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Pegula knocks 2025 champion Madison Keys out of Australian Open, faces Anisimova in quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Madison Keys was knocked out of the Australian Open by fellow American, and podcast pal, Jessica Pegula on Monday in the fourth round. The sixth-seeded Pegula will next face another American after fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova made it to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time. Pegula’s 6-3, 6-4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Nelson nets hat trick as Avalanche beat Maple Leafs 4-1
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice in a 1:12 span in the first period and sealed his fifth career hat trick with an empty-netter in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Jack Drury also scored to help NHL-leading Colorado improve to 35-6-9. MacKenzie Blackwood made 32 saves. Colorado ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curry leads Warriors past Timberwolves 111-85 as Minnesota drops 5th straight
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 26 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past Minnesota 111-85 on Sunday, the fifth straight loss for the Timberwolves and their longest skid in more than three years. Curry added seven assists and four of his team’s season-high 20 steals after being listed as questionable to play because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nelson nets hat trick as Avalanche continue spree with 4-1 win over Maple Leafs
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice in a 1:12 span in the first period and sealed his fifth career hat trick with an empty-netter in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Jack Drury also scored to help NHL-leading Colorado improve to 35-6-9. MacKenzie Blackwood made 32 saves. Colorado ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tobias Bjornfot scores twice, tripling his career total as Panthers beat Blackhawks
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — In just over a period of hockey, Florida defenseman Tobias Bjornfot scored twice, tripling his career goal output. It helped the Panthers rally late for a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night and cruise to their third straight win. The 24-year-old Swedish defenseman entered the game with just one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kawhi Leonard, James Harden fuel fast start as Clippers rout Nets 126-89
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half as the Los Angeles Clippers built a 38-point lead in the second quarter and beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-89 on Sunday. James Harden scored 19 points, John Collins added 18, and Jordan Miller had 16. Ivica Zubac finished with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A girls’ soccer tournament drives HPV vaccine awareness in Zimbabwe
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe soccer club was losing by four goals at halftime against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of a regional Under-17 girls’ tournament in Zimbabwe aimed at promoting cervical cancer vaccination. By fulltime, the gap had stretched to 5-0. Yet for Lishoeshoe winger Nteboheleng Leticia Sooane, the result felt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sennecke completes hat trick in overtime as Ducks burn Flames 4-3
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
CALGARY — Rookie right-winger Beckett Sennecke completed his first career hat trick with the overtime winner on Sunday to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 decision over the Calgary Flames. Chris Kreider also scored for Anaheim (28-21-3) as the Ducks extended their winning streak to seven games. Mikael Granlund and Alex Killorn each had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic 400m champion and Indigenous campaigner Cathy Freeman receives Australia’s highest honor
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women’s 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy when she took a victory lap carrying the Australian flag and a flag representing Australia’s First Nations peoples. On Monday, Freeman was awarded Australia’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat beat short-handed Suns 111-102 in short turnaround behind Adebayo’s 22 points
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 111-102 on Sunday night. The Heat had a short turnaround after blowing out Utah 147-116 on Saturday night, but took advantage of Phoenix playing without two key players who suffered injuries in Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act. Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch: The New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks. The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks on Feb. 8 ... Read More »
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