National Sports
Smoot throws for 422 yards, 4 TDs and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 in 101st Turkey Day Classic
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Te’Sean Smoot threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns, with 189 yards going to Jalen Jones, and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 on Thursday in the 101st Turkey Day Classic. Alabama State (10-2) finished co-champions of the SWAC East Division, but Jackson State advanced to the conference championship game after earning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourth down woes on offense, defense costly for Lions in loss to Packers
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Under coach Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have become synonymous with fourth down success. Campbell goes for it on fourth down more than any other NFL coach, and Detroit’s success in those situations has been a major force in its transformation into an annual contender in the NFC. This month, though, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A nightmare’: Champion sprinter Bruny Surin shocked by McGill’s athletics cuts
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Bruny Surin thought it was a hoax. McGill University’s historic track and field program is a fixture in Canada’s amateur sports landscape so when word flashed across Surin’s phone that the school was scrapping it after 125 years, the Olympic champion sprinter didn’t buy it. “To me, that news is a nightmare,” Surin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks scores 21, Pierre grabs 21 boards and No. 25 N.C. State women top Green Bay 79-67 in Cancun
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Zoe Brooks scored 21 points, Khamil Pierre had a career-high 21 rebounds and No. 25 N.C. State pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Green Bay 79-67 in the Cancun Classic on Thursday. Brooks and Pierre both had eight points in the final period when the Wolfpack made 10 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harding hits go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left as TCU beats No. 10 Florida 84-80
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brock Harding made a go-ahead jumper in the key with 48 seconds left and then hit five free throws in the final 13 seconds for TCU, which rallied to stun No. 10 Florida 84-80 in the first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thursday. Jace Posey scored 16 of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and Packers DT Devonte Wyatt leave Thanksgiving game with ankle injuries
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Green Bay defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt had ankle injuries in the Packers’ 31-24 win over the Lions on Thursday. St. Brown limped off the field and toward the locker room in the first quarter. He was injured after two Detroit lineman rolled into the receiver’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns on Friday. Tkachuk is slated to return to Ottawa’s lineup against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-week recovery from a thumb injury that required surgery. He was hurt on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators, in just the Senators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murauskas scores 15 of his 19 in 2nd half and Saint Mary’s beats Virginia Tech at Battle 4 Atlantis
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Paulius Murauskas scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, when Joshua Dent scored 11 of his 14, and Saint Mary’s beat Virginia Tech 77-66 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. Saint Mary’s is 8-0 for the first time since the 2013-14 team started 9-0. Saint Mary’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least a week with a quad injury
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least a week with a right quadriceps contusion and strained muscle after getting injured during Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. He had an MRI exam after the game and the Warriors said Thursday that Curry would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby sevens women kick off revamped HSBC SVNS season in Dubai
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
A new-look Canadian women’s rugby sevens side kicks off the revamped HSBC SVNS season on Saturday at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Canada has been drawn in Pool B with Britain, Australia and Japan at the weekend tournament, the first of nine events on the elite HSBC SVNS circuit. After Dubai, the Canadian women head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smikle’s 13 points leads No. 7 Maryland past Hofstra 95-38 to finish 2-0 in Puerto Rico
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Kaylene Smikle scored 13 points and No. 7 Maryland coasted to a 95-38 win over Hofstra on Thursday to wrap up the Puerto Rico Classic. The Terrapins (9-0) got their real challenge in the opener when they defeated No. 16 Kentucky 74-66 in a battle of unbeaten teams. Addi Mack, ... Read More »
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