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Canada Soccer strikes new partnership with rebranded marketing and sponsorship entity
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
Canada Soccer has struck a new marketing and sponsorship rights agreement with Canadian Soccer Business, replacing a deal that players claimed deprived the federation of much-needed revenue. Canada Soccer on Friday announced the 12-year agreement with CSB, which has rebranded as Canadian Soccer Media and Entertainment. It comes at a crucial time as the nation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A healthy Shohei Ohtani eyes the one major award he hasn’t won – a Cy Young Award
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is a five-time All-Star, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a two-time World Series winner and a World Baseball Classic champion, giving him a sparkling baseball resume that no current player can touch. The only major honor he hasn’t won? A Cy Young Award. Given his track record, it wouldn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL wins grievance against union. Arbitrator orders NFLPA to stop making ‘team report cards’ public
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
An arbitrator determined the NFL Players Association violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL by distributing annual “team report cards” and ordered the union to stop making public any future reports. The NFL informed teams of the decision on Friday. “We are pleased with the decision from the arbitrator, upholding the parties’ collective bargaining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former NFL head coach John Fox joining Bills as senior assistant
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL head coach John Fox has joined the Buffalo Bills’ staff as a senior assistant coach, the team announced Friday. The 71-year-old Fox will be the most experienced member of first-year head coach Joe Brady’s staff in Buffalo. Fox served 16 seasons as a head coach with the Carolina ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLeod 9: NASCAR driver B.J. McLeod fails to qualify for Daytona 500 until DQ earns surprise start
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — B.J. McLeod’s run at the Daytona 500 was done. McLeod failed to qualify for NASCAR’s season opener — and biggest race — and retreated to his motorhome to debrief the effort with his wife and a co-owner of his race team. McLeod was unaware post-race inspection was still going on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coachless Rennes stuns Ligue 1 leader PSG and ends winless run
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
RENNES, France (AP) — Coachless Rennes stunned Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at home and snapped a five-game winless run on Friday. The home side fired coach Habib Beye on Monday after its early season gains looked to be slipping away, and it was a firm underdog against PSG, which came to Brittany after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Running back Darrell Henderson Jr. signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
REGINA — Running back Darrell Henderson Jr., who won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. Henderson, 28, was a 2019 third-round pick of the Rams. He spent a total five seasons with the NFL club, rushing for 1,852 yards on 442 carries while adding 76 catches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Paul, the ‘Point God,’ retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
Chris Paul, the “Point God” who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement on Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Paul made the announcement on the first day of the NBA’s All-Star weekend at the home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chase Elliott says fuel-mileage strategy is here to stay at Daytona, and everyone has caught on
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott remembers when Hendrick Motorsports was one of the first NASCAR teams to approach superspeedway racing as fuel-mileage events. It wasn’t that long ago, really. Elliott said Friday that turning laps at Daytona International Speedway has changed dramatically since the “Next Gen” car’s debut in 2022, especially with everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia grateful for support after daughter’s death
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Alex Vesia was back with the Los Angeles Dodgers at spring training Friday, less than four months after the death of his infant daughter, Sterling, that caused him to miss last year’s World Series. Vesia read an emotional statement after the team’s first official workout, thanking his wife Kayla, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catcher Alejandro Kirk the busiest man at Toronto Blue Jays spring training camp
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
DUNEDIN — Alejandro Kirk is the busiest man at Toronto Blue Jays spring training. The team’s starting catcher is getting to know the repertoires of newly acquired pitchers Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce, working on his own hitting and familiarizing himself with all the new tweaks to major league baseball’s rules. And Kirk has to ... Read More »
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