• The Canadian Press

    Barcelona hires Hansi Flick as coach after official departure of Xavi Hernandez

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona hired former Germany and Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick on Wednesday as the replacement for Xavi Hernandez. It's the 59-year-old Flick’s first coaching job since being fired by Germany in September last year. He previously spent two years at Bayern Munich, winning the Champions League and back-to-back German league titles. Hernandez, a midfield great as a player at Barcelona, has left after the team finished a distant second to Real Madrid in the Spanish league

  • Yahoo Sports

    Court documents: Auburn RB Brian Battie could be permanently paralyzed after shooting

    Battie was shot and his older brother was killed on May 18.

  • The Canadian Press

    Bees keep Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate busy in summer

    CALGARY — Tending bees helps Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate find tranquility amid an adrenalin rush. That's a handy skill to have when she's plunging down an inrun to defy gravity for as long as she can. "It's actually trained me to be quite calm in kind of chaotic situations, and those situations happen quite often in sports," Strate said. She's been stung more times than she can count, but that doesn't dampen her enthusiasm for the hard-working insects. "It is calming if you're calm and yo

  • The Canadian Press

    Usyk-Fury heavyweight rematch set for Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The heavyweight rematch between undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will take place on Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia, according to the advisor who organizes boxing events in the kingdom. Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, confirmed the date of the fight on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. He said it will take place in Riyadh, the location of the first fight on May 19. “The world will watch another historical fi