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After 4 NFC title game losses with Packers, Davante Adams resumes chase of ‘mythical thing’ for Rams
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Davante Adams reached the NFC championship game four times during his eight seasons with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Every time, Green Bay came up just short of the Super Bowl — and Adams still feels the pain. “It just feels almost like a mythical thing to me at this point,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres sign forward Josh Doan to 7-year, $48.65 million contract extension
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed Josh Doan to a seven-year, $48.65 million contract extension in a deal announced Wednesday that secures the third-year forward as a key fixture of the team’s core group. The signing was the first completed by newly promoted general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and rewards a player enjoying a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brandon Aiyuk’s last snap with the 49ers: ‘It’s unfortunate and confusing,’ says Shanahan
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Aiyuk won’t be part of the 2026 San Francisco 49ers with the only remaining question about when he will be off the Niners’ roster. General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan held their season-ending news conference on Wednesday, four days after the team was eliminated in a 41-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of abnormal heartbeat from accidental overdose, report says
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose, according to a toxicology report. Released Tuesday by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lewandowski scores for the 15th consecutive season in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — Robert Lewandowski’s second-half strike for Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday made it 15 consecutive seasons in which he’s scored in Europe’s elite club competition. The 37-year-old Poland international sealed Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague with a 71st-minute goal. His own-goal in the 44th had left the game tied 2-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Olympic skeleton team features 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CALGARY — A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada’s skeleton team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings international success from winning a world women’s championship in 2024 and a women’s world junior title in 2025. Her Olympic aspirations began when she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Tucker joins Dodgers with $240M deal, eyes LA’s third straight World Series championship
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With multiple offers in free agency, Kyle Tucker was ultimately swayed by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ championship pedigree. “It’s a big decision, so you still got to weigh out everything,” he said, “but this team and this city and the fanbase kind of makes it a little bit easier to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salah back in starting lineup and Slot’s Liverpool is winning again in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mohamed Salah restored to the Liverpool starting lineup. Arne Slot’s team winning with ease again in the Champions League, 3-0 at Marseille on Wednesday. It was something like business as usual for the English champions in a strangely up-and-down season amid turmoil with its Egyptian superstar, who was key to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedri sustains hamstring injury in Barcelona’s win in Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Pedri sustained a hamstring injury in the second half of the team’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Spain international went down near midfield during a breakaway by the hosts and was substituted by Dani Olmo in the 61st minute. Barcelona coach Hansi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanford’s Chisom Okpara to miss rest of season with injury
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s second-leading scorer Chisom Okpara will miss the remainder of the season with a lower extremity injury. The team announced on Wednesday that Okpara will not be able to return this season after getting hurt in a loss to Virginia on Jan. 10. Okpara was second on the team in scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea make Champions League charge, Bayern advances and Barcelona wins
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League teams are powering ahead in the Champions League with five of England’s top flight clubs in position to advance to the round of 16. Arsenal tops the standings and has already secured its place in the next round, while wins for Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea on Wednesday saw them ... Read More »
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