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Moustapha Thiam has 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks; Cincinnati beats Utah 69-65
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — Moustapha Thiam had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, Day Day Thomas scored 16 points, and Cincinnati beat Utah 69-65 on Sunday to extend the Utes skid to seven consecutive games. Thiam, a 7-foot-2 sophomore, had his fifth career double-double and his third this season. Baba Miller had 13 points and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How many feet are in 500 miles? Nobody knows, at least Nate Bargatze doesn’t at the Daytona 500
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nate Bargatze considered squeezing a big, dumb joke into his command for drivers to start their engines at the Daytona 500. “At first, I thought about doing like, how many feet are in 500 miles,” Bargatze said. “Nobody knows.” Bargatze laughed when he said the proposed joke, which is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leipzig’s Champions League hopes hit by 2-2 draw with lowly Wolfsburg in Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Leipzig’s Champions League hopes took a blow in a 2-2 draw with lowly Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. It could have been worse for the Red Bull-backed club with Brajan Gruda salvaging the draw in the 89th minute and Leipzig goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt saving Christian Eriksen’s effort from the last kick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez scores first-round win over Samsonova at Dubai Championships
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
DUBAI — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez upset 13th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in women’s singles tennis opening-round action at the Dubai Championships on Sunday. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., had seven aces to three double faults, and converted on four of her nine break-point chances. The unseeded Fernandez also saved 10 of Samsonova’s 13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoided upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Third-tier struggler Wigan was overwhelmed against the Premier League leader in front of a 60,000 crowd at Emirates Stadium, with all the goals coming in the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outfielder Will Brennan reaches one-year agreement with Giants to provide depth
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants added outfield depth on Sunday, reaching agreement with Will Brennan on a one-year contract. Brennan is guaranteed $400,000. He will make $900,000 while in the major leagues and $400,000 in the minors. The 28-year-old Brennan is coming back from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Newly signed right-hander Zac Gallen will not receive his full payment on his new $22.025 million, one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks until 2034, as more than half of the contract is deferred. According to details of the deal obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday, $14.025 million of Gallen’s contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Rayo Vallecano stuns Atletico Madrid 3-0 amid fan boycott
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Struggling Rayo Vallecano upset Atletico Madrid 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday in a stunning win watched by only around 5,000 people because of a protest by Rayo fans. It was Atletico’s second consecutive Spanish league loss, coming three days after it had routed Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France tears apart Wales with eight tries and is only unbeaten Six Nations team
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — France inevitably racked up a record win against struggling Wales on Sunday and was the only unbeaten team in the Six Nations after two rounds. Favored to win back-to-back titles, France scored eight tries, the first after just 88 seconds. The 54-12 scoreline eclipsed its previous high against Wales of 51-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India crushes Pakistan by 61 runs in marquee game in T20 World Cup. No handshakes again
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Archrivals India and Pakistan declined to shake hands before and after the most-anticipated game of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, with India easily winning by 61 runs on Sunday to secure its Super 8 spot. India opener Ishan Kishan scored 77 off 40 deliveries in a match which almost didn’t take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada beats France 10-2 in men’s hockey preliminary round
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
MILAN — The Canadian men’s hockey team has defeated France 10-2 to end its preliminary round with a perfect record at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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