National Sports
Opening ceremony today, figure skating begins at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
MILAN — The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway today with a multi-site opening ceremony spread across northern Italy. It will be an unusual opening ceremony, reflecting the most spread-out Olympics ever, with the main event in Milan and additional ceremonies and athlete parades in Predazzo, Livigno and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Moguls skier Mikaël Kingsbury, ... 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 6th, 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!A capsule history of the T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
A brief history of the T20 World Cup: 2007 in South Africa Final: India def. Pakistan by 5 runs Four years after England invented Twenty20 cricket, the first T20 World Cup (then World Twenty20) blasted off in the opening match where Chris Gayle scored the first international T20 century, 117 off 57 balls (10 sixes) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game at Twenty20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka Cricket has urged Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game against India in Colombo next week, saying a forfeited match could hit the tourism sector of a country still recovering from an economic collapse. “We have asked them to reconsider the decision based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic to have an MRI after leaving Lakers’ game against 76ers with left hamstring injury
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic will have an MRI exam on Friday after he left the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Philadelphia with a left leg injury. Doncic limped to the locker room with 3:03 left in the first half Thursday night after apparently feeling pain in his hamstring on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights dominate Kings 4-1 with early scoring blitz
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights took control early Thursday night by scoring four times on their first six shots for a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Vegas heads into the Olympic break with back-to-back victories after losing seven of eight games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors erase 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Suns 101-97
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Pat Spencer scored a career-high 20 points, Gui Santos added 18 and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 101-97 on Thursday night. The Suns had a chance to pull ahead in the final seconds, but Dillon Brooks missed a 3-pointer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Austin Reaves scores 35, Lakers overcome Luka’s injury departure for 119-115 win over Sixers
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 35 points in just 25 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Luka Doncic’s departure with a left leg injury for a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. LeBron James had 17 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who snapped Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!Inside Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly coordinated mix of sports, music, media and celebrity appearances. From league-run press events to invitation-only gatherings in San Francisco, the jam-packed week draws athletes, entertainers and executives together in the days ... Read More »
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