National Sports
O’Connor wanted the challenge of coaching baseball in SEC, and he’ll get one at Mississippi State
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
Brian O’Connor landed his first head coaching job at Virginia in 2004 and quickly turned a baseball program that had finished higher than fourth in the ACC just once during the previous 30 years into a perennial national contender. Twenty-two years later, the idea of him in a dugout wearing anything other than his No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tolopilo shines in Canucks win but denied shutout due to concussion protocol
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
VANCOUVER — When is a shutout not a shutout? When both of a team’s goalies log time in net. That was the situation in Vancouver on Thursday, when Nikita Tolopilo was denied his first-ever clean sheet in his 10th NHL appearance despite stopping all 33 pucks he faced in 57:49 of action against the Anaheim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz fends off Zverev and cramps in an epic five-set semifinal to reach the Australian Open final
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz overcame injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-setter Friday, becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events. At 22, he’s aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. He reached his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal prodigy Max Dowman signs pre-contract agreement ahead of pro deal when he turns 17
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Max Dowman, who became the youngest player to feature in the Champions League at the age of 15 this season, has signed a pre-contract agreement with Arsenal that will lead to him securing professional terms when he turns 17. Arsenal announced the deal on Friday. Dowman was 15 years, 208 days when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League draw: Real Madrid, PSG and Bodø/Glimt to learn their fate in the playoffs
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After missing out on direct qualification to the Champions League round of 16, Real Madrid will learn its fate when the draw for the playoffs is made on Friday. The record 15-time European champion was dumped into the playoffs after losing 4-2 to Benfica on Wednesday in a game that saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee. Vonn lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leon Goretzka to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season after 8 trophy-filled years
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — Leon Goretzka is set to leave Bayern Munich when his contract expires at the end of the season after turning down the chance for a January transfer. The German midfielder has been with Bayern since 2018, winning the Champions League in 2020, and is chasing a seventh Bundesliga title with the club ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool right-back Frimpong to miss ‘a few weeks’ with muscle injury
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool’s defensive worries intensified Friday when right-back Jeremie Frimpong was ruled out for several weeks because of a muscle injury. The Netherlands international, who has dealt with several injuries in his first season at Anfield, pulled up early in Liverpool’s 6-0 win over Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Never in doubt’: Edmonton Oilers overcoming slow starts in dramatic wins
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are building their sense of belief. They’d rather not do it, however, on a series of slow starts. After trailing the San Jose Sharks 3-0 heading into the third period on Thursday, the Oilers scored four unanswered goals en route to a 4-3 overtime win. “Never in doubt,” Kasperi Kapanen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier embrace ‘outsider’ role in Netflix doc
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
TORONTO — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have spent much of their careers skating just outside the sport’s centre of gravity. They don’t train at the Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM), the powerhouse that has come to dominate international ice dance. They say they’ve never quite fit the sport’s preferred mould. And ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn crashes in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee. Vonn lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of ... Read More »
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