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Paul George’s drug suspension latest fiasco for 76ers franchise flailing since run to 2001 Finals
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had missed yet another game with an injury in a lost season where he struggled with his health and performance for the Sixers. Paul George offered advice to Embiid last year on how to handle the grind of playing through so many injuries; insight from one All-Star to another on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic falls short of a 25th major title as Alcaraz triumphs in Australia. It’s still his mission
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As only true champions do, Novak Djokovic assessed a tournament where he got within two sets of achieving a record 25th Grand Slam title as something to work on. In an Australian Open final where both men were chasing history, 22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz came back to beat Djokovic in four sets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan trounces Australia by 111 runs to complete a 3-0 T20 series sweep
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan handed Australia its biggest-ever defeat in a Twenty20 just five days ahead of the T20 World Cup to sweep the series 3-0 on Sunday. Pakistan’s commanding 111-run win in the third and final game eclipsed Australia’s previous biggest defeat when England registered a 100-run win at Southampton in 2005. Australia, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United fans wear clown masks in latest protest at club’s owners
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Some protesters wore clown masks as disgruntled Manchester United fans marched toward Old Trafford on Sunday to express their anger at the ownership of the club. The 1958 — the fan group organizing the march — has been a vocal critic of the Glazer family, which took a controlling stage of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Reed loses in a playoff as Freddy Schott wins Bahrain Championship
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
AL MAZROWIAH, Bahrain (AP) — Patrick Reed’s bid for back-to-back titles on the European tour came up just short Sunday when he was beaten in a playoff won by Freddy Schott for his first title. Reed made bogey at the first playoff hole to drop out of a three-man contest also including Calum Hill. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stefan Ortega leaves Man City to join Nottingham Forest until end of season
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Stefan Ortega’s 3 1/2-year spell at Manchester City came to an end on Sunday when the German goalkeeper joined Nottingham Forest on a permanent deal until the end of the season. The 33-year-old Ortega made 56 appearances for City, where he was a back-up goalkeeper, after joining from Arminia Bielefeld and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jude Bellingham leaves Real Madrid game early with apparent hamstring issue
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Jude Bellingham appeared to injure his left hamstring and had to be replaced 10 minutes into Real Madrid’s home game against Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Sunday. Bellingham was on his own when he seemed to pick up the injury and quickly asked to be replaced. He immediately grabbed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demond Wilson, who played Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ dies at 79
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on “Sanford and Son” and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. “A devoted father, actor, author, and minister, Demond lived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at events in January 2026
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
A look at news events in January 2026: 1 – Global Affairs Canada said it wasn’t aware of any Canadians among those killed or hurt in a deadly Swiss bar fire. Police said about 40 people died and roughly 115 were injured when flames tore through a New Year’s celebration in the Alpine resort of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animated series profiles brave women, including Canada’s first Black female lawyer
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
EDMONTON — Jo-Anne Henry says her mother never described herself as a rebel. “I don’t ever remember my mom saying, ‘I was the first Black woman lawyer in all of Canada,'” Henry said in a phone interview from her home in New York. Violet King, who later married and became Violet King Henry, was also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Werder Bremen fires Horst Steffen as coach after 10 games without a win in the Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026
BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen fired Horst Steffen as coach on Sunday after a 10-game run without a win in the Bundesliga. “It was a tough decision, but we are no longer convinced of the fact that Horst was the person to spark the team’s turnaround following this long run without victory,” sporting director ... Read More »
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