By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Joaquín Panichelli helped Strasbourg end third-place Lyon’s 13-game winning streak in all competitions on Sunday. Panichelli was a constant thorn for the Lyon defenders and the Argentine sealed Strasbourg’s 3-1 home win in Ligue 1 with a late penalty. Lyon was seeking to match its club-record 14 straight wins from the 2005-06 ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — As the Winter Olympics drew to a close on Sunday in Milan, Ukrainian slider Vladyslav Heraskevych’s disqualification for wearing a helmet commemorating fallen Ukrainian athletes and coaches was a rallying point for some 300 demonstrators on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress held an event to mark the fourth anniversary of ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Stars convened Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, a major awards season ceremony ahead of next month’s Oscars. Officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTAs are chosen by thousands of members of the U.K. academy of industry professionals, with one — the Rising Star Award — selected by public ... Read More »
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers, who averages a double-double, had 18 points and 18 rebounds in No. 11 Oklahoma’s foul-filled 100-93 win over No. 21 Tennessee on Sunday. Sahara Williams had 22 points and Aaliyah Chavez scored 19 points for the Sooners (21-6, 9-5 SEC). Payton Verhulst scored 17 points and Zya Vann added ... Read More »
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — They chanted “U-S-A” and a few openly wept at Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, the same building where the “Miracle on Ice” happened exactly 46 years earlier. In Ohio, some waved flags inside a packed bar. And in Florida, a man played baseball wearing a USA Hockey jersey. The man was ... Read More »
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Four Premier League players were targeted with racist abuse online after their games this weekend. Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri shared images of racist messages they were sent privately over Instagram following their teams’ match at Stamford Bridge on Saturday that finished 1-1. Wolverhampton striker Tolu Arokodare showed racially aggravated messages ... Read More »
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies left-hander José Alvarado announced on social media Sunday that insurance issues will prevent him from representing Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Alvarado wrote on his Instagram message the news “deeply saddens me.” He added “the insurance required for my participation was not approved. This is a situation that ... Read More »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 23 points, Jordan Lee added 17 and No. 4 Texas routed Mississippi State 92-42 Sunday. Texas (26-3, 11-3 Southeastern Conference) has won 41 straight home games, the longest such streak in the country. Both Booker and Lee were accurate from the field. Booker hit 8 of 12, including ... Read More »
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 33 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, and No. 10 Ohio State used a 15-0 run to rally for a 88-83 victory over Southern California on Sunday. It was Cambridge’s fifth 30-point game this season. The sophomore was 12 of 21 from the field and 8 of ... Read More »
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FORT MYERS — The Toronto Blue Jays fell 11-10 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, scoring three times in the ninth before coming up short in their second Grapefruit League game of the spring. The Blue Jays (1-1) scored four runs in the first inning on RBI hits from designated hitter Eloy Jiménez, second ... Read More »
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany forward Deniz Undav scored late to salvage a 3-3 draw for Stuttgart at last-place Heidenheim as the Bundesliga’s relegation scrap and race for Champions League qualification converged on Sunday. Stuttgart stayed fourth in the last qualification spot for Europe’s premier club competition, but it missed the chance to move four points ... Read More »
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