February 7th, 2026
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No. 23 Miami (Ohio) moves to 24-0 with 90-74 win at Marshall

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Eian Elmer scored 18 points, Peter Suder had 17 and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) kept its perfect season going with a 90-74 victory over Marshall in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge on Saturday. Antwone Woolfolk added 15 points and Luke Skaljac had 12 points and seven assists for the RedHawks (24-0), who ... Read More »

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Backup QBs Drew Lock and Joshua Dobbs find inspiration in Sam Darnold and Drake Maye’s success

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Day in and day out, Drew Lock and Joshua Dobbs have had a front row seat to watch Sam Darnold and Drake Maye emerge as leaders at quarterback in two different parts of their careers. Darnold, in his eighth season, has had a resurgence in Year 1 with the Seattle ... Read More »

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Baltimore Orioles beat Keegan Akin in arbitration, first win this year for clubs who trail 5-1

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles won their salary arbitration case Saturday against pitcher Keegan Akin, the first victory for teams this year after five decisions in favor of players. Akin was awarded $2,975,000 rather than his $3,375,000 request by John Stout, Jeanne Charles and Samantha Tower, who heard arguments Friday. A 30-year-old left-hander, ... Read More »

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UConn cruises to 41st straight win on Saturday despite missing star forward Sarah Strong

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong missed the first game of her career for top-ranked UConn for what coach Geno Auriemma termed as “rest”. The sensational sophomore, who is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, missed the Huskies’ 80-48 win over Butler on Saturday. Strong played and started in all 64 games since coming to ... Read More »

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Canada’s women’s hockey team tops Switzerland 4-0; Maltais reaches podium

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

MILAN — Canada opened its Olympic women’s hockey title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland. Sarah Fillier, Natalie Spooner and Julia Gosling scored power-play goals and Daryl Watts struck even strength for Canada. Switzerland was scheduled to be Canada’s second opponent of the Milan Cortina Games. However, Canada’s original opener — on Thursday against ... Read More »

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Nets score 80 points in the first half and beat the short-handed Wizards 127-113

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets used an 80-point first half to beat the short-handed Washington Wizards 127-113 on Saturday. With the Wizards having only eight players available, the Nets led by 34 points in the second quarter and went on to snap a three-game losing streak. ... Read More »

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Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in a statement that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after ... Read More »

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Ishan Sharma’s 5 3-pointers lead No. 19 Saint Louis over La Salle 82-58

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ishan Sharma came off the bench to score 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 19 Saint Louis beat La Salle 82-58 on Saturday for a 17th straight win. Quentin Jones had 13 points and six rebounds, Amari McCottry also scored 13 and Robbie Avila had nine points and eight assists ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Canadian women top Switzerland 4-0 to open Olympic title defence

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team has defeated Switzerland 4-0 to open its Olympic title defence. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a ridge of high pressure sent 11 daily records tumbling in Alberta on Friday, with the Lethbridge area hitting a balmy 19.5 C, breaking the ... Read More »

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Xavier Edmonds scores career-high 26, closes out TCU rally in 84-82 win over Kansas State

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 points and his six unanswered points down the stretch lifted TCU over Kansas State 84-82 on Saturday. Edmonds made the tying and go-ahead free throws for an 83-82 lead with six seconds left, capping a rally from a five-point deficit in the final minute ... Read More »

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