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Koepka is excited to be back on the PGA Tour. It comes with nervousness over how he’s received
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines. Koepka said Tuesday he can’t wait for the week to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins’ Bryan Rust suspended 3 games for an illegal check to the head of Canucks’ Brock Boeser
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Brock Boeser. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ban Tuesday following a disciplinary hearing with Rust, who will be out Thursday against Chicago, Saturday against the New York Rangers and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins winger Rust suspended for illegal hit to the head of Canucks’ Boeser
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head. The discipline, announced Tuesday by the NHL’s department of player safety, comes after Rust caught Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser in the head with his elbow in the final seconds of Pittsburgh’s 3-2 victory on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa Redblacks release American returner DeVonte Dedmon
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks released American returner DeVonte Dedmon on Tuesday. Dedmon was scheduled to become a CFL free agent next month. Dedmon was the CFL’s top special-teams player in 2021. That season he led the league in punt-return yards (737), kickoff-return yards (1,223), punt-return TDs (two) and kickoff return touchdowns (one). “DeVonte is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers hire Mike McCarthy as head coach
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy’s homecoming is official. The Pittsburgh native signed a contract to become the Steelers head coach on Tuesday. The club and McCarthy had reached a verbal agreement over the weekend. The 62-year-old McCarthy, who grew up in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, replaces Mike Tomlin. Tomlin stepped down earlier this month after 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avalanche reward defenseman Sam Malinski’s breakout season with a 4-year extension
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Sam Malinski’s breakout season was rewarded Tuesday when the Colorado Avalanche signed the defenseman to a four-year extension. The deal is reported to be worth $19 million, with an annual cap hit of $4.75 million. The 27-year-old Malinski has already set career-highs with 21 assists and 24 points in logging 16 minutes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko to have season-ending hip surgery
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko is set to undergo season-ending hip surgery next week. General manager Patrik Allvin announced the news Tuesday, saying in a statement that the decision was made after consultations with the NHL team’s doctors and outside specialists. He says the injury is unrelated to the knee ailment that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Set to face his old club Real Madrid, Mourinho praises new coach Arbeloa, ‘one of my boys’
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — José Mourinho praised new Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa ahead of Benfica’s match against his old club in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mourinho coached Arbeloa at Madrid in the early 2010s. He called him “one of my boys” and one of the “special players” that he was in charge of during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pinheiro Braathen leads last GS before Olympics as he chases Brazil’s 2nd ski World Cup victory
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was fastest in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday, proving again he is an Olympic medal contender for Brazil not just in slalom. Pinheiro Braathen has two GS wins from the time he was competing for Norway but is chasing his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to take over as head coach
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills stayed in-house by promoting offensive coordinator Joe Brady as their new head coach on Tuesday, in a move that provides continuity to a Josh Allen-led perennial winner that has accomplished everything short of reaching a Super Bowl. The team announced the five-year deal. The 36-year-old Brady just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newcastle is without Joelinton for PSG game and waiting to see if Bruno Guimarães can play
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Newcastle will be without midfielder Joelinton for its Champions League match at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday but captain Bruno Guimarães could face the defending champion if he passes a fitness test. Joelinton sustained a groin injury playing against Aston Villa on Sunday and went off early in the second half. “Joe won’t ... Read More »
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