National Sports
Pegula beats fellow American Anisimova to reach the Australian Open semifinals
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals and a match against Elena Rybakina. Pegula also beat Madison Keys, another American and the defending champion, in her previous match to advance to the quarterfinals. In the earlier quarterfinal at Rod ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Kentucky 80-55 for its largest victory over the Wildcats since 2008
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Tanner and Tyler Nickel each scored 19 points, and No. 18 Vanderbilt rolled to its largest victory over Kentucky since 2008 with an 80-55 win on Tuesday night. Devin McGlockton added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Commodores (18-3, 5-3 SEC), who raced to a 20-point lead at halftime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Huff, Eaglestaff help lift West Virginia past Kansas State 59-54
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 17 points and Treysen Eaglestaff scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds and West Virginia beat Kansas State 59-54 on Tuesday night. Brenen Lorient scored 10 points for West Virginia (14-7, 5-3 Big 12), which has won three of four and six of its last nine games. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tobias Harris and Cade Cunningham score 22 each as Pistons hold off Nuggets 109-107
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 22 points, including two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons held off a late Denver rally to beat the travel-weary Nuggets 109-107 on Tuesday night. Cade Cunningham had with 22 points and 11 assists for Detroit, which has won nine of 11 and leads the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah women never trail, beat No. 22 West Virginia 71-64
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — LA Sneed scored 15 points, Reese Ross had a double-double, and Utah never trailed in a 71-64 victory over No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday night. Sneed made three of the Utes’ 10 3-pointers. Ross scored 12 points to go with 10 rebounds and four assists. Lani White added 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane ties Modano as highest-scoring American-born NHL player in Red Wings loss to Kings
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
DETROIT (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night as Detroit winger Patrick Kane moved into a tie with Dallas’ Mike Modano as the highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history. Kane matched Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saint Joseph’s takes down Loyola Chicago 85-64
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Austin Williford had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Saint Joseph’s beat Loyola Chicago 85-64 on Tuesday night. Jaiden Glover added 16 points for the Hawks (13-8, 5-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Derek Simpson finished with 15 points. The Ramblers (5-17, 1-8) were led by Joshua Ola-Joseph, who recorded 13 points and seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lamar Wilkerson scores 19 and Indiana holds off late charge to get past No. 12 Purdue, 72-67
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Lamar Wilkerson had 19 points, Nick Dorn added 18 and Conor Enright scored five of his eight points in the final 71 seconds to help Indiana hold off No. 12 Purdue 72-67 on Tuesday night. Indiana won its second straight game and gave coach Darian DeVries the biggest win of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Are tennis players being treated like zoo animals? Iga Świątek thinks so
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Świątek picked up a theme that Coco Gauff left the Australian Open with after the 21-year-old American’s racket-smashing, frustration-releasing moments away from the court went viral. Gauff said a “conversations needs to had” about the seemingly limitless access-all-areas cameras that track players from the locker room to the court and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilgeous-Alexander scores 29 and NBA-best Thunder beat Pelicans 104-95 to stop 2-game skid
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-95 on Tuesday night to avoid their first three-game skid of the season. Chet Holmgren had 20 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for NBA-best Oklahoma City (38-10), which had lost back-to-back home games for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kaprizov’s shootout goal gives Wild 4-3 victory over Blackhawks
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday night. Kaprizov was Minnesota’s second shooter and beat Spencer Knight with a wrist shot. Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped all three shootout attempts as the Wild came back from a 3-0 deficit to ... Read More »
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