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Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox finalize $130 million, 5-year contract
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Ranger Suárez and the Boston Red Sox finalized their $130 million, five-year contract on Wednesday. Suárez gets a $3 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by Major League Baseball, and salaries of $7 million this year, $15 million in 2027, $30 million in each of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IOC president says no contact yet with Trump’s White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry said Wednesday she is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but is looking forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month at the Winter Games opening ceremony. The International Olympic Committee’s first female president was elected 10 months ago and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills owner feels team hit ‘proverbial wall’ after latest playoff loss
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking at a season-ending news conference on Wednesday, Pegula said he made up his mind immediately following a 33-30 overtime loss to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bettors back Hoosiers’ win over Miami to take NCAA football title
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
The Indiana Hoosiers’ first-ever NCAA football championship was a solid hit with Proline players. The top-ranked Hoosiers defeated the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 on Monday night to claim the American university football crown. Not only did Indiana end the year with a perfect 16-0 record, it opened the season a 100-1 longshot to win it all. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American Hockey League and Professional Hockey Players’ Association ratify CBA
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors and Professional Hockey Players’ Association’s full membership have ratified a collective bargaining agreement that ensures labor peace in the top layers of the sport in North America for the foreseeable future. The AHL and PHPA announced the final step in the process Wednesday. The CBA, like that of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya’s new play
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Minnesota seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. “For years, I covered the biggest football games in America,” Tafoya said in a video posted on social media. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh loses bid to move its T20 World Cup cricket games from India to Sri Lanka
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bangladesh’s request to move its T20 World Cup games from India to Sri Lanka has been turned down by the International Cricket Council. The ICC’s board of directors met Wednesday and world cricket’s governing body said afterward that its security assessments indicated “there was no threat to Bangladesh players, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France not considering soccer World Cup boycott over Greenland for now
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister says her country is not currently thinking about boycotting the soccer World Cup in the United States amid growing tensions related to Donald Trump’s quest to control Greenland. “At the moment we are speaking, there is no desire from the ministry to boycott this major, much-anticipated competition,” sports minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record crowds witness Sabalenka, Alcaraz, Gauff and Zverev advance at Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Another day, another record crowd. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz advanced in straight sets Wednesday and the No. 3 seeds — Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev — also progressed to the third round of the Australian Open. The combined numbers for day and night sessions, 103,720 fans, set a full-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lights up the Milan Cortina Olympics with two cauldrons
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Two Olympic cauldrons for the Milan Cortina Games will pay homage to Leonardo da Vinci. “For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, two cauldrons (in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo) will be lit and extinguished simultaneously in two different locations,” organizers said in a statement. The design ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough brings more than experience to Toronto FC
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto FC got more than a healthy dollop of experience when it signed veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough. It also acquired a boatload of energy. Yarbrough does more than whistle while he works. He savours every moment. “I’m privileged to be 36 years old and still be able to do what I love,” he ... Read More »
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