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Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw to pitch his last regular-season game
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitches the final regular-season game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in what figures to be an emotional night after announcing his decision to retire at season’s end. The 37-year-old pitcher will be surrounded by his teammates, his wife and four children and fans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Mississippi college football player dies after a game
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi community college football player died from medical complications after a football game, according to a statement released by Mississippi Delta Community College on Friday. Emanuell Cooks of Elba, Alabama, was a freshman offensive lineman, according to his profile on MDCC’s website. Cooks died after playing a game against Hinds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryder Cup: How to watch, what’s at stake, betting odds
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
The Ryder Cup has become everything golf typically is not. The slow-moving sport features relentless action from the opening tee shot at 7:10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, and it doesn’t stop (except for darkness) until the United States or Europe gets enough points to win after the singles matches on Sunday afternoon. Civility gives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fourcade, Bjorndalen getting Olympic biathlon medal upgrades from Russian doping case
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — More than 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, retired French biathlon star Martin Fourcade was allocated another gold medal on Friday after a Russian doping case was resolved. The International Olympic Committee executive board reallocated medals from events that Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov won medals in at the 2010 Winter Games in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will not play against the Raiders on Sunday
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of an injured left knee. Daniels sat out practice for a third consecutive day on Friday, and coach Dan Quinn said the reigning AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year won’t play this week. Marcus Mariota ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tony Rojas helps spearhead No. 2 Penn State’s defensive transition after playing hurt last season
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Tony Rojas was thinking way too much last season. It was a side effect of playing hurt. On almost every play, the Penn State linebacker’s subconscious would remind him of the pain soon to follow should he lead with his ailing right shoulder. While it wasn’t enough to keep him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko stronger physically, mentally heading into new season
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
PENTICTON — Sitting on the sidelines for large chunks of last season wasn’t easy for Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko. The physical pain of working his way back from a rare knee injury was one thing. Then there were the mental challenges. “I think as much work as I put in on the physical side, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New US sprint star Melissa Jefferson-Wooden helped save her dad’s life when she was 17
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has a gold medal from the world championships. Two of them, in fact. Her biggest win of all might be that her father, Melvin, was on hand in Tokyo to watch her. The country’s brightest new sprint star donated stem cells from her bone marrow seven years ago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo highlights from Day 7 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from Day 7 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo. ___ AP News sports: https://apnews.com/sports AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews/ The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-time worlds medalist runner Katir loses appeal against ban that will expire before LA Olympics
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time world championships medalist runner Mo Katir failed to overturn a four-year ban in a doping rules case on Friday, though avoided being excluded from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it dismissed Katir’s appeal against a four-year ban imposed for missed doping tests and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Benjamin wins 400 hurdles, is disqualified, then given worlds gold medal
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — The history books will say U.S. runner Rai Benjamin won the 400-meter hurdles at the world championships in a season-best 46.52 seconds on Friday, a year after his Paris Olympic gold. They’ll also say Alison dos Santos of Brazil took silver (46.84) and Abderrahman Samba of Qatar the bronze (47.06). But the ... Read More »
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