National Sports
Gotterup wins PGA Tour opener in Hawaii. Elvira takes Dubai Invitational
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
HONOLULU (AP) — Chris Gotterup opened the new PGA Tour season with three big birdies on the back nine that carried him to a 6-under 64 and a two-shot victory in the Sony Open, his third straight season with a victory as he moves closer to golf’s A-list. Gotterup was two shots behind when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angeles Rams advance to NFC championship game with 20-17 overtime win over Chicago Bears
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Rams advance to NFC championship game with 20-17 overtime win over Chicago Bears. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Gotterup opens PGA Tour season by winning Sony Open for his 3rd straight year with a title
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
HONOLULU (AP) — Chris Gotterup opened the new PGA Tour season with three big birdies on the back nine that carried him to a 6-under 64 and a two-shot victory in the Sony Open, his third straight season with a victory as he moves closer to golf’s A-list. Gotterup was two shots behind when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Durant passes Nowitzki for 6th place on NBA career scoring list as Rockets beat Pelicans 119-110
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant had 18 points and moved into sixth place on the NBA’s career points list, and Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 32 points as the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-110 Sunday night. Alperen Sengun had 21 points and eight rebounds and Amen Thompson finished with 20 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coco Gauff advances to second round at Australian Open despite serving struggles
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Third-seeded Coco Gauff had some familiar struggles on serve but had still enough class and power to defeat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 on Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open. Gauff has won two Grand Slam titles but has never gone past the semifinals at Melbourne Park. She was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junjie Wang scores 15 to lead San Francisco past Washington State 85-80
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Junjie Wang’s 15 points helped San Francisco defeat Washington State 85-80 on Sunday. Wang finished 4 of 4 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Dons (13-8, 5-3 West Coast Conference). Guillermo Diaz Graham hit four 3-pointers and scored 14, while Ryan Beasley had 13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seventh-seeded Auger-Aliassime forced to retire in first round at Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
MELBOURNE — It’s been a rough start for Canada’s men at the 2026 Australian Open. A day after Gabriel Diallo of Montreal and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., lost their opening-round singles matches, Felix Auger-Aliassime was one and done Down Under as well. Auger-Aliassime, seeded seventh in the major tournament, beat 28-year-old Nuno Borges of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls beat Nets 124-102 to split home-and-home set
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 24 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 19 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-102 on Sunday night to split a home-and-home set. The Nets won the opener 112-109 on Friday night in Brooklyn. Nikola Vucevic added 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Chicago. Matas Buzelis also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights acquire Andersson in trade sending Whitecloud to Flames
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights added an offensive element to their blue line by acquiring defenseman Rasmus Andersson in a trade Sunday with the Calgary Flames. In parting ways with a player eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, the Flames acquired veteran defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defensive prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!C.J. Stroud’s 4 interceptions dig a hole the Texans’ defense can’t get out of in loss to Patriots
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — One interception after another, C.J. Stroud dug Houston into a deeper hole. And this time the Texans’ defense couldn’t save them. A week after Stroud committed three turnovers in a wild-card victory over the Steelers, the Houston quarterback threw four interceptions in the first half on Sunday to hand New England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. women strike gold with 2-0 win over Canada in U18 world hockey championship
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
SYDNEY — Canada’s unbeaten run at the Under-18 women’s world hockey championship came to an end Sunday. Unfortunately, the impressive streak was halted in the gold-medal game against the United States. Emily Pohl and Lindsay Stepnowski scored for the Americans and Talla Hansen chipped in with two assists as the U.S. won gold with a ... Read More »
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