National Sports
From prison to social media star: How one man is taking on sports betting at German soccer games
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — A man whose gambling addiction landed him in prison has become a social media star in Germany with an unusual campaign against sports betting at soccer stadiums. Thomas Melchior shows up at soccer games wearing the jersey of the home team’s fiercest rival — a move sure to rile the home fans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reach for the top gets new meaning with climbing program at McLachlan College
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Reach for the top has a new meaning these days at MacLachlan College. The private school in Oakville, Ont., is home to a new high-performance sport climbing program, created by Canadian climbers Zach and Madison Richardson. The program started with the school year in early September. The school already had a climbing club, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bam Adebayo shares emotions that came with presenting A’ja Wilson with her fourth WNBA MVP trophy
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo got to help present A’ja Wilson with her record-setting fourth WNBA MVP trophy a couple weeks ago. To say it was a summer highlight for the Miami center would be an understatement. Adebayo addressed the Sept. 19 event in Las Vegas publicly for the first time Monday, when the Heat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is the overtime rule the NFL adopted for this season?
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
Micah Parsons’ much-anticipated return to Dallas to face his former Cowboys teammates ended with a 40-40 tie. The Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey and Green Bay’s Brandon McManus traded short field goals in overtime Sunday night, and Parsons’ only sack played a role in keeping Dallas out of the end zone in the extra period. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday’s game between Valencia and Oviedo in Spanish league postponed because of weather alert
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league game between Valencia and Oviedo has been postponed until Tuesday because of bad weather in the city of Valencia. The seventh-round match was scheduled to be played on Monday. The Spanish league said the decision to postpone the game was made after a weather alert was issued for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiatek wins 400th career match, advances to China Open fourth round. Alcaraz reaches final in Japan
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
BEIJING (AP) — Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated Camila Osorio for her 400th career win and advanced to the fourth round at the China Open on Monday. Swiatek, who became the first player to register 25 or more wins at WTA-1000 events for three consecutive seasons with her straight sets victory of Yuan Yue in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa stripped of win in World Cup qualifying for ineligible player and loses group lead
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — South Africa was stripped by FIFA on Monday of a win in 2026 World Cup qualifying and lost top spot in its group for fielding an ineligible player. FIFA’s disciplinary ruling overturned a South Africa win against Lesotho in March, left Benin top with two rounds to go and gave Nigeria fresh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gambling addict risks soccer fans’ ire to warn against sports betting in Germany
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Seeking redemption, one man whose gambling addiction landed him in prison is taking on the sports betting industry in Germany. Thomas Melchior is doing it by holding a sign saying “lost a bet” before soccer games while putting himself at the mercy of the home fans by wearing their hated rivals’ jerseys ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woakes retires from England duty as a double World Cup winner and after a remarkable final act
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
Walking out to bat with his arm in a sling in a courageous, last-ditch attempt to win a test match for England proved to be the final act of Chris Woakes’ international career. The 36-year-old Woakes announced his immediate retirement from international cricket on Monday, after 62 test matches and World Cup titles in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s court of auditors reports modest economic impact from 2024 Paris Olympics
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Hosting the 2024 Paris Olympics generated only moderate revenues for France, with an almost negligible impact on growth, while total public expenditure exceeded six billion euros ($7 billion), the country’s court of auditors reported on Monday. Public spending linked to the Olympics organization included €3.02 billion for the event organization, and €3.63 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No formal complaint filed in Dublin incident involving Steelers backup quarterback, police say
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish police say no formal complaint has been filed regarding an early morning incident in Dublin involving Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Skylar Thompson and that they haven’t established if there was a robbery. The Steelers said the 28-year-old Thompson was involved in a weekend “situation” in the Irish capital, but neither the ... Read More »
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