By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died after being in a car crash in Atlanta on Saturday. She was 43. The athletic department at Georgia, where Braxton played in college, texted The Associated Press confirmation of her death on Monday and posted on social media. Her son, Jelani Thurman, posted a photo of his younger self ... Read More »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts began their expected defensive line revamp Monday by hiring Marion Hobby as their defensive line coach and Kalon Humphries as assistant defensive line coach. Hobby replaces Charlie Partridge, who took a job on Notre Dame’s defensive staff earlier this offseason. Hobby spent last season as a defensive analyst with ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today. Carney, whose government is looking to reduce Canada’s reliance on trade with the United States, will head to the Indo-Pacific region to discuss trade ties with three leading economies. Carney will first visit ... Read More »
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Early on at spring training, Giants veterans Willy Adames and Matt Chapman pulled some of the young position players in camp aside with a simple message: just be yourself. It hit right at home for Bryce Eldridge. There are tall expectations on the San Francisco first baseman, among the tallest position ... Read More »
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HALIFAX — Marc Edge says the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday. The communications professor from Vancouver says he saw billowing clouds of black smoke and burned out vehicles while walking on the boardwalk. The Canadian government issued a shelter ... Read More »
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Graham Pauley’s bid to start at third base for the Miami Marlins is on hold due to right forearm tightness. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Pauley had an MRI on Monday morning and has been shut down pending the results. Pauley is a left-hander hitter and the soreness is in his ... Read More »
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The brash 23-year-old hotshot driver likes quoting “Talladega Nights” in race on his team radio and makes few apologies for bowling over the NASCAR establishment to pursue a win. The six-time NBA champion who also is a Cup car owner has become a weekly presence in victory lane on national TV. The points standings in ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Duke rises to No. 1 in men’s AP Top 25 poll for record 148th time after Michigan win; Florida, Alabama make leaps. The Associated Press... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. The highly offensive word could be heard as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and Miami Heat forward Myron Gardner $35,000 each on Monday for their scuffle in a game over the weekend. With 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Heat’s 136-120 victory on Saturday night, Gardner bumped Pippen from behind and knocked him ... Read More »
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When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to be too much and Ellie Leonard needs a break, she takes a walk outside. Then it’s back to the computer. The New Jersey mother of four is among hundreds of citizen-journalists, or sleuths, absorbed by the material connected to the ... Read More »
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