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Mike Tirico’s unprecedented February: Super Bowl and Olympics host

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

Mike Tirico doesn’t have many firsts left in what has been an extraordinary broadcast career. However, this isn’t a normal February for Tirico. On Sunday, Tirico will call his first Super Bowl. Immediately following the conclusion of the Seattle-New England game, Tirico will transition to his role as NBC’s primetime host for Olympic coverage. That ... Read More »

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Alberta hockey players wear, share stickers memorializing car crash casualties

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

A group of young hockey players north of Calgary will be donning and distributing stickers made in memory of three junior hockey players who died in an Alberta highway crash earlier this week. A parent of the under-13, AA Airdrie Lighting hockey team requested nearly 100 stickers with the jersey numbers of the three players ... Read More »

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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey issues affidavit supporting NCAA in Bediako eligibility case

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey released an affidavit backing the NCAA in its eligibility case against Alabama’s Charles Bediako, who is playing in the SEC for the Crimson Tide over two years after signing an NBA two-way contract. “I respectfully ask the Court to uphold the NCAA eligibility rules challenged in ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses refugee bid

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says the Immigration and Refugee Board has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in Canada as a refugee. Greene says that ... Read More »

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Patriots QB Drake Maye credits his success partly to competing with his brothers at a young age

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Drake Maye thinks about what it took for him to make it to the Super Bowl in just his second NFL season, his mind drifts to some of the stiffest competitions he’s ever faced. “I just think every two-on-two basketball (game) in the backyard probably prepared me for this,” ... Read More »

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Liam Draxl to open Canada’s Davis Cup qualifiers first-round match against Brazil

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

VANCOUVER — Playing the opening match gives Liam Draxl the opportunity to start Canada off on the right foot against Brazil when the Davis Cup Qualifiers first round begins Friday. Draxl, ranked 145th in the world, faces Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, ranked No. 207, in the first singles match. “I’m just looking forward to ... Read More »

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Antetokounmpo remains with Bucks as an extremely hectic NBA trade deadline passes

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. An extremely busy deadline, at that: There were 28 trades made in the week leading up to the deadline, the most that the NBA has seen in over that timeframe in the last 20 ... Read More »

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Canada-Finland hockey postponed, McMorris misses big air qualifying at Winter Games

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

MILAN — The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have yet to officially open, but Canada is already dealing with setbacks. Canada’s opening women’s hockey game against Finland was postponed Thursday due to illness while snowboarder Mark McMorris pulled out of the big air preliminaries after a training crash on Wednesday. The women’s hockey opener in Milan ... Read More »

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Enciso scores twice as Strasbourg beats Monaco 3-1 to reach French Cup quarterfinals

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

PARIS (AP) — Paraguay midfielder Julio Enciso scored twice as Strasbourg beat Monaco 3-1 at home to reach the French Cup quarterfinals on Thursday. Winger Martial Godo put Strasbourg ahead in the seventh minute to quickly end Monaco’s bid for a fourth straight clean sheet. Enciso struck twice in quick succession in the second half ... Read More »

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Vancouver Whitecaps signing new one-year lease at B.C. Place: CEO

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying at B.C. Place — at least for 2026. Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster revealed Thursday the club has come to a new lease agreement with the provincial Crown corporation that owns and operates the stadium. Lawyers for both the Major League Soccer team and PavCo are ... Read More »

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Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson will make his season debut Friday against Grizzlies

By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is set to make his season debut Friday after recovering from a torn left hamstring. Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter told reporters, including The Oregonian, on Thursday that Henderson would play Friday when Portland hosts the Memphis Grizzlies. Henderson, 22, tore his left ... Read More »

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