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EA Sports has named Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley the cover athlete for Madden NFL 26, honouring a landmark season that included a Super Bowl title, 2,005 rushing yards and a viral moment that seemed lifted straight from the video game itself. Barkley, 28, is only the ninth player in NFL history to surpass…
David Adelman didn’t just “win” his introductory news conference. He throttled that thing the way the Thunder throttled his Nuggets in Game 2. It was over from the jump. Only in a good way. The basketball wonks on the Grading The Week (GTW) crew are not too proud to admit when they dig what they…
Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook said he was having surgery Tuesday to fix two breaks in his right hand that he suffered during the season. He wrote in his “Word of Westbrook” newsletter that he was “grateful for everyone’s support all year and I can’t wait to be back out there at 100% soon. The…
By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2025 11:37 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Ontario’s integrity commissioner says a former top staffer to Premier Doug Ford broke lobbying rules. Amin Massoudi now runs Atlas Strategic Advisors, but previously served as Ford’s principal secretary until…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2025 8:41 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A frustrating season where Toronto Raptors fans were torn between a win-now mentality and their hopes of a high draft pick has come to a disappointing conclusion. The Raptors will…
By now, the numbers are but an ancient rune, just a few weeks, but a world of difference separating this version of Christian Braun from his 23-year-old self. 19:46. They sat, a stark reminder, on the background of Braun’s phone in Los Angeles after the Nuggets dropped Game 6 to the Clippers. The total amount…
Detroit’s Tim Hardaway Jr. said he got fouled on the game’s final play. The NBA agreed with him. It didn’t matter. Referees missed Hardaway getting fouled while shooting a 3-pointer on the final play of Detroit’s 94-93 loss to the Knicks in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday. The NBA acknowledged the mistake shortly after…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Aaron Gordon was a high school basketball get-out-of-jail-free card. His athleticism was stress medicine for trapped teammates. His dexterity, a mulligan for inaccurate passes. At Archbishop Mitty in the Bay Area, the team believed in an unofficial doctrine. “If you were ever in trouble — if I’m on the wing and I’m…
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley has been named the 2024–25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday, April 24. Mobley becomes the first player in Cavaliers history to receive the prestigious defensive honor and joins elite company as one of only five players to win the award at age 23. Mobley led…
TORONTO – The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says the company is keen to unlock underappreciated value from its growing collection of sports assets after extending its national hockey broadcast rights and signing a deal to expand its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Rogers believes its sports portfolio is now “unrivalled in…
