Mount Enterprise RB and Hamilton LB earn top honors on Texas 2A all-state football team
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 2A all-state football team, distributed by The Associated Press: FIRST TEAM Guards Thor Bass, Refugio, 5-11, 260, sr. and Aiden Kilpatrick, Joaquin, 5-11, 250, sr. Tackles Gavan Brookshire, Panhandle, 6-0, 240, sr. and Grayson Smith, Granger, 6-5, 300, sr. Center Kyle Leidel, Muenster, 5-9, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘This tournament’s a big moment’: Vancouver Whitecaps kick off CONCACAF Champions Cup
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Falling short still eats at the Vancouver Whitecaps. The club stunned many in 2025, first downing a series of big-name opponents to earn a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final, where it fell to Liga MX giant Cruz Azul. Vancouver then followed up with its best Major League Soccer season on record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balogun scores two early goals but Monaco loses 3-2 to PSG in Champions League
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
American forward Folarin Balogun took less than one minute to give Monaco the lead against Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League playoff on Tuesday, and added a second goal less than midway through the first half. He still ended up on the losing side as PSG rallied from 2-0 down to take a 3-2 lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge grants hearing, expresses concerns ex-Michigan coach Moore may have had rights violated
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday granted a request for a hearing to learn more about an investigation that led to charges against former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, who was arrested soon after he was fired for a relationship with his executive assistant. It’s a victory for Moore and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giancarlo Stanton thinks Yankees career incomplete without World Series title
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton feels his Yankees career is lacking. “It’s definitely incomplete,” he said Tuesday ahead of his ninth season in pinstripes. “The point of being a Yankee is being a champion.” Now 36 and entering the final two guaranteed seasons of a $325 million, 13-year contract he signed with the Miami ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ousmane Dembélé comes off in first half of PSG’s 3-2 win against Monaco in Champions League playoffs
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé’s frustrating season continued when he came off with an apparent injury during the first half of the Champions League playoff against Monaco on Tuesday. Désiré Doué came on for Dembélé, scored twice and played a part in the other goal as PSG took a 3-2 lead into the return leg ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RHP Walker Buehler signs with Padres after a long career with the NL West rival Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Walker Buehler has signed with the San Diego Padres after the right-hander spent the first eight seasons of his major league career with their archrivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buehler was in the Padres’ clubhouse Tuesday morning after agreeing to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League: PSG avoids scare, Vinicius Junior says he was racially insulted in Real Madrid win
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
Desire Doue came off the bench to rescue Paris Saint-Germain just when its Champions League title defense looked to be unraveling in Monaco. Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant solo goal to give Real Madrid the advantage in its playoff against Benfica on Tuesday — then complained of being racially insulted by an opponent in angry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking and criticizes recent punishments for teams
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social media that the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks criticized the league for punishing teams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing a high pick in the draft. Cuban’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son, authorities said Tuesday. Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said the victims were the shooter’s ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan. Three others were injured: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge grants hearing, expresses concerns ex-Michigan coach Moore may have had due process violated
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday granted a request for a hearing to learn more about the investigation that led to charges against former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, who was arrested soon after he was fired due to his relationship with his executive assistant. Judge J. Cedric Simpson set ... Read More »
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