National Sports
Liverpool postpones Women’s Super League game after death of former manager Matt Beard
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
LIVERPOOL (AP) — Liverpool postponed its Women’s Super League fixture against Aston Villa on Sunday following the death of former manager Matt Beard. The death of Beard, who had two spells in charge of Liverpool, was announced by the club on Saturday. Beard won back-to-back WSL titles with Liverpool in 2013 and 2014 during his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaughlin-Levrone romps in the rain to an American 4×400 victory at worlds
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone received the baton in the lead and the rest was history Sunday night at world championships in a rain-soaked U.S. romp in the women’s 4×400-meter relay. McLaughlin-Levrone widened the already big lead handed to her by Aaliyah Butler and the Americans finished in a championships-record 3 minutes, 16.61 seconds for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 standings leader Oscar Piastri crashes on lap 1 at Azerbaijan GP
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Standings leader Oscar Piastri crashed on the first lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday to hand his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris a chance to slash Piastri’s lead in the Formula 1 title fight. Piastri seemed to false-start and then nearly stall off the line and dropped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian Petr Gumennik wins Olympic figure skating qualifier as neutral athlete
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik showed he could be a contender for the Olympic podium at next year’s Milan-Cortina Games after he won the final qualifying event by a vast 34-point margin Sunday. Competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete, Gumennik performed five high-scoring quadruple jumps in the free skate, despite some shaky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabastian Sawe wins Berlin Marathon but his record attempt is foiled by unseasonable heat
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Sabastian Sawe of Kenya finished far ahead of his rivals to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, when unseasonable warmth thwarted his effort to break the course record. The 29-year-old Sawe finished in a year’s best time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 16 seconds – four minutes ahead of Japan’s Akira ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Effects of failed Grand Slam Track league felt in different ways across world championships
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — The failure of Michael Johnson’s attempt to transform track and field with the Grand Slam Track league hovered over big swaths of the sport’s world championships over its nine-day run in Tokyo. Dozens of athletes who competed but didn’t get paid adjusted their 2025 schedules so they could run in the league’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fresno St. beats Hawaii 23-21 in MWC opener, extends win streak to 4 games
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) — K’Vion Thunderbird returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and Fresno State beat Hawaii 23-21 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Thunderbird, a sophomore linebacker, lined up over the right guard and started to rush before he took a short drop, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twins look to break losing streak in game against the Guardians
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Cleveland Guardians (84-71, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (66-89, fourth in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (5-3, 3.27 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (7-4, 4.31 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 95 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to end their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs aim to stop road slide, take on the Reds
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Chicago Cubs (88-67, second in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (79-76, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (10-6, 3.93 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (9-7, 2.88 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 143 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs travel to the Cincinnati Reds looking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardinals take on the Brewers with series tied 1-1
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers (95-60, first in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (75-80, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.65 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 195 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (7-12, 4.30 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 116 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers aim to break 5-game slide, take on the Braves
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Atlanta Braves (72-83, fourth in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (85-70, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (6-13, 4.64 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (14-5, 3.88 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 126 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers play the Atlanta Braves as losers ... Read More »
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