February 18th, 2026

National Sports

Galatasaray stuns Juventus 5-2 with four second-half goals in Champions League playoff

By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026

Galatasaray pushed Juventus to the brink of elimination from the Champions League in a wild 5-2 comeback win in Istanbul on Tuesday. Trailing 2-1 at halftime in the playoff match at RAMS Park, the Turkish giant powered back after the break. Noa Lang scored two of Galatasaray’s four second-half goals to stun two-time European champion ... Read More »

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Braves give veteran Dominic Smith non-roster invite to major league camp

By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves added veteran first baseman and outfielder Dominic Smith to their major league spring training camp on Tuesday as a non-roster invitee. Smith, 30, will provide depth behind starting first baseman Matt Olson as well as a possible option in left field or designated hitter. Smith, who played ... Read More »

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Yale coach Tony Reno resigns immediately for health reasons after 14 seasons

By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Tony Reno, who led Yale to five Ivy League championships over 14 seasons, resigned Tuesday because of health reasons. Reno had been on medical leave since the end of last season. His resignation takes effect immediately. “When I arrived at Yale 14 years ago, I could never have imagined what ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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