National Sports
The 49ers promote team president Al Guido to role of chief executive officer
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers team president Al Guido is being promoted to chief executive officer of the franchise. The 49ers announced the move on Monday at the start of the week that the team is hosting its second Super Bowl. Team owner Jed York had also previously served as the team’s CEO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transfer deadline: Premier League clubs most active with hours left in Europe’s winter window
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
The winter transfer window will close in Europe’s top leagues on Monday, meaning clubs have just a few more hours to reshape their squads for the final months of the season. Much focus will be on the big-spending Premier League, where English clubs have already splashed out an estimated $450 million. Manchester City has had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patriots and Seahawks will kick off Super Bowl festivities with the annual Opening Night media blitz
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drake Maye and Sam Darnold will face a different type of blitz at Super Bowl Opening Night. Here comes the media frenzy: thousands of reporters from across the globe gathered for a zany spectacle that kicks off the week’s festivities on Monday night. Maye and the New England Patriots (17-3) take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida students chant ‘G League dropout’ while taunting Alabama’s Charles Bediako in blowout
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Rowdy Reptiles were ready for Charles Bediako. Florida’s raucous student section taunted Alabama’s 7-foot center unmercifully with chants of “G League dropout” during a 100-77 loss in Gainesville on Sunday. It provided a glimpse of what the most controversial player in college basketball should expect at road games in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan departs for T20 World Cup while waiting for ICC reaction to India game boycott
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan departed for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on Monday and awaited any sanction from the International Cricket Council for refusing to play India in the tournament. In video footage released by the Pakistan Cricket Board, the cricketers were dressed in their new World Cup kit as they boarded a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Rose is 45 and No. 3 in the world of golf. He says he still has ‘gas in the tank’
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose doesn’t pay attention to his age no matter how much he gets reminded. His victory Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open was historic on a couple of fronts. At age 45, he became the oldest winner of a tournament that dates to 1952. He became the first wire-to-wire winner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hellas Verona, last in Italy’s Serie A, fires coach Paolo Zanetti
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
VERONA, Italy (AP) — Hellas Verona, the team in last place in the Italian league, fired its coach on Monday. Paolo Zanetti was released two days after a 4-0 loss at Cagliari, which left Hellas Verona bottom of Serie A — below Pisa, which also has 14 points from 23 games. Pisa fired its coach, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England’s resurgence threatens France’s and Ireland’s Six Nations dominance
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
LONDON (AP) — There’s finally a serious threat to the France and Ireland dominion over the Six Nations. England has come on for the first time since its last title in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team is riding an 11-game winning streak, in which the highlight was beating New Zealand 33-19 in November. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From Bart Starr, to everyone after, photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quarterback sneak with 13 seconds left in the “Ice Bowl,” the 1967 NFL championship game against the Dallas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Rajakovic says all-star Barnes ‘just does it all’ for Raptors
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes’ emotions ran the gamut after being named to his second NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. He celebrated with a strong 14-point, nine-rebound, four-block and two-steal effort in the Toronto Raptors’ 107-100 victory against the Utah Jazz before 18,749 at Scotiabank Arena. The 24-year-old Barnes was relieved to escape serious injury when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio plays Western Michigan following Simmons’ 24-point showing
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
Western Michigan Broncos (8-13, 2-7 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (12-11, 6-5 MAC) Athens, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio hosts Western Michigan after Javan Simmons scored 24 points in Ohio’s 95-83 win over the Buffalo Bulls. The Bobcats have gone 8-4 in home games. Ohio is 6-8 in games decided by 10 or ... Read More »
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