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Canada Soccer’s Men’s U-20 National Team Announce Squad for Two International Friendlies in Costa Rica 🍁

#CANM20 gather in preparation of Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers in February and will face Costa Rica on 18 and 21 December at FCRF-Plycem Complex in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
Jason Collins, on his cancer diagnosis: It's Stage 4 glioblastoma and I'm fighting
In an exclusive with ESPN, the 13-year NBA veteran and pioneer reveals that he is fighting for his life.
www.espn.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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NEW: The Vancouver Whitecaps took the first steps to building a new stadium with their MOU with the City of Vancouver.

Every aspect of it explained, what the next steps are and more on @SI_FootballClub

✍️My latest for @SInow

www.si.com/soccer/histo...
Historic MLS Club Outlines Ambitious Stadium Plans As Relocation Threat Looms
Laying the groundwork for a new stadium and avoiding relocation is underway.
www.si.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Heartbreaking💔
The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@dougmclachlan.bsky.social getting the lads together before the u20 qualifiers!
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
FIFA and Gianni are crooks.
Ticket prices released by FIFA this week for the men’s World Cup in 2026 were, on average, 174 per cent higher than projected in the official bid book submitted by the joint United States, Canada and Mexico.

Full story from @adamcrafton.bsky.social ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
December 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Nuzzi is the Trump of the journalism world -- sucks up all the oxygen, gets a ton of attention, everyone thinks she's got millions of supporters, then actual results come in and it's like oh yeah her whole vibe is repulsive and no one actually likes it
December 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Fuck cancer with a million flaming hot suns. This breaks my heart. 💔.
Fuck fuck fuck
Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Jonathan David scores again!

The #CanMNT striker has found his form in recent weeks and scores for Juventus to make it 2-0 vs Pafos.

Back to back UCL goals and up to four goals this season.

#USMNT Weston Mckennie scored the opener.
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@dougmclachlan.bsky.social TANI TIME!!! What a goal!! 🇨🇦
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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it's such a pleasure to be able to share this best books list from anthony jeselnik. as with movies, where we publish john waters's list as well as our critics, this list has gone up along with our nymag list by @jvojdani.bsky.social and @emmaalpern.bsky.social
www.vulture.com/article/anth...
The Best Novels of 2025, According to Anthony Jeselnik
The stand-up comedian read 51 books this year. Here are his favorites.
www.vulture.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@dougmclachlan.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 just confirmed their friendlies in march. 🇺🇾 and 🇯🇵. So those three are off 🇨🇦 board.
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Better players & a better manager?
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@dougmclachlan.bsky.social This. Could. Get. Ugly.
Vancouver FC has drawn 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup winners Cruz Azul in Round 1 of the 2026 tournament.

La Máquina, the giants of Liga MX, will play a home and away series vs the #CanPL side.
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is incredible.
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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My feature on Darko Rajakovic's communication style. There is a method to the ... enthusiasm.
Darko Rajaković is ‘direct, honest, transparent’ — and just what Raptors need
"Any time he gets mad and swears in Serbian, that s--- is so funny," Jamal Shead says of his head coach.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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An incredible honor and a monument to his dominance this season that finally, Lionel Messi can be mentioned in the same breath as Preki.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Lionel Messi named 2025 MLS MVP, the second player to win award twice
The award caps a season in which the Inter Miami star scored 29 goals with 19 assists in the regular season before winning MLS Cup
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Horrific
NEW: Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.

They finally got their wish.
Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Threshold for Safe Formaldehyde Exposure
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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folks, is "let's murder everyone for whatever reason we want" a good policy
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?

TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing

WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?

COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM