National Sports
Taylor’s 18 points leads No. 8 Texas A&M to 69-61 win over Arkansas
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and No. 8 Texas A&M extended its winning streak to five games with a 69-61 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The game was tied with less than 10 minutes to go before the Aggies (20-5, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) used a 9-0 run to take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UNC Greensboro wins 58-50 over Furman
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kenyon Giles had 19 points in UNC Greensboro’s 58-50 win against Furman on Saturday. Giles shot 7 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Spartans (18-9, 11-3 Southern Conference). Ronald Polite scored 15 points while going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter helps No. 23 Clemson rout Florida State 72-46
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — Dillon Hunter scored a career-best 17 points as No. 23 Clemson jumped out to a big lead and put away Florida State 72-46 on Saturday. Ian Schieffelin had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Clemson (21-5, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third straight game. Clemson has won six straight in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian William Dandjinou earns historic short-track overall championship
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MILAN — It wasn’t a victory but it was more than enough to earn Canadian William Dandjinou a historic accomplishment. Dandjinou finished fourth in a men’s 500-metre event at World Cup short-track speeding event to capture the overall title. The 23-year-old from Montreal not only dethroned two-time champion Park Ji-won of Korea but became the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United forward Amad Diallo says he will be ‘out for some time’ with ankle injury
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United forward Amad Diallo has added to the club’s long injury list after saying he is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines with ankle ligament damage. British media reported on Saturday that Diallo could miss the rest of the season, and the player posted on social media confirming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renata Fast scores in OT as Sceptres come back to beat Frost 3-2 in Natalie Spooner’s return
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Renata Fast scored late in overtime to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night in reigning MVP Natalie Spooner’s return from knee surgery. Fast beat Minnesota goaltender Maddie Rooney on a breakaway with 3.7 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT, ending a game in which Spooner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atalanta’s hopes of silverware fading after more disappointment and Napoli held again
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Atalanta is losing hope of silverware match by match. It followed up Wednesday’s disappointing — and controversial — defeat at Club Brugge in the Champions League with a goalless draw at home to relegation-threatened Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday. However, third-placed Atalanta remained five points behind Napoli after the league leader ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Draymond Green on the state of the NBA: It’s ‘boring,’ the Warriors star says
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Draymond Green had just spoken for a few minutes Saturday morning about the state of the game, about how he believes it’s officiated differently than it once was, how stars don’t get the benefit of being stars like they did in the past. And then the four-time champion with the Golden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 16 Wisconsin is short-handed at No. 7 Purdue after early ejection of Kamari McGee
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — No. 16 Wisconsin lost backup guard Kamari McGee late in the first half of Saturday’s game at No. 7 Purdue after a replay review resulted in a Flagrant 2 call. McGee was trying to defend Purdue guard Braden Smith when he ran into a pick set by Boilermakers forward Trey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC acquires Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen on loan with option to buy
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto FC has finally landed a striker, signing Norwegian international forward Ola Brynhildsen from Denmark’s FC Midtjylland on loan through the end of the year with an option to make the move permanent. The 25-year-old had been playing for Norway’s Molde FK, which sold Brynhildsen to Midtjylland in September 2023 and then got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat-trick scorer Marmoush and Gonzalez make Man City look like old self again
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2025
Manchester City’s new signings had Pep Guardiola’s team looking like its old self again. Omar Marmoush netted a first-half hat trick in a 4-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday and Nico Gonzalez provided a level of midfield control that City lacked since Ballon d’Or winner Rodri went down with a season-ending ... Read More »
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