• Yahoo Sports

    Boxing announcer Dan Hennessey retires after naming wrong winner: 'No longer the world's punching bag'

    ESPN's Jon Tessitore described the incident as “absolute clown show garbage amateur hour."

  • The Canadian Press

    Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season

    Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26. Netflix announced during a presentation to advertisers that it will have defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City at Pittsburgh followed by Baltimore at Houston. The NFL has played a total of 30 games on Christmas Day since 1971, including three last year. It has stayed away from midweek games, though, until this ye

  • The Canadian Press

    Brazilian soccer league suspended for 2 rounds amid floods in the country's south

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s soccer confederation has suspended the next two rounds of its national league because of massive floods in the country's south. The move Wednesday came after a request for a halt from 15 of the 20 clubs in the top-flight division. The Rio Grande do Sul state remains under water. Porto Alegre-based rivals Gremio and Internacional, and countryside club Juventude are all in the Brazilian first division. Authorities say at least 149 people have died because of the floo

  • The Canadian Press

    Cavaliers without Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert as they try to stave off elimination vs. Celtics

    BOSTON (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to extend their season without All-Star Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert, who were both ruled out prior to Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with Boston on Wednesday night. Mitchell is dealing with a strained left calf and LeVert has a bruised left knee. The Cavs trail the matchup with the Celtics 3-1. Cleveland will also be without center Jarrett Allen for the eighth consecutive game as he continues to work back from a rib inju