National Sports
Bay FC acquires Claire Hutton in $1.1 million transfer from the Kansas City Current
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
National Women’s Soccer League club Bay FC has acquired U.S. national team midfielder Claire Hutton from the Kansas Current for $1.1 million in intra-league transfer funds. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder signed with the Current out of high school in late 2023. She played in 25 regular-season games last season, starting 22, and was named to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lazio beats defending champion Bologna on penalties to reach Coppa Italia semifinals
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Lazio prevailed in a penalty shootout to beat defending champion Bologna and advance to the semifinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday. Tijjani Noslin scored for seven-time winner Lazio early in the second half to erase a one goal deficit and send the game to the shootout after it ended 1-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Sociedad beats Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby in the first leg of the semifinals of Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Beñat Turrientes scored the winning goal from close range in the 62nd minute at San Mames Stadium. The return leg will be in March. Sociedad, playing in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi has a strained left hamstring, could affect availability for Inter Miami’s opener
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi has a strained left hamstring, an injury that could call into some doubt his availability for the reigning MLS Cup champions’ regular-season opener at LAFC on Feb. 21. The team announced the injury on Wednesday. Messi, MLS’ back-to-back reigning MVP, scored a goal in a preseason ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City closes in on Premier League leader Arsenal with 3-0 win against Fulham
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leader Arsenal to three points with a 3-0 win against Fulham on Tuesday. Antoine Semenyo, Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland all struck in the first half at the Etihad as City issued another statement of intent in the race for the title. Arsenal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier earn long-awaited Olympic bronze in Milan
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MILAN — Canada got its storybook finish in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier secured a place on the podium in ice dance. Gilles and Poirier earned their long-awaited Olympic medal, capturing bronze with a season’s best 131.56 in the free dance for a total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Kane scores again as Bayern reaches the German Cup semifinals for the first time in 6 years
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane scored again on Wednesday as Bayern Munich advanced to the semifinals of the German Cup for the first time in six years with a 2-0 win over RB Leipzig. Bayern outplayed Leipzig 6-0 and 5-1 in the Bundesliga this season but only got the breakthrough midway through the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City close in on Premier League leader Arsenal with 3-0 win against Fulham
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leader Arsenal to three points with a 3-0 win against Fulham on Tuesday. Antoine Semenyo, Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland all struck in the first half at the Etihad as City issued another statement of intent in the race for the title. Arsenal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Gilles, Poirier place third, win bronze in ice dance
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MILAN — Canadian figure skaters Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have finished third in ice dancing at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Zoll takes over the baseball operations for the Twins after an offseason of major change
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just two weeks before the start of spring training, Jeremy Zoll suddenly learned he’ll be leading the entire baseball operations for the Minnesota Twins. Zoll’s elevation with president Derek Falvey’s departure came less than two months after another major change, the appointment of Tom Pohlad as executive chair and controlling owner to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin read all the social media comments and absorbed the warm words from NASCAR fans. The ones who offered support — first after his defeat in a championship race, then through a wearying offseason that encompassed a federal trial against NASCAR and the death of his father in a ... Read More »
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