National Sports
Former Real Madrid coach Chus Mateo takes over Spain’s national basketball team
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Former Real Madrid coach Chus Mateo is taking over Spain’s national basketball team. The Spanish basketball federation said Monday that Mateo will replace Sergio Scariolo, who couldn’t lead Spain past the group stage of EuroBasket last month. The 56-year-old Mateo parted ways with Madrid in July and Scariolo was then hired to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian forward Sophie de Goede nominated for Women’s World Rugby Player of the Year
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
Canada’s Sophie de Goede is a finalist for World Rugby’s Women’s Player of the Year. The 26-year-old forward from Victoria, who only returned to action in July after being sidelined by knee surgery, is up against England’s Megan Jones and New Zealand’s Jorja Miller. The Canadian co-captain was also nominated for the award in 2022. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona playmaker Gavi to have keyhole surgery on meniscus injury
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona playmaker Gavi will have keyhole surgery to treat a meniscus injury in his right knee, the club said Monday. Barcelona said the decision to have the procedure was made after Gavi underwent “intense sporting stress tests” after a more conservative course of treatment. “The conclusion is that in order to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea taking Cole Palmer’s injury ‘day by day’ as Maresca hopeful of avoiding surgery
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea is managing Cole Palmer’s fitness “day by day” and does not yet believe the playmaker needs surgery on his troublesome groin injury, manager Enzo Maresca said Monday. The England star was forced off in the 21st minute of the 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Saturday with a recurrence of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian Horner finalizes departure from Red Bull F1 team
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Christian Horner and Red Bull say they have finalized the process of Horner leaving the team he led to eight Formula 1 drivers’ titles, two months after he was removed as team principal. The team issued a statement saying that Horner would leave Monday, without giving details of any agreement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG teenager Mbaye takes a high school exam before joining teammates for a league game in Marseille
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Teenage forward Ibrahim Mbaye had to stay behind for a while when his Paris Saint-Germain teammates flew to Marseille for a league game on Monday. That’s because the 17-year-old Mbaye was taking a high school diploma exam — known in French as baccalauréat — during the day. PSG said he was traveling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Kock comes out of ODI retirement for South Africa tour of Pakistan
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Quinton de Kock has reversed his retirement from one-day international cricket and was included Monday in South Africa’s squad for upcoming matches against Pakistan in the format. De Kock quit ODIs after the Cricket World Cup in 2023, leaving him to play only in the Twenty20 format having already retired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Top 25: No. 12 Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire says his team’s ascent fueled by love, not money
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
Joey McGuire was 30 seconds into his remarks following Texas Tech’s big win at Utah when, unprompted, he addressed the elephant in the room. The Red Raiders’ coach said he and his players understand the program has been derided, presumably for trying to buy a championship by lavishing NIL riches among one of the nation’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baseball’s final week should be even wilder than expected. You can thank the state of Ohio for that
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
From the shore of Lake Erie to the Kentucky border, baseball’s regular season is set for a dramatic final week in the state of Ohio. The Cleveland Guardians have a chance to complete the biggest comeback in the history of divisional play. They now trail Detroit by one game in the AL Central after once ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backup quarterbacks Carson Wentz, Marcus Mariota and Mac Jones had success in Week 3
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
Backup quarterbacks had a big day Sunday. Carson Wentz and Marcus Mariota were sharp in leading their teams to lopsided wins as fill-in starters. Mac Jones overcame a costly turnover and engineered a game-winning final drive. Wentz was 14 of 20 for 173 yards and two touchdowns in Minnesota’s 48-10 rout over Cincinnati. He looked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dembélé and Kelly among the favorites to win men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award in Paris
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and England forward Chloe Kelly are among the leading contenders to win the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday. They are frontrunners among the 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees revealed last month by France Football magazine, with the winners announced at a ceremony in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
