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In the NFL, winning seasons and playoff appearances don’t always equate to job security
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Winning isn’t everything. Winning the Super Bowl matters most. Sean McDermott became the latest coach to learn that harsh reality when the Buffalo Bills fired him after falling short in the playoffs for the seventh straight season. McDermott led the Bills to the playoffs eight times in nine seasons, but they didn’t make it past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings WR Jordan Addison won’t face trespassing charge in Florida after dismissal of case
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison will not be charged with misdemeanor trespassing, after the case against him was dismissed one week following his arrest. Florida state attorney Susan Lopez issued a termination of prosecution notice in Hillsborough County court on Tuesday, ordering the release of Addison’s $500 bond. Addison was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke files a lawsuit against QB Darian Mensah to enforce his contract and block a transfer
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Duke has filed a lawsuit against quarterback Darian Mensah seeking to block his efforts to transfer and reach a contract with another school to play elsewhere next season. The university filed its complaint in Durham County Superior Court on Monday, three days after Mensah reversed his previously announced plan to return to the Blue Devils ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westlake heads to sixth Paralympic Games as Canada’s Para hockey team named
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
CALGARY — Veteran forward Greg Westlake heads to his sixth Paralympic Games as Canada’s Para hockey team looks for its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics. Westlake, who recently came out of retirement, is among the Paralympic veterans on the 17-player roster announced Tuesday by Hockey Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!D.C. United provides details on contract for Canadian defender Nikola Markovic
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Canadian defender Nikola Markovic, the first overall pick in the December MLS SuperDraft, has signed a three-year contract with D.C. United through the 2028-29 season, with options for 2029-30 and 2030-31. The 21-year-old from Gatineau, Que., who made 39 appearances in two seasons with North Carolina State, had signed a Generation Adidas contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardiola says ‘everything is going wrong’ for Man City after shock Champions League loss
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
BODO, Norway (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said “everything is going wrong” for his team after being on the end of a stunning Champions League upset at Norwegian underdog Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday. City slumped to a 3-1 loss in a match that also saw star midfielder Rodri get sent off for two yellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brunson was injured by tripping over himself, and now his stumbling Knicks have to get up again
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — With nine losses in 11 games, the New York Knicks are falling all over themselves. Really, they are. That’s how Jalen Brunson said he sprained his right ankle last week. “It’s embarrassing to say versus watching, so it’s tripping over my own two damn, or one foot, whatever,” Brunson said Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More boos for Vinícius in Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Monaco at the Bernabeu
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior was booed again by some of the Real Madrid fans in the Champions League match against Monaco on Tuesday. Part of the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium jeered the Brazil forward nearly every time he touched the ball early on in the league-phase game in Madrid. The boos were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about Bodø/Glimt, the tiny Norwegian club from the Arctic that upset Man City
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Some things to know about Bodø/Glimt, the tiny Norwegian club that beat Manchester City on Tuesday in one of the most surprising results in Champions League history: Long way north Bodø/Glimt’s 8,000-capacity Aspmyra stadium is located north of the Arctic Circle and farther north than soccer’s top club competition has ever been. It is close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New coach John Harbaugh embraces the challenge of turning the Giants back into contenders
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — John Harbaugh has done plenty of winning in the NFL, including 12 playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title. The New York Giants for much of the past decade have done very little of it. That is not stopping Harbaugh from dreaming big. Taking over as Giants coach, he has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aloha feels more like goodbye for Sony Open. Other PGA Tour events might feel the same way
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Palm trees are about the only similarity between the Sony Open and The American Express, consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour where one course is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the other by mountains and desert. And now they share something else in common: an uncertain future. That’s true ... Read More »
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