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By Daniel Rainbird The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2026 9:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada will have to win without captain Sidney Crosby to reach the Olympic gold-medal game. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar was scratched from Canada’s lineup with a lower-body injury ahead of its men’s…

A file image of Italian Tennis player Federico Cina. Photo: Getty Images via AFP Sumit Nagal was knocked out in the second round of the ATP Delhi Open on Thursday (February 19, 2026) after being outplayed by 18-year-old Italian Federico Cina at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex. The 28-year-old lost 4-6, 4-6 in one…

Fulton said no one was permanently out of the game. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY The Indian men’s hockey team last played Belgium, its Pro League opener opponent, on November 30 in the final of the Azlan Shah Cup, losing 0-1 with an experimental side and most of the main players, including Manpreet…

Lionel Messi kicks off a critical season for Major League Soccer this weekend as the rapidly growing U.S. domestic league seeks to cash in on a huge spike in interest from the upcoming World Cup. Messi— MLS’s undisputed flagship star— will lace up his boots for a fourth year with Inter Miami, who take on…

You know all about the Power 6 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 31 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings…

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 take on Serbia on…

For the first time in the 30-year-history of Major League Soccer, the starting World Cup goalkeeper for the U.S. men’s national team is expected to come from the domestic league, which kicks off its 2026 season on Saturday. Think about it. The top American keeper at each World Cup since MLS was founded in 1996…

Anthony Kim emerged victorious at LIV Golf Adelaide, outlasting and outplaying Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau in what might be the most jaw-dropping comeback story professional golf has ever witnessed. After 12 years sidelined by injuries and personal battles, Kim stormed back to LIV Golf and showed the world that anything is possible. Not only…

The Daytona weekend had plenty of decisions — by both drivers and officials — that led to debate across the garage. So let’s dive in and get to the bottom of it. Here are my thoughts on six pressing decisions (including one which directly impacted the finish of the Daytona 500) across all three series:…

The 68th running of the Daytona 500 was a smashing success both on the track and on the big screen. FOX Sports PR announced on Thursday that the 2026 Daytona 500 on FOX (Feb. 15) drew a combined 7,489,000 viewers, which is an 11% increase from the 2025 Daytona 500, which generated 6,761,000 viewers.  The…