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Winger Boeser, defenceman Buium latest Vancouver Canucks added to injured list
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have added two more names to their extensive list of injured players. The NHL team announced Monday that winger Brock Boeser and defenceman Zeev Buium have been placed on injured reserve after getting hurt in Vancouver’s 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Boeser, stationed at the top of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitcher Joe Ryan and Twins agree to $6.2 million deal, avoid salary arbitration
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pitcher Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins avoided salary arbitration, agreeing Monday to a one-year contract that guarantees $6.2 million. Ryan gets $6.1 million this year — the midpoint of the $6.35 million he had asked for and the $5.85 million the Twins had offered when the sides exchanged arbitration salaries on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patriots’ latest Super Bowl run can put cap on improbable turnaround
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
There’s something about second-year New England Patriots quarterbacks and playoff games in the snow. In the 2001 season, Tom Brady and New England were trailing the Oakland Raiders late in the divisional round of his first-ever playoff game, when he had an apparent fumble wiped away by the then-little known — and since-abolished — “ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL fines Leafs’ Nylander US$5,000 for flipping middle finger at broadcast camera
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs veteran forward William Nylander has been fined US$5,000 for making an inappropriate gesture, the NHL announced Monday. Nylander flipped his middle finger at a broadcast camera while he was in the press box during the Leafs’ 4-1 home loss to Colorado on Sunday. The 29-year-old is currently out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London hosts final stage of the 1st Women’s Champions Cup
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Coach Juan Carlos Amorós says Gotham FC already has a league trophy and a confederation title, so, naturally, the next step is an intercontinental championship. The National Women’s Soccer League club is vying to win the first Women’s Champions Cup in England this week, starting Wednesday when the team will face Brazil’s Corinthians in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase has 2nd interview with Browns for head coach opening
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase had a second interview with the Cleveland Browns for their head coaching vacancy on Monday. The Browns interviewed Scheelhaase in Los Angeles, one day after the Rams lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game. His first interview was on Jan. 16. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad. Blatter was the latest international soccer figure to call into question the suitability of the United States as a host ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFC’s first Paramount+ fight card averages nearly 5 million views
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC’s first fight card on Paramount+ averaged nearly 5 million views, making it the streaming platform’s largest exclusive live event since it launched in March 2021. UFC 324 from Las Vegas on Saturday averaged 4.96 million for the main card and saw a global household average of 7.18 million, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders bring Joe Brady back for 2nd interview as they continue search for head coach
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders interviewed Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady on Monday for the second time as they continue their search for a head coach. Brady is the third candidate to receive a second interview. The Raiders also conducted two interviews with former Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama’s Charles Bediako will play again after a judge postpones a hearing in his eligibility case
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama center Charles Bediako will play against Missouri on Tuesday night after a judge delayed a hearing in his eligibility case against the NCAA. Judge James H. Roberts Jr. of the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court on Monday extended a temporary restraining order regarding Bediako’s request for a preliminary injunction because a winter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former member of Parliament Kirsty Duncan dies at age 59
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TORONTO — Former cabinet minister, scientist and champion for safe sport Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59. Duncan had made public her multiple operations, radiation and chemotherapy to treat her cancer since she was diagnosed in 2023. Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for ... Read More »
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