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Fudd scores 25 points as No. 1 UConn routs DePaul 86-40 for 40th straight win

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 25 points, and No. 1 UConn won its 40th straight game dating to last season, routing DePaul 86-40 on Wednesday night. Fudd made four 3-pointers. Sarah Strong added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the defending national champions made it look easy yet again. The Huskies (24-0, ... Read More »

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Canadiens head into Olympic break on high note with 5-1 win over Jets

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

WINNIPEG — Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists to help the Montreal Canadiens extend their point streak to five games with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Rookie Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip Danault, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Canadiens (32-17-8), who are ... Read More »

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Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Wednesday night exhibition was the first victory at the top Cup Series level for Preece, who drives a Ford for RFK Racing. The event had originally ... Read More »

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Kingston Flemings leads No. 8 Houston to a 79-55 victory over UCF

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

HOUSTON (AP) — Kingston Flemings had 18 points and six assists, Chris Cenac Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Houston beat Central Florida 79-55 on Wednesday night. Cenac and Flemings combined for 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the first half as Houston (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) took a 33-19 lead ... Read More »

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Aden Holloway, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. lift Alabama to 100-97 win over Texas A&M

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 20 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about a minute left, and Alabama outlasted Texas A&M 100-97 on Wednesday night. In a game that saw 28 lead changes and 13 ties, Wrightsell’s 3-pointer gave the Crimson Tide a 97-95 lead with 1:11 remaining. Holloway’s layup ... Read More »

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Aden Holloway, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. lift Alabama to 100-97 win over Texas A&M

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 20 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about a minute left, and Alabama outlasted Texas A&M 100-97 on Wednesday night. In a game that saw 28 lead changes and 13 ties, Wrightsell’s 3-pointer gave the Crimson Tide a 97-95 lead with 1:11 remaining. Holloway’s layup ... Read More »

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Aden Holloway, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. lift Alabama to 100-97 win over Texas A&M

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 20 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about a minute left, and Alabama outlasted Texas A&M 100-97 on Wednesday night. In a game that saw 28 lead changes and 13 ties, Wrightsell’s 3-pointer gave the Crimson Tide a 97-95 lead with 1:11 remaining. Holloway’s layup ... Read More »

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Aden Holloway, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. lift Alabama to 100-97 win over Texas A&M

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 20 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about a minute left, and Alabama outlasted Texas A&M 100-97 on Wednesday night. In a game that saw 28 lead changes and 13 ties, Wrightsell’s 3-pointer gave the Crimson Tide a 97-95 lead with 1:11 remaining. Holloway’s layup ... Read More »

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Minnesota upsets No. 10 Michigan State 76-73, fending off late Spartans surge to stop 7-game skid

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Crocker-Johnson had 22 points and seven rebounds to help Minnesota fend off a late surge by 10th-ranked Michigan State and secure a 76-73 upset on Wednesday night. Cade Tyson scored 17 points and Langston Reynolds added 14 points and eight assists for the Gophers (11-12, 4-8 Big Ten), who broke a ... Read More »

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76ers send former promising prospect McCain to Thunder for 4 draft picks, including 1st-rounder

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Jared McCain from the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2026 Houston Rockets first-round draft pick and three second-round picks on Wednesday. The Sixers will receive the most favorable second-round pick in 2027 from Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana or Miami; one from Milwaukee in 2028; and another ... Read More »

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No. 14 TCU women stretch home win streak to 39 with 90-45 rout over Houston

By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 25 points, Marta Suarez had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 TCU routed Houston 90-45 on Wednesday night for the Horned Frogs’ 39th straight home win. TCU (21-3, 9-2 Big 12) entered tied with Texas for the nation’s longest home winning streak. The Horned Frogs’ ... Read More »

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