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Winnipeg Jets chasing more than regular-season glory this year
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are aiming to be the best team in the NHL this season – but in June rather than April. After claiming the Presidents’ Trophy last season for posting the most regular-season points (116), the Jets will try to rinse and repeat while improving enough to win the Stanley Cup. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFL changes 3 cities as new investor shares bullish vision for spring football
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Repole isn’t daunted or discouraged by the long odds facing pro spring football as a business model. The sports business entrepreneur is simply wired a bit differently, and wants to show it as the newest investor in the young United Football League. “If you told me something was a 99% ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks focused on bouncing back after troubled season
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Adversity blanketed the Vancouver Canucks like a storm cloud last season. A constant parade of injuries, high-profile personnel issues and underperforming stars dogged the team from training camp through the final game. Now, with a healthy roster and a new head coach, the Canucks are looking to shake off the disappointment and push ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After coming oh so close, Calgary Flames seek step forward into NHL playoffs
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames need to pick up where they left off, and do more, to return to the NHL playoffs. Calgary (41-27-14) capped last season with a 15-6-6 run after February’s 4 Nations Face-Off, but finished outside the post-season for a third straight year in a tiebreaker for a conference wild-card spot. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extreme athlete Baumgartner’s death in paragliding crash was due to human error, inquiry finds
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — The paragliding crash that killed extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner in July was caused by human error, an investigating prosecutor said Tuesday. Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, died July 17 along Italy’s Adriatic coast. Witnesses said the flight appeared normal until it started spinning to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu retires ill in first round of the Wuhan Open
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WUHAN, China (AP) — Emma Raducanu retired ill from her first round match of the WTA’s 1,000-level Wuhan Open on Tuesday. The British No.1 and former U.S. Open champion had her blood pressure checked and temperature taken in her match against American Ann Li. Li was winning 6-1 4-1 when Raducanu retired and will play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers addressed big issue with McDavid extension, but questions around team remain
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
EDMONTON — The Oilers addressed their biggest concern heading into the 2025-26 season by signing superstar captain Connor McDavid to a short-term extension. But for a team that reached the Stanley Cup final the last two seasons, Edmonton still heads into the campaign with a surprising number of question marks. None of the questions surrounding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL kickers are making more 60-yard field goals than ever and the balls could be part of the reason
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The 50-plus-yard field goals that once were a rarity in the NFL are now as routine as far shorter kicks a generation ago. The range for many kickers now exceeds 60 yards, changing late-game strategy in a major way. The kicking revolution has sparked questions about whether the balls are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trevor Lawrence’s heroic touchdown caps NFL’s record-tying week of double-digit comebacks
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
Not even three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes was immune to the colossal comebacks that defined Week 5 in the NFL. Trevor Lawrence rallied Jacksonville from a 14-0 deficit and scored the winning touchdown after getting stepped on by his right guard, falling back down, getting back up, slipping a tackle and diving into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interest in women’s sports is growing. Here’s how some women-owned companies are responding
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
Laura Youngson didn’t expect to focus so much on soccer cleats when she organized a group of women to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and play a high-altitude match. The point of the 2017 game was to highlight inequality in sports for women and girls. On that front, Youngson achieved her goal with the match becoming the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malaysia soccer federation disputes cheating claims and will appeal FIFA sanctions
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Tuesday that it would appeal FIFA sanctions after being accused by soccer’s governing body of cheating. In September, FIFA suspended seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malaysia in June’s 4-0 win over Vietnam in a 2027 Asian Cup qualifier, for 12 months and fined FAM $438,000, citing ... Read More »
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