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Texans’ Brevin Jordan suffers another season-ending injury
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans tight end Brevin Jordan was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, marking the second straight year he’s sustained a season-ending injury. The team didn’t specify his injury, but he appeared to injure his lower leg or knee in training camp Monday. This injury comes after he tore an ACL in Week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays reinstate second baseman Andres Gimenez from injured list
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated second baseman Andres Gimenez from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and designated infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment. Gimenez, a three-time Gold Glove award winner, missed five weeks with a left ankle sprain. The moves were announced shortly before the Blue Jays opened a three-game series against the visiting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore Ravens swim with Michael Phelps, get lessons from the Olympic champion
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens got their chance to swim with Michael Phelps. A couple of weeks after players shot video asking the 23-time Olympic champion — and Baltimore native — for swimming lessons, Phelps showed up at practice Tuesday. Then the team posted video of players swimming and diving — or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Revamped Tulane and veteran-laden Navy look primed to challenge for American Conference supremacy
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
With aggressive moves in the transfer portal, second-year Tulane coach Jon Sumrall appears to have revamped his roster well enough to make the Green Wave an American Conference favorite again — although Navy, Army, UTSA, Memphis or South Florida could have something to say about that. Tulane went through an offseason of roster upheaval and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader placed on 15-day disabled list with shoulder strain
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left shoulder. The move, retroactive to Monday, comes after the left-hander reported shoulder discomfort before Monday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. “It’s (a) punch in the gut,” manager Joe Espada said. “But … he’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newcastle signs Germany defender Malick Thiaw from AC Milan
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle signed Germany defender Malick Thiaw from AC Milan on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Thiaw spent three years at Milan, making 85 appearances in all competitions — including one against Newcastle in the Champions League. Thiaw, who predominantly plays at center back, has played three times for Germany. He is the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jockeys David, Pietro Moran to race against each other in 1-million King’s Plate
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
TORONTO — The $1-million King’s Plate will be a family affair for David and Pietro Moran. The father-and-son jockeys will not only both ride in the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, they’ll also line up alongside one another Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Pietro Moran will break from the No. 1 post on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keegan Bradley as a Ryder Cup playing captain? He has Jack Nicklaus to thank for the chance
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Keegan Bradley has the support of key players and the opportunity to become the first playing captain in the Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963 at East Lake. And it’s all because of Jack Nicklaus. After the Americans won at East Lake against Great Britain & Ireland — back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Little League World Series has had its share of drama before even getting to Williamsport
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The road to Williamsport was filled with more drama than usual for a couple Little League World Series participants this year, including a Venezuelan team that needed visa exemptions to make the trip and an American club that narrowly knocked off a defending champ. Baseball’s preeminent youth baseball tournament resumes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Best team ever formed’: Legends from 1976 Canada Cup team reunite
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
TERREBONNE — Serge Savard says the best Canadian hockey team he ever played on wasn’t the one that beat the Soviet Union in the legendary 1972 Summit Series. That honour belongs to the less-celebrated — but supremely talented — squad that won the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976. “The best team ever formed,” the Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wrexham pulls off dramatic late recovery to advance in League Cup on penalties
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer scored two goals in the space of a minute in stoppage time then converted one of the team’s penalties in its dramatic shootout win over Hull in the English League Cup on Tuesday. The Welsh club owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney looked to ... Read More »
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