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Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Swift boosted ticket sales to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am without even being there. Pebble Beach had an extra buzz Friday morning with rumors swirling in the cool Pacific breeze Swift would be there to watch her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, playing in the PGA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antonelli leads Russell as Mercedes tops the week’s final day of F1 testing in Bahrain
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell were the fastest at the end of three days of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain on Friday. Antonelli topped the afternoon session, replacing Russell behind the wheel. Russell led the way in the morning as the teams can run only one car on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian cross-country skiing star Klaebo ties Olympic record by winning eighth career gold medal
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo insists the 10-kilometer race is the distance he struggles with most because it forces him to race the clock instead of another competitor. Funny, it didn’t look like it at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday. The 29-year-old Norwegian star made his trademark late surge to win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia stunned by Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup and UAE and US also win
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Zimbabwe remained unbeaten against Australia at T20 World Cups after a surprising and comfortable 23-run win on Friday. Defending 169, seamers Blessing Muzarabani grabbed a career-best 4-17 and Brad Evans 3-23 to help dismiss Australia for 146 in 19.3 overs. Zimbabwe’s second victory from two matches left Australia — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros closer Josh Hader playing catch again after biceps tendinitis in offseason
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros closer Josh Hader played catch again Friday after the six-time All-Star left-hander dealt with biceps tendinitis while throwing bullpen sessions in the offseason. Manager Joe Espada said Hader, who missed the end of last season with a shoulder capsule strain, had stopped playing catch after a series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Victoria Mboko advances to Qatar Open final, secures top 10 ranking
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
DOHA — Canada’s Victoria Mboko will play for the title at the Qatar Open and is assured of a Top 10 ranking when the WTA standings update Monday. The 19-year-old from Toronto advanced to the final Friday, defeating Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 in their semifinal. Mboko, the tournament’s 10th seed, converted five of nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loperfido grateful for Blue Jays stint after trade sends him back to Houston
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
DUNEDIN — Joey Loperfido will never forget his time with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Loperfido was traded back to the Houston Astros by the Blue Jays on Friday morning for fellow outfielder Jesus Sanchez. Toronto originally acquired Loperfido from Houston as part of a package for pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in July 2024. “I feel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From Arena Mexico to the World Cup, a wrestling-mask boom is taking shape
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guadalupe Zuñiga has been around wrestling masks for as long as she can remember. It is a relationship that began when she watched her father performing in the ring and she has now transformed it into a business eagerly awaiting the start of soccer’s 2026 World Cup. The 42-year-old Zuñiga, daughter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL wins grievance against the players’ union, banning ‘team report cards’
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
An arbitrator determined the NFL Players Association violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL by distributing annual “team report cards” and ordered the union to stop making public any future reports. The NFL informed teams of the decision on Friday. “We are pleased with the decision from the arbitrator, upholding the parties’ collective bargaining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal of disqualification denied by Court of Arbitration for Sport
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal of disqualification denied by Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some workers in Mexico City
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Montserrat Fuentes stands on the same street corner where she has worked for 20 years. But the sex worker’s normal rush of clients every Friday night is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the busy Mexico City throughway where some 2,500 sex workers make their living is lined with construction, part of ... Read More »
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