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Champions League playoffs: Atalanta scores late penalty after VAR call to advance past Dortmund
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
Atalanta converted a penalty with the last kick of the game in the eighth minute of stoppage time following a video review to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 and secure a place in the round of 16 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Lazar Samardzic’s spot kick clinched a dramatic 4-3 win on aggregate for Atalanta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Harden questionable for the Cavaliers against the Bucks after injuring his right thumb
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — James Harden is questionable for Cleveland’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night because of a right thumb injury. The Cavaliers guard was injured during Tuesday night’s 109-94 win over the New York Knicks. Harden was examined by the Cavaliers medical staff after the game and X-rays on Wednesday showed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Skenes loses 4 strikes to ABS challenges in Cy Young Award winner’s spring training debut
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walked four over 2 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, who were 4 for 4 against the right-hander on challenges to get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sidelined at least a month after Olympic injury
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby says he felt he was “close” to playing in the men’s hockey gold-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The injury he sustained in the Olympic tournament quarterfinals, however, will keep the Pittsburgh Penguins captain sidelined at least a month. The Penguins placed Crosby on injured reserve Wednesday with a lower-body ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classes cancelled at Alberta high school after junior hockey players killed in crash
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
HINTON — Classes were cancelled for a high school in northern Alberta on Wednesday after the deaths of two junior hockey players. Ryan Maguhn, principal of Harry Collinge High School, says the players studied at the school in Hinton, west of Edmonton. He has said the school will remain open for community members to gather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett joins Lakers as NBA draft adviser to GM Rob Pelinka
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett, a two-time national coach of the year, joined the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka. Bennett was Virginia’s coach from 2009-24 and guided the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship. Bennett compiled a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks Koepka returns to the Cognizant Classic for his first start there since 2022
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There are countless comforts of home for Brooks Koepka this week when he plays the Cognizant Classic. That doesn’t mean everything is necessarily comfortable. His son watched plenty of hockey from the Milan Cortina Olympics over the last few days, which means there was quite a bit of hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vrabel calls for increased staffing at NFL replay center to help cut down on mistakes
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel called on the NFL to increase staffing at its replay command center to ensure reviews from all games are treated equally. Vrabel spoke at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday and was asked about comments earlier this week by league executive Troy Vincent that there were a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs lose Tyler Austin for months following procedure on his right knee
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Austin’s return to the major leagues has been put on hold for what Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell says will be months following a procedure on his right knee. Counsell said Wednesday that Austin had a patellar tendon debridement procedure on his right knee Tuesday and will need a lengthy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hakimi starts for PSG against Monaco a day after being ordered to stand trial in a rape case
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Defender Achraf Hakimi was included in Paris Saint-Germain’s starting lineup in the Champions League playoff return leg against Monaco on Tuesday, a day after being ordered to stand trial in a rape case. A date for the trial has not been set. Hakimi’s lawyer Fanny Colin said she will appeal the judge’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westlake, Arendz, Forrest among veterans leading Canada at 2026 Paralympics
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Veteran Paralympians Greg Westlake, Adam Dixon, Mark Arendz and Ina Forrest will lead Canada’s team at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. The 39-year-old Westlake is set to appear in his sixth Paralympic Winter Games after coming out of retirement to rejoin Canada’s para hockey team. Para hockey player Dixon, para nordic skier Arendz ... Read More »
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