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Titleholder Arsenal and Real Madrid cruise into women’s Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Titleholder Arsenal and Real Madrid easily won their home games on Wednesday to reach the women’s Champions League quarterfinals. Alessia Russo scored twice as Arsenal beat Belgian side OH Leuven 3-1 for a 7-1 aggregate win to set up a quarterfinal with English rival Chelsea. Earlier, Madrid set up a Clasico against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: In ‘Midwinter Break,’ a quiet marriage story with Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
Stella and Gerry might not have a bad marriage, but they don’t have especially healthy one either. In the new film “Midwinter Break,” out Friday, these two Irish empty nesters beautifully portrayed by Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds have become the embodiment of the words “alone together” in their late 60s and early 70s. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Tech standout JT Toppin will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech standout junior forward JT Toppin will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ACL in his right knee. The school announced Wednesday that an MRI confirmed the ACL tear after Toppin got hurt late in the 13th-ranked Red Raiders’ 72-67 loss at Arizona State the previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League playoffs: Bodø/Glimt stuns Inter Milan, Gordon hits four as Newcastle routs Qarabag
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
Tiny Bodø/Glimt produced another Champions League shock by stunning last year’s beaten finalist Inter Milan 3-1 in the playoffs on Wednesday. The Norwegian underdog followed up back-to-back wins against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid by securing a two-goal advantage going into next week’s second leg in Milan. Anthony Gordon scored four goals in the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dubois wins short-track gold, Canada edges Czechia in men’s hockey at Winter Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
MILAN — Canada struck gold and bronze in short-track speedskating while surviving a scare in men’s hockey on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Steven Dubois won the men’s 500 metres, taking the lead from the start and never relinquishing it. The 28-year-old from Terrebonne, Que., finished in 40.835 seconds, ahead of Dutch brothers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!San Diego won’t bring back Steve Lavin next season
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego coach Steve Lavin will finish a fourth season at the program but won’t return next season with the Toreros, the school announced Wednesday. The Toreros are 11-17 headed into Saturday’s game at Loyola Marymount. Lavin is just 46-79 at San Diego and his lone winning season came in 2023-24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodø/Glimt does it again! Norwegian side beats Champions League runner-up Inter in playoffs
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
BODO, Norway (AP) — Champions League runner-up Inter Milan became the latest scalp claimed by Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League, losing 3-1 away in the first leg of their playoff on Wednesday. The Norwegian outsider has been the surprise story of this season’s competition after beating Manchester City at home and Atletico Madrid away to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arjun Nimmala to get big-league reps with Blue Jays during World Baseball Classic
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
It took a full season of baseball, but Arjun Nimmala has learned that less is more. Nimmala spent all of the 2025 season with the single-A Vancouver Canadians, playing in 120 games with the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor-league affiliate. The 20-year-old shortstop is spending spring training with the major-league roster, sharpening his skills on and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz fight pitch-rigging case as spring training starts
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A scheduled spring fraud trial for two Cleveland Guardians pitchers accused of colluding with sports bettors to rig bets and betray “America’s pastime” will likely be postponed until October, a federal judge said Wednesday as the men pleaded not guilty to a rewritten indictment. Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto left a May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikautadze helps Villarreal tighten grip on third place with 1-0 win at Levante in Spanish league
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Villarreal strengthened its hold on third place in the Spanish league with a 1-0 win at Levante on Wednesday in a match that was initially postponed last year. Georges Mikautadze scored the 57th-minute winner as Villarreal moved three points ahead of fourth-place Atletico Madrid. Villarreal is 10 points behind second-place Barcelona and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Tech standout JT Toppin will miss rest of season with a torn ACL in his right knee
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech standout forward JT Toppin will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ACL in his right knee. The school announced Wednesday that an MRI confirmed the ACL tear after Toppin got hurt late in the 13th-ranked Red Raiders’ 72-67 loss at Arizona State the previous night. ... Read More »
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