot into the final four of the tournament. It will be a first Masters 1000 semifinal for either ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiatek stunned by Paolini at Wuhan Open. Sabalenka, Gauff advance to semifinals
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
WUHAN, China (AP) — Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Wuhan Open on Friday in a straight-set defeat to Jasmine Paolini — a player the Wimbledon champion had never previously lost against. Paolini powered her way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over the second-ranked Swiatek in a quarterfinal that was over in 65 minutes. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Celtics star Paul Pierce found asleep in car, arrested on suspicion of DUI
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA player Paul Pierce was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel, state police said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated car crash involving multiple vehicles on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clemson’s Howard’s Rock, ‘Play Like a Champion Today’ signs among beloved totems in college football
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Hunter Renfrow snagged the game-winning touchdown in the College Football Playoff national championship game, was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft and even made the Pro Bowl. But he said few things in his football career will ever compare to the chills he got from touching Howard’s Rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime falls to Rinderknech in Shanghai Masters quarters
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
SHANGHAI — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Shanghai Masters after a 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to France’s Arthur Rinderknech on Friday. The 12th-seeded Auger-Aliassime fired eight aces but also had three double faults, all in the first set. Rinderknech, ranked 54th in the world, won 83 per cent of points on his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II is ‘ready to go’ against the Broncos in London
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
WATFORD, England (AP) — The New York Jets’ struggling defense will get a boost with the return of edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II, who has missed the last three games with an ankle injury. Jets coach Aaron Glenn pronounced Johnson “ready to go” against the Denver Broncos in Sunday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers LB Nick Herbig is morphing from TJ Watt’s protégé into a star in his own right
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Herbig doesn’t look the part of a menace. At least not by NFL standards anyway. The undersized Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker plays like one anyway. Yes, Herbig knows he doesn’t fit the prototypical body type of an elite edge rusher. Generously listed at 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Herbig doesn’t need to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zlatan Ibrahimovic explains how Fabio Capello taught him to demand respect and become a superstar
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
ROME (AP) — When Zlatan Ibrahimovic walked into a Serie A locker room for the first time at age 22 and saw the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Gianluigi Buffon staring at him, he acknowledges that it felt like a “fantasy world.” The retired Sweden superstar, now an advisor at AC Milan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaiswal unbeaten on 173 as India reaches 318-2 against West Indies in second test
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — Yashasvi Jaiswal was unbeaten on 173 runs as India reached 318-2 in 90 overs at stumps on the opening day of the second test against West Indies on Friday. Jaiswal scored his seventh test hundred, and faced 253 deliveries to remain unbeaten through the day, after India had opted to bat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Fabio Capello taught him to demand respect and become a superstar
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
ROME (AP) — When Zlatan Ibrahimovic walked into a Serie A locker room for the first time at age 22 and saw the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Gianluigi Buffon staring at him, he acknowledges that it felt like a “fantasy world.” The retired Sweden superstar, now an advisor at AC Milan ... Read More »
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