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AP Player of the Week: Sawyer Robertson throws for 400 yards again to lead Baylor’s comeback vs. SMU
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 2 of the season: Sawyer Robertson, Baylor Robertson brought the Bears back from a 14-point deficit with two of his four touchdown passes coming in the last six minutes of regulation, and the Bears went on to beat SMU 48-45 in two overtimes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everyone seems to agree: spitting on somebody else is just wrong. But it keeps happening
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
Inter Miamiâs Luis SuĂĄrez further damaged his reputation. Jalen Carter of the Philadelphia Eagles cost himself the chance to play in a season-opening game. Floridaâs Brendan Bett gave South Florida a 15-yard gift on its drive that decided its win over the Gators. Their transgression: spitting. In the span of seven days from last Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open championship and No. 1 ranking arrive thanks to his variety
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Here’s the thing about watching Carlos Alcaraz play tennis: He will hit shots no one else would dare try, make them, then crack a smile and rile up a crowd by pointing to his ear or raising his fist. And here’s the thing about trying to beat Carlos Alcaraz at tennis: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayer Leverkusen hires former Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand to replace fired Erik ten Hag
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) â Former Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand has been hired to lead Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement for Erik ten Hag, the German club said Monday. Hjulmand has been out of work since leaving the Danish national team following the European Championship in 2024, after four years in charge. It will be Hjulmand’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haaland requires stitches in face after bizarre incident on Norway duty but OK to play Moldova
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
OSLO (AP) â Erling Haaland is âdoing fineâ after requiring stitches for a cut to his face sustained in a bizarre incident on international duty with Norway, team captain Martin Ădegaard said Monday. The Manchester City star posted a photo on Snapchat on Sunday showing the facial injury he reportedly suffered when being hit by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France coach Deschamps defends decision to play Dembélé and Doué after both PSG stars got injured
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) â France coach Didier Deschamps has defended his decision to play Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© and DĂ©sirĂ© DouĂ© in a recent World Cup qualifier, even though both Paris Saint-Germain stars were injured in the game. They are expected to be out for several weeks and likely to miss title holder PSG’s first two matches of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal group urges city to bar Israel cycling team from Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
MONTREAL â A Montreal-based group has asked Mayor ValĂ©rie Plante to bar the Israel Premier Tech cycling team from competing in the Grand Prix de MontrĂ©al on Sept. 14. Palestinian and Jewish Unity, or PAJU, is urging the city to exclude the squad, whose Canadian-Israeli co-owner, Sylvan Adams, has described the riders as ambassadors for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unrivaled women’s basketball league now valued at $340M million after landing more celebrity funding
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
Another group of big-name sports figures have invested in Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart’s 3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled as it aims to build on its promising inaugural season. The league announced Monday that it is now valued at $340 million after closing its oversubscribed Series B investment round led by Bessemer Venture Partners â ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2016 winner Santos out as Azerbaijan coach after big World Cup qualifying loss to Iceland
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) â Veteran coach Fernando Santos left his job with the Azerbaijan national team on Monday following a 5-0 loss to Iceland in the team’s first qualifying game for next year’s World Cup. The man who led Portugal to the 2016 European Championship title stepped down after a decision that was mutually agreed, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel soccer coach ‘standing behind my country’ amid calls for squad to be suspended
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) â The coach of Israelâs national soccer team says he is âstanding behind my countryâ amid calls for the team to be suspended from international competition because of the war in Gaza, adding that âwe are in a very complicated situation.â Israel âhostsâ Italy in neutral Hungary in a World Cup qualifier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 9 Illinois rides 6-game win streak to its 1st top-10 ranking since 2001
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
These are heady times at Illinois, which is enjoying its most successful run of football in over two decades. The No. 9 Illini entered the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time since 2001. The 20 weeks they’ve been ranked since Bret Bielema took over in 2021 are ... Read More »
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