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Balogun gives Monaco the lead after 55 seconds against PSG in Champions League playoff
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
American forward Folarin Balogun took less than one minute to give Monaco the lead against Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League playoff on Tuesday. There was only 55 seconds on the clock at Stade Louis II when Balogun headed in a precise cross from the left by Aleksandr Golovin. PSG was under some pressure heading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico to play Ghana, Australia and Serbia in warm-up matches ahead of World Cup
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican national team will finish its preparations for the World Cup with warm-up matches against Ghana, Australia, and Serbia, officials announced Tuesday. Mexico will face Ghana on May 22 at home and eight days later will play Australia at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It returns to Mexico to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers long snapper Jansen returning for 18th season with the team
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — J.J. Jansen is returning for an 18th season with the Carolina Panthers. The long snapper signed a one-year contract on Tuesday with an eye toward extending his franchise record of 277 games played. Jansen, who turned 40 in January, is 27th in the NFL in games played. He can move into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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