MONTREAL–McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men’s varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen name. In April 2019, the university announced it was dropping the Redmen name effective immediately, saying it had […]
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LONDON – English cricket’s governing body has commissioned a review into the lack of diversity among match officials amid allegations from two former umpires of institutionalized racism in the organization. John Holder had a 30-year career as a professional umpire before retiring in 2009, since when no non-white umpire has […]
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Dave Campbell
Dave Campbell
MINNEAPOLIS – Starting with his trademarked “Row the Boat” motto that touts energy, trust and optimism, University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has never lacked for clever ways to connect with and motivate his players. The team-wide meeting on the eve of each game has become a real page-turner. […]
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AUGUSTA, Ga.-Jack Nicklaus says he is done talking about his endorsement of President Donald Trump. The six-time Masters champion posted a message of support for the Republican candidate on social media shortly before the election. He also said he had already voted for Trump, who wound up losing the Nov. […]
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SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. – Alberta intends to hold its provincial men’s and women’s curling championships jointly in January. Curlers won’t “bubble” at the Jan. 25-31 events at Sylvan Lake’s NexSource Centre, but modifications will be in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Curl Alberta said Thursday in […]
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Will Graves
Will Graves
PITTSBURGH – The style points are lacking. The win total is not. The Pittsburgh Steelers are hardly complaining. Well, technically, that’s not true. The NFL’s last unbeaten team, the one that improved to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history following a closer-than-it-had-to-be 24-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys […]
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Olympic sports federations have shared concerns about completing qualifying events for the Tokyo Games during the coronavirus pandemic. World Rowing official Matt Smith says during an online meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations […]
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Saturday’s football game between Tulsa and host Navy has been postponed following a rash of positive COVID-19 tests at the Naval Academy. Many Navy athletes are under quarantine, and the Midshipmen have temporarily halted all football […]
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Rob Harris
Rob Harris
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received a request from UEFA to adjust the handball law again to provide more flexibility for referees and prevent players being unfairly punished. In a letter to Infantino seen by The Associated Press, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin asked for the November meetings of the game’s […]
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PARIS–Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic beat Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in first-round action at the Paris Masters. Raonic, the 10th seed in Paris, never faced break point and needed just one hour and three minutes to improve to 5-0 against Bedene. The 29-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., fired 18 aces to […]
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Barry Wilner
Barry Wilner
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.–Lacklustre for much of the game, Tom Brady did what he does best in the second half Monday night. Brady threw touchdowns passes to Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans, lifting Tampa Bay to a 25-23 victory over the New York Giants, and giving the Buccaneers quarterback the career […]
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Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley is out for the season after injuring an ankle against Pittsburgh on Sunday, two days after the All-Pro signed a five-year extension worth a reported $99 million. Stanley had an air cast applied to his left ankle and was taken off the field on […]
