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Arturas Karnisovas launches Bulls’ rebuild with series of trades at deadline
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Arturas Karnisovas finally decided he’d seen enough. The Chicago Bulls’ top basketball executive took a wrecking ball to the roster leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota in an effort to shake up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while warning that the pursuit of profits and performance risked corrupting sport entirely. In a message entitled “Life in Abundance” issued on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart is back at Daytona. This time, Smoke is bringing his family
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
Tony Stewart gave a shoutout to his bachelor days when he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He thanked “all the girlfriends” in that early 2020 speech that were along for the ride with him as he grew from Indiana dirt racer to a three-time Cup champion and eventually a successful NASCAR team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!History awaits: Will the Super Bowl finally see a punt return touchdown?
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The first touchdown in Super Bowl history came on a pass from Bart Starr to Max McGee 59 years ago for the Green Bay Packers. The most recent came on a 50-yard deep strike from Patrick Mahomes to Xavier Worthy last year. In between those, there have been 323 additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ingram reflects on year past, great aunt following 33-point showing in win over Bulls
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
TORONTO — Brandon Ingram had plenty to reflect on before he trotted onto the court at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. His strong 33-point performance in the Toronto Raptors’ 123-107 victory against the Chicago Bulls just happened to come on the one-year anniversary of his trade to Canada from the New Orleans Pelicans. “Yeah, my brother ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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