National Sports
Mia Pauldo scores career-high 26, No. 20 Lady Vols beat Mississippi State 90-80
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Freshman Mia Pauldo scored a season-high 26 points, Janiah Barker added 18, and No. 20 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 90-80 on Thursday night. Tennessee (11-3, 3-0 SEC) has won four straight and six of seven. The Lady Vols are 42-8 in the series with Mississippi State that began in 1986. Pauldo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tingler scores 13 as Drexel knocks off Stony Brook 56-37
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dillon Tingler helped lead Drexel past Stony Brook on Thursday night with 13 points off of the bench in a 56-37 victory. Tingler added five rebounds for the Dragons (7-10, 1-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Victor Panov added 11 points while finishing 3 of 9 from 3-point range while they also had eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Kane becomes 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night. The 37-year-old Kane is the fifth U.S.-born player to reach the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joyce Johnson scores 22 points as No. 3 South Carolina beats Arkansas 93-58
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Joyce Edwards scored 22 points and led four South Carolina players in double figures as the No. 3 Gamecocks beat Arkansas 93-58 on Thursday night. Edwards, who entered third in the Southeastern Conference in scoring, finished one point above her season average. She played just 25 minutes as South Carolina coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McMahon scores 22 as No. 18 Ole Miss tops No. 5 Oklahoma 74-69 and snaps Sooners’ 13-game win streak
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Cotie McMahon scored 22 points, and No. 18 Mississippi defeated No. 5 Oklahoma 74-69 on Thursday night to snap the Sooners’ 13-game winning streak. As the Ole Miss football team tried to win its national semifinal, the women’s basketball team claimed one of the biggest wins in school history. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blakes scores 20 as No. 7 Vanderbilt women stay undefeated with 99-68 win over Missouri
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikayla Blakes scored 20 points to lead five Vanderbilt players in double figures, and the seventh-ranked Commodores stayed undefeated, beating Missouri 99-68 on Thursday night. Vanderbilt (16-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) is a win away from matching the 17-0 start by the 1992-93 squad, which reached the program’s lone women’s Final Four. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Kane scores 500th NHL goal in Detroit’s game against Vancouver to become the 50th player to reach the milestone
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scores 500th NHL goal in Detroit’s game against Vancouver to become the 50th player to reach the milestone. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. announces he will return to Huskies, won’t enter transfer portal
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. will return to the Huskies for the 2026 season rather than enter the transfer portal, he announced Thursday evening on social media. Williams’ decision heads off a potentially messy dispute with the school. According to multiple reports, Washington was prepared to pursue legal options to enforce Williams’ lucrative name, image ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 12 Michigan State rallies in the 2nd half to beat Northwestern 76-66
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Carson Cooper had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. scored all of his 15 points in the second half to help No. 12 Michigan State come back to beat Northwestern 76-66 on Thursday night. Jaxon Kohler added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (14-2, 4-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama’s smothering defense leads the way in 64-51 win over No. 6 Kentucky
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jessica Timmons scored a 24 points, Diana Collins added 16 and Alabama beat No. 6 Kentucky 64-51 on Thursday night. The Crimson Tide (16-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) earned their highest-ranked regular-season win in coach Kristy Curry’s tenure (2013-Present) and the highest-ranked win overall since 1997. The Wildcats (15-2, 2-1) opened the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tarik Skubal asks for record $32 million in arbitration while Detroit Tigers offer $19 million
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million in salary arbitration on Thursday while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million. Skubal was the most prominent of the 166 players eligible for arbitration at the start of the day who swapped figures with their ... Read More »
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