National Sports
The World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some of the Mexico City’s poor
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Montserrat Fuentes stands on the same street corner where she has worked for 20 years. But the sex worker’s normal rush of clients every Friday night is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the busy Mexico City throughway where some 2,500 sex workers make their living is lined with construction, part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holiday and Clingan boost Trail Blazers to 135-119 win over Jazz
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to knee surgery and were fined $500,000 by the NBA for sitting healthy stars. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver FC ousted from CONCACAF Champions Cup with lopsided loss to Cruz Azul
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
PUEBLA CITY — Vancouver FC saw its run at the CONCACAF Champions Cup come to an end with a 5-0 loss to Cruz Azul on Thursday. A hat trick from Luka Romero powered the Liga MX side to the lopsided victory over the Canadian Premier League club in the second leg of the opening-round series. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 5 Vanderbilt beats No. 4 Texas 86-70 behind Mikayla Blakes’ 34 points
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NCAA scoring leader Mikayla Blakes had 34 points, Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 Vanderbilt beat No. 4 Texas 86-70 on Thursday night. Blakes raised her scoring average to 26.2 points. She reached 30 or more for the fourth straight game and ninth time this season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McMahon scores 21 as No. 14 Ole Miss women get past Arkansas 80-57
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Cotie McMahon racked up 21 points and dished five assists as No. 14 Mississippi cruised by Arkansas 80-57 on Thursday night to reach 20 wins for the fifth straight season. McMahon scored 20 or more points for the fourth straight game and has scored double figures in all but one outing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olson and Swords help No. 7 Michigan rally past Northwestern for an 80-58 win
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Olivia Olson had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 7 Michigan beat Northwestern 80-58 on Thursday night. Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) shook off a slow start while bouncing back from a 69-66 home loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. Next up is a big matchup with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vic Schaefer calls out his No. 4 Longhorns, saying ‘We have no heart’
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer didn’t hold back his criticism following the No. 4 Longhorns’ 86-70 loss to No. 5 Vanderbilt on Thursday night. “We have no heart,” Schaefer said. “We’re not tough. It’s probably the softest team I’ve had in years. “ The Longhorns trailed by 26 points before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surfers rescue 6 people after boat capsizes off coast of Santa Cruz, California
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Surfers in Santa Cruz are being lauded as heroes after they swam toward a capsized boat and pulled six injured people onto their boards until emergency crews arrived. Droves of surfers were catching large waves Feb. 6 at Steamer Lane, a famous point along California’s Central Coast, when a small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-Star reliever Elroy Face, who saved 3 games for Pirates in 1960 World Series, dies at 97
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates who saved three games in the 1960 World Series to help them upset the New York Yankees, has died. He was 97. In a news release Thursday, the Pirates announced they confirmed Face’s death. Team historian Jim Trdinich said the club was contacted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players — one posthumously — for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Canada’s Day 6 at Milan Cortina Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Canada’s medal count climbed again on Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, earning two silvers on the hills of Livigno before capping the day with a bronze on the speedskating oval in Milan. Snowboarder Eliot Grondin secured the latest medal for Canada after finishing just behind Austrian Alessandro Haemmerle in men’s snowboard cross, the ... Read More »
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