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The home of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning renamed Benchmark International Arena
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The home of the Tampa Bay Lightning has a new name, Benchmark International Arena, after the NHL team unveiled a multiyear agreement Wednesday with the mergers and acquisitions company. The change takes effect immediately. The building that opened in 1996 had been known as Amalie Arena since 2014, and it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders star Crosby calls Chiefs’ Mahomes the ultimate competitor, a big reason for his success
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Maxx Crosby kept running into star athletes over the summer, from NBA great Kevin Garnett to former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., and the instant connection they shared made the Raiders’ star pass rusher think about another athlete he keeps coming across a couple of times a year. Chiefs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Steelers QBs Russell Wilson and Justin Fields reunite as starters for the Giants and Jets
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A year ago, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields were the top two quarterbacks at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp vying for the starting role. This week, they were back on the same field together in the same market, but with different teams — with Wilson installed as the starter for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese climber dies after summiting world’s second-highest peak, K2
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from the world’s second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. Guan Jing was struck on Tuesday while coming down from K2, a day after reaching the summit with a group of climbers, said Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL’s coaching hot seat includes Mike Tomlin and Zac Taylor
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
Nick Sirianni entered last season with his job on the line in Philadelphia and finished it hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy, earning a lucrative contract extension. There are several coaches under similar pressure this year. Can anyone pull off the same feat? Sirianni led the Eagles to the playoffs in each of his first three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardinals’ Willson Contreras out of lineup with foot injury after being hit by pitch
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was not in the lineup Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies a day after he was hit in the foot by a pitch and broke his bat in frustration. Contreras, listed as day-to-day with a right foot contusion, was hit by Rockies starter Kyle Freeland’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final field of CPKC Women’s Open Mississaugua Golf and Country Club announced
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
MISSISSAUGA — Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the final field at next week’s CPKC Women’s Open. The winningest Canadian in professional golf history is one of the biggest names in a list of commitments that has six of the current top 10 and 19 of the top 25 in the Rolex World Golf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Sauce Gardner sits out practice with sore calf, status for preseason game vs. Giants uncertain
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner sat out the team’s joint practice with the Giants on Wednesday because of a sore calf. Gardner participated in practice Tuesday at the Jets’ facility in Florham Park but wasn’t spotted during the teams’ session at the Giants’ facility Wednesday. “Sauce wasn’t out (there) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders injures his oblique during practice in Philadelphia
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sustained an oblique injury during drills early in practice Wednesday and did not play the rest of the session. Sanders and the Browns were in Philadelphia for a pair of joint practices ahead of Saturday’s preseason game. The Browns did not offer any additional information on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kontinental Hockey League’s Shanghai Dragons name Gerard Gallant new head coach
By Canadian Press on August 13th, 2025
SHANGHAI — Gerard Gallant has been named the new head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League’s Shanghai Dragons. Gallant last coached the New York Rangers for two seasons, earning back-to-back 100-point seasons, but he left the NHL team after its first-round playoff exit in 2023. He has a 369-262-70 coaching record in the NHL, with ... Read More »
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