National Sports
Longwood earns 81-79 OT victory against Charleston Southern
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elijah Tucker scored 21 points and Jaylen Benard made a go-ahead layup with 10.1 seconds left in overtime as Longwood beat Charleston Southern 81-79 on Friday. Tucker also had nine rebounds and three steals for the Lancers (12-10, 4-3 Big South Conference). Johan Nziemi scored 17 points while going 3 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mingo scores 20 as Charlotte knocks off Tulane 73-70
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dezayne Mingo’s 20 points off of the bench helped Charlotte to a 73-70 victory against Tulane on Friday. Mingo made two free throws with 37 seconds left for a 73-63 lead. Mingo shot 7 of 13 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line for the 49ers (11-9, 5-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Play suspended under extreme heat policy at the Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Play was suspended briefly under the extreme heat rules at the Australian Open with defending champion Jannik Sinner down a break in the third set of his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri on Saturday. After splitting the first two sets, Sinner was struggling with apparent cramping and had just dropped serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saddiq Bey leads fourth-quarter comeback as Pelicans defeat Grizzlies 133-127
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 19 of his season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans erased a double-digit second-half deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 133-127 on Friday night. Trey Murphy III scored 32 points for New Orleans, while Zion Williamson finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points and 12 assists, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night. Hugo González forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jay Vine retains the overall lead in the Tour Down Under as Jhonatan Narvaez crashes out
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Britain’s Ethan Vernon won the dramatic fourth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race Saturday which was shortened because of high temperatures and which saw defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez forced to abandon the tour after crashing. Narvaez’s UAE Team Emirates teammate Jay Vine of Australia retains a lead of more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell scores 33 points, Mobley adds 29 and 13 boards to pace Cavaliers to 123-118 win over Kings
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Evan Mobley matched a season high with 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers showed some more encouraging signs in a 123-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. The Cavs, who have been streaky through much of this season, won for the fourth time in five games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the heat policy at the Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With extreme temperatures forecast for Saturday, the Australian Open started matches an hour earlier than usual on all courts at Melbourne Park. The predicted hot weather meant the tournament’s Extreme Heat Protocol, which works on a scale based on environmental conditions including the actual temperature, would be put into play. Here’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks rally to beat Suns 110-103 after Phoenix loses Devin Booker to injury
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 23 points and tied a career high with 18 rebounds for his NBA-leading 30th double-double, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat Phoenix 110-103 on Friday night after the Suns lost Devin Booker to a right ankle injury. Onyeka Okungwu had 25 points for the Hawks, who trailed 91-84 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3 in Marner’s emotional Toronto return
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 on Friday night in Mitch Marner’s emotional return to Toronto. Jack Eichel Pavel Dorofeyev, Braeden Bowman and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas. Adin Hill made 18 saves, and Ivan Barbashev had three assists. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning beat Blackhawks 2-1 in shootout in their 15th straight game without a regulation loss
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay is on a 14-0-1 tear, winning three straight after a shootout loss a week ago in St. Louis. ... Read More »
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