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Alexander-Walker hits winner with 1.3 seconds left to lift Hawks past Jazz, 121-119
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker broke a tie on a short jumper with 1.3 seconds left and had 23 points in the Atlanta Hawks’ 121-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Newly acquired Jock Landale had a season-high 29 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds. He had a career-high five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jalen Suggs’ first career triple-double leads Magic to 118-98 win over Nets
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game after missing eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Vrabel is the AP NFL Coach of the Year. MVP remains to be announced
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New England’s Mike Vrabel beat out Jacksonville’s Liam Coen for the AP NFL Coach of the Year award, becoming the seventh coach to win it with two different teams. Vrabel can get his first Super Bowl title as a head coach Sunday if the Patriots beat the Seahawks. He received 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brandon Ingram scores 33 points as Raptors beat new-look Bulls 123-107
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107 on Thursday night. Collin Murray-Boyles and Sandro Mamukelashvili each scored 17 points and Scottie Barnes added 13 as Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak against Chicago. Toronto has 31 wins in its first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Mavs are leaving no doubt that Cooper Flagg is their future after trading Anthony Davis
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg was in the midst of an unprecedented run for an NBA teenager when the Dallas Mavericks firmly declared their rookie No. 1 pick the future face of the franchise. That day was coming no matter what. It arrived with Dallas trading Anthony Davis, the 10-time All-Star who joined the Mavericks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ingram’s 33-point performance fuels Raptors’ 123-107 win over Bulls
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TORONTO — Brandon Ingram celebrated his one-year anniversary with the Toronto Raptors with a 33-point performance in a 123-107 win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Ingram, acquired at the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 6, 2025, enjoyed a strong outing on NBA trade deadline day a year later as the Raptors (31-22) won for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bo Horvat’s late goal lifts Islanders to 3-1 win over Devils
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bo Horvat broke a tie late in the third period and the New York Islanders went into the Olympic break with a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Horvat went to his backhand off the draw, slipping the puck past goalie Jake Allen, with only 3:27 left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avery Hayes scores twice in his NHL debut, Penguins beat Sabres 5-2
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League with the Penguins hit by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dubois scores in his return for Washington, and the Capitals beat the Predators 4-2
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in his first game since Halloween, Jakob Chychrun added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Thursday night. Logan Thompson returned in goal from an injury of his own and made several sparkling saves, and the Capitals won for the fourth time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP NFL Coach of the Year
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
The NFL Coach of the Year named by The Associated Press which is selected by a nationwide panel of media: 2025 — Mike Vrabel, New England 2024 — Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota 2023 — Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland 2022 — Brian Daboll, New York Giants 2021 — Mike Vrabel, Tennessee 2020 — Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland 2019 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP NFL Coach of the Year Voting
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
The top five in voting for the 2025 NFL Coach of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media with total points and first-place votes. Voters ranked coaches one through five with scoring on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis: Mike Vrabel, New England: 302 points (19 first-place votes) Liam Coen, ... Read More »
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