National Sports
No. 16 Texas Tech beats No. 1 Arizona 78-75 in overtime for the Wildcats’ second straight loss after 23-0 start
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No. 16 Texas Tech beats No. 1 Arizona 78-75 in overtime for the Wildcats’ second straight loss after 23-0 start. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA women’s committee’s 1st top 16 reveal: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina, Vanderbilt are No. 1s
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA basketball selection committee did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds Saturday. Undefeated UConn was the overall No. 1 seed, edging UCLA. The committee uses 12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adam Silver urges WNBA, players’ union to work faster on CBA negotiations to avoid a work stoppage
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called on the WNBA and its players’ association to increase their urgency to get a labor deal done in time for the new season to begin on schedule in early May. Silver didn’t propose a firm deadline for a WNBA collective bargaining agreement Saturday in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nate Ament scores 22 and Tennessee holds off LSU 73-63
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Ament scored 22 points, including nine of Tennessee’s last 11 points, and the Volunteers defeated LSU 73-63 on Saturday night. The game was tied six times, the last at 50-all before Ja’Kobi Gillespie buried two 3-pointers and J.P. Estrella scored on three tip-ins to send Tennessee to a 62-53 lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence and seven players are ejected
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven players were ejected from Saturday’s game between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins sent the Red Storm star crashing to the ground. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, who led Providence to the 1987 Final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat’s Keshad Johnson soars to a slam dunk title, edging Carter Bryant who had a perfect score
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant on his first dunk in the final round. For his final dunk, Johnson started behind the judges’ table, took off from the free throw line and threw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bhatia’s big birdie runs helps him beat the wind and lead at Pebble Beach
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Pebble Beach started to show a nasty side Saturday with wind that wobbled golf balls on the greens in chilly Pacific air. Akshay Bhatia did enough early with six birdies in seven holes that carried him to a 4-under 68 and a two-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia wins the SailGP New Zealand event, overshadowed by a crash which injured 2 sailors
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Australia has won the New Zealand leg of the SailGP series, though racing was overshadowed by a crash involving New Zealand and France on Saturday which left a sailor from each team with serious injuries. Driver Tom Slingsby steered the Australian Flying Roos to victory in the three-boat final Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BYU guard Saunders leaves game versus Colorado in 1st minute with lower leg injury
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU guard Richie Saunders left Saturday’s win over Colorado 45 seconds into the game with an apparent lower leg injury. Saunders fell awkwardly after driving to the rim and kicking a pass back out Keba Keita on BYU’s first possession of the game. He grabbed his right calf and stayed down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris lead No. 13 Purdue past Iowa, 78-57
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue beat Iowa 78-57 on Saturday. The Boilermakers (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), wrapping up a stretch of six of eight games on the road, extended their winning streak to four with an efficient offense that consistently found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami scores last 8 points to beat N.C. State 77-76
By Canadian Press on February 14th, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Malik Reneau scored 26 points and Miami scored the last eight points of the game to beat North Carolina State 77-76 on Saturday night. N.C. State scored seven straight points to take a 76-69 lead with 1:07 remaining. Then Reneau answered with a three-point play and Tru Washington added a layup ... Read More »
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