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No. 10 Iowa blows a 17-point lead in the last 3:00, then outlasts No. 15 Maryland 85-78 in overtime
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ava Heiden scored 20 points, and No. 10 Iowa recovered in overtime to beat No. 15 Maryland 85-78 after the Hawkeyes blew a 17-point lead in the final three minutes of regulation Thursday night. Iowa (17-2 8-0) remained unbeaten in Big Ten play, but not without a scare. The Terrapins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OneBC group ‘facilitated’ off UBC campus by RCMP amid safety fears
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says RCMP officers “facilitated” a group of people from the OneBC party off its Vancouver campus after they failed to follow instructions to leave for their own safety, with one of the group being carried away by police. The group led by B.C. MLA and party leader Dallas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurley scores 30, Vermont knocks off UMass-Lowell 77-68
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — TJ Hurley scored 30 points to lead Vermont over UMass-Lowell 77-68 on Thursday. Hurley shot 10 for 19 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Catamounts (12-8, 4-1 America East Conference). Gus Yalden added 14 points and eight rebounds. Ben Johnson had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resurgent China takes on Japan in the Under-23 Asian Cup soccer final on Saturday
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
Chinese soccer faces its biggest match in more than 20 years on Saturday when it plays Japan in the final of the Under-23 Asian Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Despite never advancing past the group stage of the tournament, China is just 90 minutes away from its first continental title since 2004, when the under-17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swords and Olson help No. 7 Michigan rout Rutgers 94-60 to cap off trip to New Jersey
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Syla Swords and Olivia Olson each scored 16 points to help No. 7 Michigan rout Rutgers 94-60 on Thursday night. Mila Holloyway and Te’Yala Delfosse both had 15 for the Wolverines (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten), who jumped all over the Scarlet Knights (9-10, 1-7). Michigan hit 13 of 18 shots (72%) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Central Arkansas secures 86-65 win over West Georgia
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Ty Robinson scored 22 points as Central Arkansas beat West Georgia 86-65 on Thursday. Robinson also added three steals for the Bears (10-10, 5-2 Atlantic Sun Conference). Cole McCormick scored 15 points off the bench while going 6 of 7 from the field and added three steals. Luke Moore finished with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
STONY PLAIN — An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity. Inside the hall, which the town of Stony Plain advertises as an ideal wedding venue, hundreds of Albertans were eager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler starts the new year with a 63. It allowed him to keep pace at The American Express
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — The idea for Scottie Scheffler was to get a gauge on his game at The American Express, and all appeared to be in good working order Thursday. He made birdies on half of his holes for a 9-under 63 to join a parade of low scores that left him one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams RT Rob Havenstein practicing again after a 2-month injury absence for the longtime starter
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Havenstein and Tyler Higbee are the only two players who have been on Sean McVay’s roster throughout the coach’s nine seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. While Higbee remains an important part of the Rams’ offense heading into the third NFC championship game of this McVay era on Sunday, Havenstein ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Top-seeded Indiana’s victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night was the most watched college football game in 11 years. The Hoosiers’ 27-21 victory over the 10th seeded Hurricanes for their first football national title averaged 30.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. It also is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it understands that “obscene language” was ... Read More »
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