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Kawhi Leonard, James Harden fuel fast start as Clippers rout Nets 126-89
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half as the Los Angeles Clippers built a 38-point lead in the second quarter and beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-89 on Sunday. James Harden scored 19 points, John Collins added 18, and Jordan Miller had 16. Ivica Zubac finished with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A girls’ soccer tournament drives HPV vaccine awareness in Zimbabwe
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe soccer club was losing by four goals at halftime against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of a regional Under-17 girls’ tournament in Zimbabwe aimed at promoting cervical cancer vaccination. By fulltime, the gap had stretched to 5-0. Yet for Lishoeshoe winger Nteboheleng Leticia Sooane, the result felt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sennecke completes hat trick in overtime as Ducks burn Flames 4-3
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
CALGARY — Rookie right-winger Beckett Sennecke completed his first career hat trick with the overtime winner on Sunday to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 decision over the Calgary Flames. Chris Kreider also scored for Anaheim (28-21-3) as the Ducks extended their winning streak to seven games. Mikael Granlund and Alex Killorn each had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic 400m champion and Indigenous campaigner Cathy Freeman receives Australia’s highest honor
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women’s 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy when she took a victory lap carrying the Australian flag and a flag representing Australia’s First Nations peoples. On Monday, Freeman was awarded Australia’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat beat short-handed Suns 111-102 in short turnaround behind Adebayo’s 22 points
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 111-102 on Sunday night. The Heat had a short turnaround after blowing out Utah 147-116 on Saturday night, but took advantage of Phoenix playing without two key players who suffered injuries in Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act. Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch: The New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks. The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks on Feb. 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patriots weather Broncos, Seahawks beat Rams to set Super Bowl matchup
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Drake Maye ran for 68 yards and threw for 86 in sloppy, snowy conditions and scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Christian Gonzalez intercepted Jarrett Stidham, starting in place of an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Journeyman Bjornfot has his first 2-goal game, Panthers score 4 times in 3rd to beat Blackhawks 5-1
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot scored his first two goals this season — giving him just three over seven NHL seasons and 139 career games — and the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday night for their third straight win. Mackie Samoskevich and Carter Verhaeghe connected 2:04 apart early in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sam Darnold and Seahawks advance to Super Bowl with thrilling 31-27 win over Rams in NFC title game
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for three touchdowns, the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” defense came up with a critical fourth-down stop, and Seattle advanced to the Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in an electrifying NFC championship game on Sunday. Led by second-year coach Mike Macdonald and Darnold — an eight-year veteran playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quickley posts 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead rolling Raptors past Thunder 103-101
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Immanuel Quickley had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 103-101 on Sunday night. R.J. Barrett scored 14 points and Scottie Barnes added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who won their fourth straight. Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geoffrey Mason, TV producer of 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, dies at 85
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
Geoffrey Mason, who had a five-decade career in sports television and was best known as the coordinating producer for ABC’s coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games hostage crisis, has died. He was 85. ESPN said Mason died Sunday in Naples, Florida. He died of natural causes, according to his family. “Geoff was a giant ... Read More »
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