• The Canadian Press

    Israeli siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky chase Olympics from Bay Area rivals Stanford and Cal

    STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — With nearly identical ear-to-ear smiles, Ron and Leah Polonsky stroll through campus speaking Hebrew as they head for the Stanford pool relishing a rare chance to catch up in person given their hectic schedules. Ron swims for Stanford. Leah competes at rival California, in nearby Berkeley. The Polonskys were ballroom dancers as young children in Haifa, Israel, before switching to swimming. Even though their colleges are separated only by the San Francisco Bay, it's the fa

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    UFC 302 takeaways: So close but so far for Dustin Poirier, Sean Strickland's broken promise and more

    It’s a strange feeling when the guy who just lost his third and probably last shot at a UFC title ends up walking away at the end of the night looking like a hero.

  • The Canadian Press

    Aaron Jones hits 10 sixes as US beats Canada by 7 wickets to open T20 World Cup

    GRAND PRARIE, Texas (AP) — Aaron Jones made an unbeaten 94 from 40 balls in an extraordinary display of power-hitting to lead the U.S. team to a seven wicket win over historic rival Canada on Saturday in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup. Co-host the United States seemed under pressure when Canada made 194-5 batting first and when it lost a wicket to the second ball of its innings. The total demanded the United States achieve its highest-ever run chase in a T20 international to win the

  • The Canadian Press

    Turkish club Fenerbahce announces Jose Mourinho as its new coach

    ISTANBUL (AP) — Former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho will be unveiled as the new coach of Fenerbahce soccer club later Sunday, the club said. Following days of strong indications that Mourinho was to take charge of the Istanbul club, it said in a post on social media platform X early Sunday that the Portuguese manager was to attend a ceremony at its Sukru Saracoglu ground. “Saracoglu is waiting for its new coach Jose Mourinho and its great fans at 19.00!” On Saturday night Fenerbahce had posted