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NFL mandates playing surfaces for all stadiums meet new standards by 2028 to enhance player safety
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
The playing surfaces at every NFL stadium will have to meet new enhanced standards set through lab and field testing by the start of the 2028 season. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for the program on Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited NFL fields” before the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Inter Miami: The MLS Cup by the numbers
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
MIAMI — When the Vancouver Whitecaps and Inter Miami meet in the MLS Cup final on Saturday, it will be the first championship appearance for both clubs. Here’s a look at some of the numbers behind the matchup: 0: Goals Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has scored against the Whitecaps. 1: Games Vancouver has lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muller, Vancouver Whitecaps ready to battle Messi’s Inter Miami for MLS Cup
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Jesper Sorensen didn’t expect to be here. The Danish soccer coach wasn’t exactly familiar with Major League Soccer a year ago. Now he and his Vancouver Whitecaps are on the cusp of hoisting the league’s top trophy. The Whitecaps will battle Inter Miami for the MLS Cup on Saturday. When Sorensen took the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chargers QB Justin Herbert returns to practice Thursday following surgery on non-throwing hand
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert returned to practice Thursday, putting him on track to start a week after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his non-throwing hand. The Chargers (8-4) have maintained optimism since Herbert was injured in a 31-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFC Toronto looks to prove skeptics wrong at seven-a-side tournament in Florida
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
Despite topping the Northern Super League regular-season standings, it appears AFC Toronto is not getting its due at the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament in Florida. “I had a meeting with the organizers a couple of days ago. They look at us as a bunch of kids from Toronto,” Toronto coach Marko Milanovic said Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA fines Cavaliers $250,000 for resting All-Star Darius Garland in a nationally televised game
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 on Thursday for violating the league’s player participation policy by resting All-Star guard Darius Garland for a nationally televised game against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 24. It is the second time this season the Cavaliers have been fined for violating the policy. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss ski racer Marco Odermatt wins World Cup downhill opener, Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes 2nd
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the downhill season-opener Thursday, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course. Odermatt finished in 1 minute, 29.84 seconds to surpass Cochran-Siegle by .30 seconds. Norway’s Adrian Smiseth Sejersted finished third. The finish line was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back on the winning track, Buccaneers can’t afford a letdown against struggling Saints
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers know records don’t matter when they face the New Orleans Saints. The Bucs (7-5) can’t let the struggling Saints (2-10) play spoiler. “We don’t like them; they don’t like us,” Mayfield said. “They play hard, you can see it on the tape based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams, Stafford try to stay atop the NFC West against the Cardinals, who have dropped 9 of 10
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
Los Angeles Rams (9-3) at Arizona (3-9) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Rams by 8. Against the spread: Rams 8-4, Cardinals 6-6. Series record: Rams lead 51-41-2. Last meeting: Rams beat the Cardinals 13-9 on Nov. 28, 2024, in Inglewood, California. Last week: Rams lost to the Panthers 31-28; Cardinals lost to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bears try to protect their NFC North lead as they head to Green Bay to face rival Packers
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The NFC North leaders are eager to show they’re not the same old Chicago Bears who continually took their lumps against the Green Bay Packers over the last 15 years or so. Chicago snapped an 11-game skid in this rivalry when it ended the 2024 regular season by winning at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Druschel returns to Yankees from Mets, and Fiorito and Hirst join Boone’s major league staff
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Desi Druschel is returning to the New York Yankees as assistant pitching coach, while Dan Fiorito and Jake Hirst are being promoted to manager Aaron Boone’s major league staff. Fiorito will be the first base coach, replacing Travis Chapman, and also will be infield and base running coach. Hirst will be ... Read More »
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