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Chuck Neinas, a key architect and adviser over decades of college sports, dies at 93
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
Chuck Neinas, the onetime Big Eight commissioner whose media savvy and dealmaking helped turn college football into the multibillion-dollar business it is today, died Tuesday. He was 93. The National Football Foundation announced Neinas’ death, with its president and CEO Steve Hatchell calling him “a visionary in every sense of the word.” A cause of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Titans’ injury list grows longer with trio of safeties placed on injured reserve
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans placed a trio of safeties on injured reserve Tuesday, effectively ending the seasons of Xavier Woods, rookie Kevin Winston Jr. and Mike Brown with only three games remaining. All three were hurt early in Sunday’s 37-24 loss at San Francisco. Brown hurt an ankle, while both Woods and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia star Steve Smith ruled out of 3rd Ashes cricket test against England
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia star Steve Smith was ruled out of the third Ashes cricket test against England just before the toss of the coin on Wednesday because of a lingering illness. Smith led Australia to eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins. He hit the winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills sign kicker Michael Badgley to practice squad to fill in while Matt Prater is sidelined
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday signed kicker Michael Badgley to their practice squad, with the expectation he’ll take over on an interim basis for injured veteran Matt Prater. Badgley has seven seasons of NFL experience and most recently appeared in seven games with the Indianapolis Colts this year. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oliveira back in Winnipeg after ‘extremely seamless’ negotiations with Blue Bombers
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Star CFL running back and pending free agent Brady Oliveira thought negotiations for his next contract would drag into the new year. Instead, he got an early Christmas present. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed the two-time outstanding Canadian to a three-year contract extension on Monday, reportedly worth $290,000 in the first year and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newly promoted Ole Miss coach Pete Golding seeking stability as CFP opener vs. Tulane looms
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — As Pete Golding prepares to make his head-coaching debut for Ole Miss in a high-stakes College Football Playoff game, he’s pushing the message that the Rebels are “focused on the mission, not the man.” That “man” is former coach Lane Kiffin, the brazen architect of the Rebels’ dynamic, high-octane offense. Kiffin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christensen and Rashford give Barcelona win over 3rd-tier club Guadalajara in Copa del Rey
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 on Tuesday in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand. Kickoff was delayed by half an hour because local authorities did not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens send goalie Sam Montembeault to AHL Laval for conditioning
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens sent Sam Montembeault, who began the season as the team’s No. 1 goalie, to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket on a conditioning assignment Tuesday. The Rocket said he would join the team in Cleveland and practise Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s game against the Monsters. Montembeault has struggled to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australian track and field Olympians Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck announce engagement
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
Australian Olympic track athletes Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck are engaged. They announced the engagement Sunday in a dual Instagram post. Jenneke added the message, “8.5 years in the making.” Jenneke, 32, competed in hurdles events for Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Beck, 33, qualified in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea reaches English League Cup semifinals as subs make difference in win over 3rd-tier Cardiff
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
Chelsea’s substitutes made the difference Tuesday as wingers Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto scored second-half goals to secure a 3-1 win at third-tier Cardiff City and a place in the English League Cup semifinals. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca started with a largely second-string lineup for the first quarterfinal, but needed some of his first-team stars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mariners sign catcher Andrew Knizner to $1 million, 1-year deal
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Catcher Andrew Knizner and the Seattle Mariners agreed Tuesday to a $1 million, one-year contract. The 30-year-old can earn $100,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances, $50,000 each for 200 and 250 Knizner has appeared in parts of seven major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and San Francisco ... Read More »
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