National Sports
Hornets beat Rockets 109-99 for eighth straight win
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Kon Knueppel had 24 points and LaMelo Ball added 20 to help the Charlotte Hornets roll to a 109-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to eight games. Charlotte’s streak is the franchise’s longest since winning nine in a row in the 1998-99 season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commanders star Bobby Wagner named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, honors mother lost to stroke
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bobby Wagner’s mother always told him she believed he would make it to the NFL, encouraging him after her son’s firing from the only job he ever had aside from football. The Washington Commanders linebacker lost mom Phenia Mae because of complications following a stroke in May 2009 — she was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thompson returns from IR to lead the Capitals past Nashville. Now he heads to the Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson was back in net, just in time for the Olympics. Thompson returned from injured reserve and made 27 saves to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. It was the team’s final game before the Olympic break. Thompson is on Canada’s roster. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic leaves the Lakers’ game against the 76ers with an apparent leg injury
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic has left the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Philadelphia on Thursday night with an apparent leg injury. Doncic limped to the locker room with 3:03 left in the first half after apparently hurting his left leg on the far end of the court moments earlier. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaloni Cambridge scores 26 as No. 9 Ohio State women beat No. 24 Washington 70-60
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 26 points and No. 9 Ohio State held off a late run by No. 24 Washington to win 70-60 on Thursday for its 10th win in the last 11 games. Buckeyes coach Kevin McGuff, who spent nine seasons at Xavier and two at Washington before taking over at Ohio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning beat Panthers 6-1 before Olympic break
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots to improve to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Brandon Hagel, Oliver Bjporkstrand, Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak, Pontus Holmberg and Zemgus Girgensons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Booker and Crump push No. 4 Texas over No, 5 LSU 77-64 as Longhorns run home win streak to 39
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 18 points, Aaliyah Crump added 16 and No. 4 Texas used a big run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away from No. 5 LSU for a 77-64 victory Thursday night. Texas’ Kyla Oldacre scored four points in the 10-0 Texas run. Her layup with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Harrison Phillips says Aaron Glenn inherited ‘cancerous, truculent group’ in first season
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Harrison Phillips thinks the New York Jets need to change their mindset after a brutal first season under coach Aaron Glenn. Phillips, one of the team’s veteran leaders, said he noticed a trend as the losses piled up in his first year with New York after being acquired from Minnesota before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timmons scores 23 for No. 21 Alabama women in 64-63 thriller over No. 13 Ole Miss
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jessica Timmons scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Karly Weathers added 14 points and six rebounds, and No. 21 Alabama took down No. 13 Ole Miss 64-63 on Thursday night. Timmons scored six straight points beginning with 2:31 remaining in regulation, and gave the Crimson Tide (20-4, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jaloni Cambridge scores 26 points as No. 9 Ohio State women beat No. 24 Washington 70-60
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 26 points and No. 9 Ohio State held off a late run by No. 24 Washington to win 70-60 on Thursday for its 10th win in the last 11 games. Cambridge, who went in averaging 22.5 points per game (No. 7 nationally) this season, went 12 of 21 from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia’s chaotic buildup to cricket’s T20 World Cup: Injuries, omissions and losses
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitch Marsh’s Australia squad has had a chaotic buildup to the Twenty20 World Cup, he’ll fully agree. Pat Cummins was ruled out because of injury, Steve Smith wasn’t selected, Mitchell Starc has retired from T20s, and Josh Hazlewood was sidelined for the start of the tournament with an injured hamstring. Then ... Read More »
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