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Saddiq Bey leads fourth-quarter comeback as Pelicans defeat Grizzlies 133-127
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 19 of his season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans erased a double-digit second-half deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 133-127 on Friday night. Trey Murphy III scored 32 points for New Orleans, while Zion Williamson finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points and 12 assists, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night. Hugo González forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jay Vine retains the overall lead in the Tour Down Under as Jhonatan Narvaez crashes out
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Britain’s Ethan Vernon won the dramatic fourth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race Saturday which was shortened because of high temperatures and which saw defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez forced to abandon the tour after crashing. Narvaez’s UAE Team Emirates teammate Jay Vine of Australia retains a lead of more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell scores 33 points, Mobley adds 29 and 13 boards to pace Cavaliers to 123-118 win over Kings
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Evan Mobley matched a season high with 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers showed some more encouraging signs in a 123-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. The Cavs, who have been streaky through much of this season, won for the fourth time in five games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the heat policy at the Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With extreme temperatures forecast for Saturday, the Australian Open started matches an hour earlier than usual on all courts at Melbourne Park. The predicted hot weather meant the tournament’s Extreme Heat Protocol, which works on a scale based on environmental conditions including the actual temperature, would be put into play. Here’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival was in full swing Friday in Park City, with Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx movies premiering back-to-back at the storied Eccles Theatre in the evening. First up was “Josephine,” writer-director Beth De Araújo’s raw drama about an 8-year-old girl (Mason Reeves) whose life and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks rally to beat Suns 110-103 after Phoenix loses Devin Booker to injury
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 23 points and tied a career high with 18 rebounds for his NBA-leading 30th double-double, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat Phoenix 110-103 on Friday night after the Suns lost Devin Booker to a right ankle injury. Onyeka Okungwu had 25 points for the Hawks, who trailed 91-84 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3 in Marner’s emotional Toronto return
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 on Friday night in Mitch Marner’s emotional return to Toronto. Jack Eichel Pavel Dorofeyev, Braeden Bowman and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas. Adin Hill made 18 saves, and Ivan Barbashev had three assists. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning beat Blackhawks 2-1 in shootout in their 15th straight game without a regulation loss
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay is on a 14-0-1 tear, winning three straight after a shootout loss a week ago in St. Louis. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
WINNIPEG — A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada’s midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep the homeless warm. The Windsor Park Nordic Centre in Winnipeg advised cross-country skiers that its trails would be closed through the weekend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawes tops Reese-Hansen on opening night at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes spoiled Taylor Reese-Hansen’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday with a 10-4 victory over the third-ranked side from British Columbia. Lawes, a two-time Olympic champion, was in control after opening with a three-point end on the first night of round-robin play at Paramount Fine Foods Centre. A breakout season has ... Read More »
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