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AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Voting
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
The top five in voting for the 2025 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media with total points and first-place votes. Voters ranked coaches one through five with scoring on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis: Josh McDaniels, New England: 249 points (17 first-place votes) Vance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindor, Correa, Báez left off Puerto Rico’s WBC roster over insurance coverage
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa and Javy Báez were left off Puerto Rico’s roster for the World Baseball Classic over insurance coverage, while defending champion Japan entered a top group Thursday led by World Series champions Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Cy Young Award winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal head what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors avoid luxury tax, add depth at centre at NBA trade deadline
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors achieved two of their aims at the NBA trade deadline, avoiding the luxury tax and adding depth at centre. Toronto formally announced on Thursday that they had completed a three-team deal with the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets, acquiring veteran guard Chris Paul. It was expected that Paul would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh McDaniels wins AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year. MVP, other awards remain to be announced
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels won the AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year award in the first season of his third stint with the team. McDaniels received 17 of 50 first-place votes and finished with 249 points. Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph placed second with 10 first-place votes and 176 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WR Cooper Kupp leading the way on, off the field for Seahawks ahead of Super Bowl
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously received heaps of praise from his teammates. Four years removed from the most productive season of his career, Kupp will become the sixth player in NFL history to win a Super ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gotterup shoots 63, Scheffler struggles in first round of Phoenix Open
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Gotterup seems to have figured out TPC Scottsdale, giving him a chance to finally see the Saturday spectacle of the Phoenix Open. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will need to go low in his next round if he’s going to get to the weekend. Gotterup shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris notches double-double as No. 25 North Carolina women take down Clemson 53-44
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Nyla Harris notched a double-double to lead No. 25 North Carolina 53-44 over Clemson on Thursday. Harris scored 17 on 7-of-13 shooting with 10 rebounds and two steals. It was her fourth double-double of the season for the Tar Heels (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Lanie Grant added 16 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers will play in the first regular-season NFL game in Australia. The Cowboys will play in Rio
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season, and the Dallas Cowboys will be one of the teams playing the first game in Rio de Janeiro, the league said Thursday. The league had announced last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandi Carlile isn’t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing “America the Beautiful,” Carlile said she’ll perform fully live — with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply by showing up. “The people deserve to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses refugee bid
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country as a refugee. Greene says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The measures come on the heels of an epidemiological alert issued by ... Read More »
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