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A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Once the legal wrangling over paying players finally got settled last summer, there was hope that college football might finally stumble into something resembling stability. Or at least find its footing for a couple of months. It was too much to ask, at least right away. Among the headlines over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gu warms up for Olympics by retaining her Laax ski slopestyle title despite crash
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
LAAX, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Eileen Gu shook off a crash and celebrated her second straight slopestyle title at the Laax Open on Saturday. Gu had already locked up victory before she set out on her second run. She tried a double cork 1080 — that’s two head-over-heels flips — but fell hard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian snowboarder Arnaud Gaudet races to silver for first World Cup medal
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
BANSKO — Canadian snowboarder Arnaud Gaudet raced to a World Cup podium for the first time in his career with a second-place finish in the parallel giant slalom event Saturday. Austria’s Benjamin Karl edged Gaudet by 0.68 seconds in the big final to capture gold. Switzerland’s Gian Casanova won the small final to claim bronze. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nika Egadze lands 4 quads and wins European figure skating title ahead of Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Nika Egadze of Georgia will head to next month’s Winter Olympics as the European figure skating champion after a dominant win by nearly 17 points on Saturday. Skating last after rivals made mistakes, Egadze needed only to avoid glaring errors to secure gold but delivered a personal-best free skate, landing four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!232-year-old cricket record broken in a game in Pakistan
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A 232-year-old record in first-class cricket was broken when a 40-run target was successfully defended in a game in Pakistan on Saturday. In a four-day President’s Trophy game in Karachi, a Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited team led by Pakistan test captain Shan Masood and included other internationals, was set 40 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Éliot Grondin claims World Cup snowboard cross silver in China
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
DONGBEIYA SHEQU — Canada’s Éliot Grondin won a silver medal in a snowboard cross World Cup event Saturday. Austria’s Jakob Dusek finished ahead of Grondin in the big final to claim gold and Australia’s Adam Lambert took bronze. Grondin, who won a world championship title and captured the men’s Crystal Globe as the overall leader ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacksonville offensive coordinator Grant Udinski interviews for Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jacksonville offensive coordinator Grant Udinski interviewed with the Cleveland Browns for their head coaching vacancy on Saturday. Udinski, 30, just completed his first season with the Jaguars. Even though coach Liam Coen called the offensive plays, Udinski directed a unit that was sixth in the league in scoring (27.9 points per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emre Can’s late penalty gives Dortmund win before Bayern plays Leipzig in Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
Emre Can scored a penalty deep into stoppage time to give Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 win over St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Saturday despite letting a two-goal lead slip earlier. The Dortmund crowd cheered the referee’s announcement that video review showed St. Pauli’s Ricky-Jade Jones had indeed fouled Maximilian Beier inside the penalty area, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner says he’s shaking off rust on European road trip
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Playing an NBA game in his hometown of Berlin was a blast, though Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner acknowledged he’s pretty happy to be in London. Wagner had missed five weeks with a high ankle sprain before returning to help Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA’s first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s tennis has Coco, Sabalenka, Swiatek and more. The men have ‘Sincaraz’ at the Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
With Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys divvying up the four Grand Slam titles last season, women’s tennis offers quite a bit more intrigue these days than the “ Sincaraz ” dominance in the men’s game. Indeed, seven of the past nine years ended with different female champions at every major tournament. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men win two of three, top Pool B at Dubai rugby sevens tournament
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
DUBAI — Canada advanced to the semifinals at the HSBC SVNS Division 3 challenger event after winning two of three matches Saturday. The Canadian men, looking to continue their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder, opened with a 33-7 win over Italy at The Sevens Stadium and then lost 19-15 to Belgium before bouncing ... Read More »
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