National Sports
Kevin Drury wins World Cup ski cross gold for Canada in Val Thorens
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
VAL THORENS — Kevin Drury of Toronto won gold at a men’s World Cup ski cross event Friday. Italy’s Simone Deromedis finished second, with Austria’s Tristan Takats third. Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., won the small final to place fifth overall, while Jared Schmidt of Ottawa was 13th. The Canadian podium result followed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault to fight on February UFC card
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault will face Poland’s Michal (Hussar) Oleksiejczuk on Feb. 7 on a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. It will be the 17th outing of an up-and-down UFC career for the hard-nosed Barriault. The 35-year-old from Gatineau, Que., now living in South Florida, lost his first three UFC bouts before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12 teams, 11 games, one champion: A guide to the College Football Playoff
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: Who is playing and what time are the games? 11 games are set between Dec. 19 and Jan. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gillian Robertson believes she is a win away from UFC title contention
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson’s message was simple in the wake of her TKO win over Marina Rodriguez in May. “I want Amanda Lemos next,” Robertson said. She gets her wish Saturday in Las Vegas, although the road to the matchup with the fifth-ranked Brazilian proved to be circuitous. Robertson, ranked 10th among the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remarkable Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected unopposed after rivals dispute rules
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Mohammed Ben Sulayem was re-elected unopposed Friday as president of auto racing governing body the FIA, after a campaign overshadowed by allegations from his rivals that election rules unfairly kept them off the ballot. Ben Sulayem’s new four-year term, rubber-stamped at the FIA general assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, continues a tenure that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 for stunning first victory since March 2018
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 for stunning first victory since March 2018. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernando Mendoza looking to add a historic Heisman Trophy win for Indiana to his college ride
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
The first time Fernando Mendoza put his hands on a Heisman Trophy, he did it as a whim on a recruiting trip to Yale. On Saturday, he’ll be on stage for the real deal. Mendoza enters this weekend having won the Associated Press Player of the Year Award and as the the favorite to win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool coach Arne Slot to hold talks with Mohamed Salah and suggests a way back for the icon
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he was having talks with Mohamed Salah on Friday after the forward’s explosive outburst threw his Anfield future into doubt. Salah said last week that his relationship with Slot had broken down after being dropped for three straight games, and that he felt like “someone doesn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remarkable Lindsey Vonn takes big lead in World Cup downhill with fast run to finish
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning fast run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill on Friday and looked set for her first win in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Claude Lemieux sees Stanley Cup potential in Avalanche, much like his title team in ’95-96
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup was in the building Thursday night as part of the pregame celebration to honor the 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche squad. It could be in the building again later this season, too. At least, longtime forward Claude Lemieux believes so. He’s been on four Stanley Cup-winning teams, including the ‘95-96 Avalanche ... Read More »
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