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Do you plan to watch the opening ceremonies for the Olympics?
- No (73%, 195 Votes)
- Yes (27%, 72 Votes)
Total Voters: 267
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Timberwolves acquire Ayo Dosunmu for scoring depth in trade-deadline deal with Bulls
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired guard Ayo Dosunmu from the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, adding a proven scorer to bolster their depth for the stretch run in the stacked Western Conference playoffs race. The trade was finalized by the NBA and announced about six hours after the deadline passed on a hectic day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meet the man behind the Super Bowl’s annual confetti blizzard
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Brady competed in 10 — more than any other player. But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in charge of the celebratory confetti after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic leaves the Lakers’ game against the 76ers with left 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 a left leg injury. Doncic limped to the locker room with 3:03 left in the first half after apparently hurting his leg on the far end of the court moments earlier. He didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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