National Sports
Florida man indicted for supplying banned drugs in case involving US sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
Federal authorities charged a Florida man Tuesday with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Orlando announced the indictment of Paul Askew of Jacksonville for violating the Rodchenkov Act, a law enacted in 2020 that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets’ Alvarez, Robert Jr., Polanco and Baty won’t play early in spring games
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and infielders Jorge Polanco and Brett Baty won’t play early in games this spring, manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday. Mendoza said Baty felt something in his right hamstring a couple of weeks ago, so they’ll bring him along slowly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota has been quietly climbing up in the daunting Big Ten. The Gophers have won eight in a row
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The milestones have been adding up at Minnesota, with the Gophers on a steady rise in the rugged Big Ten. With an eight-game winning streak that has returned the team to the AP Top 25, the breakthrough season under coach Dawn Plitzuweit has arrived. “We’ve built a lot of chemistry over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anthony Kim’s mystique was built on memories. Now his best highlight is a win
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Kim shared this much with Tiger Woods: The longer they stayed away, the more the legend grew. The difference was the amount of highlights to fill the void and what kept them away. Kim’s victory in LIV Golf Adelaide, before the largest crowd on the LIV circuit and in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing its support behind the prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a critical legal battle between the growing prediction market industry and states that wish to ban these platforms. The move by Michael Selig, the recently appointed chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, could have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland dies after collapsing during workout
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. (AP) — Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland has died two days after collapsing during an offseason workout. School officials announced Saturday that the 18-year-old tight end from Iowa City, Iowa, had died that morning. Northern Iowa coach Todd Stepsis said Monday that 6-foot-6 Sutherland had collapsed on Thursday. “We were working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP women’s basketball player of the week is No. 12 TCU’s Olivia Miles
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 15 of the season: Olivia Miles, TCU The graduate guard led No. 12 TCU to a pair of wins over top-20 teams last week, with victories over Baylor and West Virginia. Miles had 40 points, hitting 10 3-pointers, in the win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano will end their MMA retirements and fight each other in May
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will end their lengthy retirements from mixed martial arts to fight each other May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The two pioneering fighters announced their returns Tuesday for a bout that will be staged by Most Valuable Promotions, the combat sports promotion established by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pablo López has a significant UCL tear, likely out for the season, Twins GM says
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo López has a significant tear in his right elbow’s ulnar collateral ligament, general manager Jeremy Zoll said Tuesday. Zoll told reporters at the club’s spring training facility that López would get a second opinion, but that he is likely to need surgery that would cost him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr. is named the AP men’s college basketball player of the week
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 15 of the season: Mikel Brown Jr., No. 21 Louisville The 6-foot-5, 190-pound freshman regarded as a high-end NBA prospect had been struggling with his shot after returning from a lengthy injury absence. That was before he broke out with two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy pulls off a stunner in Olympic men’s speedskating team pursuit, earns first gold since 2006
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Italian men’s speedskating team is back on top in team’s pursuit. Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 4 1/2 seconds to win the men’s team pursuit gold medal in speedskating on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina ... Read More »
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