National Sports
Friedrichsen’s 27 lead Davidson past Loyola Chicago 79-64
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Parker Friedrichsen’s 27 points helped Davidson defeat Loyola Chicago 79-64 on Wednesday night. Friedrichsen had three steals for the Wildcats (10-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Roberts Blums scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds. Nick Coval shot 4 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnson-Arigu scores 25 as St. Thomas beats South Dakota 99-86
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu scored 25 points, Nolan Minessale added 22 points, 12 assists and six steals, and St. Thomas defeat South Dakota 99-86 on Wednesday night to extend its win streak to seven consecutive games. Johnson-Arigu shot 10 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc and Minessale made 9 of 15 from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets rally to beat Celtics 114-110
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — Jamal Murray had 22 points and 17 assists and Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets, who went on a 14-0 run to rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and pull away to beat the Boston Celtics 114-110 on Wednesday night. In a game missing its two biggest stars — Denver’s three-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith’s 18 lead Bradley past Drake 93-66
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — AJ Smith and Alex Huibregtse scored 18 points apiece in Bradley’s 93-66 victory against Drake on Wednesday night. Smith added six rebounds, and Huibregtse shot 6 of 10 (6 for 7 from 3-point range). Jaquan Johnson shot 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Godfrey’s 17 points and Clemson’s strong defense lead to 74-70 win over No. 24 SMU
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — RJ Godfrey scored 17 points and Clemson held down No. 24 SMU in a 74-70 victory Wednesday night. The Tigers (13-3) have started 3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for a second consecutive season. And they did it by corralling one of the highest-scoring teams in the country most of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 Arizona remains unbeaten with 101-76 win over Kansas State
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brayden Burries scored 28 points, Motiejus Krivas added a career-high 25 and No. 1 Arizona remained unbeaten with a 101-76 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. Arizona (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since winning the first 21 games of the 2013-14 season. Arizona won by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 15 Arkansas uses balanced scoring to beat Mississippi 94-87 in SEC matchup
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Darius Acuff, Jr. had 26 points and nine assists, and No. 15 Arkansas got double-figure scoring from five players in a 94-87 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night. Arkansas (12-3, 2-0 SEC) used a decisive 14-6 run midway through the second half to build an insurmountable 76-61 lead. The win snapped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malik Thomas scores 20 and No. 23 Virginia moves to 9-0 at home with 84-60 win over Cal
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Malik Thomas scored 20 points and No. 23 Virginia beat California 84-60 in its Atlantic Coast Conference home opener Wednesday night, scoring at least 80 points for the 14th time in 15 games this season. Johann Grunloh, Thijs De Ridder, Sam Lewis and Ugonna Onyenso each added 12 for the Cavaliers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexandre Texier has a goal and 2 assists in Canadiens’ 4-1 win over the Flames
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — Alexandre Texier had a goal and two assists, Jacob Fowler made 28 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Wednesday night. Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen and Cole Caufield also scored to help Montreal improve to 24-13-6. Joel Farabee scored for Calgary, and Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Graterol, Garrett and Wesneski agree to contracts, leaving 166 set to swap salaries with teams
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Brusdar Graterol, Braxton Garrett and Hayden Wesneski agreed to one-year contracts that avoided arbitration, leaving 166 major league players set to exchange proposed salaries with their teams Thursday in a group headed by Tarik Skubal and Randy Arozarena. Graterol agreed Wednesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers at $2.8 million, Garrett with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Glenn sets record at U.S. Figure Skating Championships, leads over world champ Alysa Liu
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women’s short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her the lead over world champion Alysa Liu heading into the free skate. Liu had broken the record mere minutes earlier with a score of 81.11 points, earning ... Read More »
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