National Sports
Indiana lands star-studded group from transfer portal while preparing for national championship game
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
Indiana and Mississippi had rather busy schedules the last couple of weeks as they competed in the College Football Playoff while the transfer portal window was open. But it apparently didn’t bother their 2026 roster construction efforts too much. As the program gets ready to face Miami in the national championship game, Indiana has put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memorial service for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash begins
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The memorial service for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month has begun at Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum with hundreds of racing fans, friends and former co-workers in attendance. The service, which is open to the public, is being livestreamed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ice dance champ Papadakis says she lost Olympic commentary role for NBC over dispute with ex-partner
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis says she lost her commentary role with NBC at the upcoming Winter Olympics because of her former skating partner’s response to revelations in her new book. In an interview with sports daily L’Équipe on Friday, the retired French skater said the decision was taken after Guillaume ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-Pro WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba a leader on and off the field for the Seahawks amid record season
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Long before Jaxon Smith-Njigba turned into a household name by leading the NFL in yards receiving for the Seattle Seahawks, he developed a penchant for tracking down airborne balls — on the baseball field. Smith-Njigba, who grew up in suburban Dallas, played plenty of shortstop as a kid in Rockwall, Texas, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens send rookie Jacob Fowler to AHL Laval, ending three-goalie rotation
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have sent rookie Jacob Fowler to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket, ending a three-goalie rotation. The Canadiens announced the move Friday, a day after Fowler gave up four goals on 26 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Montreal also loaned forward Owen Beck to the Rocket. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Argonauts re-sign veteran linebacker Adarius Pickett to CFL deal
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
TORONTO — Adarius Pickett is back with the Toronto Argonauts. The standout linebacker signed a one-year deal with Toronto, the team with which he enjoyed his best CFL season in 2023. Pickett returns to Toronto after spending the past two seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks. He and the CFL club mutually agreed to part ways ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City close to buying Guehi and manager Glasner announces he is leaving Crystal Palace in summer
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City is close to signing defender Marc Guehi, Oliver Glasner said Friday while also announcing that he would be quitting as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season. England international Guehi saw a proposed move to Liverpool collapse on transfer- deadline day in the summer and was widely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s Matt Weston, Belgium’s Kim Meylemans clinch World Cup skeleton season titles
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Britain’s Matt Weston is the World Cup men’s skeleton overall champion, again. And for the first time, Belgium’s Kim Meylemans is the World Cup women’s overall champion. Locking up their status as favorites for Olympic gold at next month’s Milan Cortina Games, Weston and Meylemans clinched their seasonlong titles Friday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yeo has 18 as Seattle U knocks off San Diego 75-64
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Junseok Yeo scored 18 points as Seattle beat San Diego 75-64 on Thursday. Yeo shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Redhawks (13-6, 2-4 West Coast Conference). Brayden Maldonado shot 5 for 12 (3 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The road back to title contention was long for Miami. The Hurricanes have finally broken through
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami safety Jakobe Thomas enjoyed seeing the Hurricanes at their worst. He was with Middle Tennessee State in 2022 when the Blue Raiders — four-touchdown underdogs that day — came into Hard Rock Stadium and used big play after big play to beat Miami 45-31, part of the Hurricanes’ spiral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine’s young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Young athletes in northern Ukraine spend their days cross-country skiing through a scorched forest, focused on their form — until a siren inevitably shatters the silence. They respond swiftly but without panic, ditching their skis and following coaches to an underground bomb shelter. It’s an ordinary training session at the complex ... Read More »
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