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Stampeders sign star defensive lineman Clarence Hicks to three-year deal
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed star defensive lineman Clarence Hicks to a three-year contract, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Hicks had been eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 10. The 27-year-old from Pensacola, Fla., was a West Division all-star and Calgary’s nominee for outstanding defensive player in 2025. He had a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UNC’s ‘Carolina North’ campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It’s too soon to say whether that will also include a new arena for the university’s tradition-rich men’s basketball program. Chancellor Lee Roberts discussed the Carolina North project during Wednesday morning’s meeting of UNC’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenage midfielder Alessandro Biello looks forward to fresh start with FC Supra
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
Expansion FC Supra opened its training camp Wednesday with a familiar name among its all-Quebecois roster. The fledgling Canadian Premier League team has signed 19-year-old midfielder Alessandro Biello, son of Canadian assistant coach Mauro Biello, to a two-year contract with a club option for 2028. Mauro Biello, a former Canadian international, began his playing career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Olympic skeleton team includes 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CALGARY — Hallie Clarke is set to make her Olympic debut next month at the Milan Cortina Games as part of the Canadian skeleton team announced Wednesday by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and the Canadian Olympic Committee. The 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., won the women’s skeleton world championship in 2024, and followed that up with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The spirit of Saint Louis: how a lack of ego is fueling the 24th-ranked Billikens
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robbie Avila knows it sounds like a cliche, and maybe it is. For Avila and everyone else on No. 24 Saint Louis, though, it also happens to be true. “We have no egos on this team,” the perpetually goggled, occasionally googled — feel free to search “Larry Nerd,” “Cream Abdul-Jabbar” or “Steph ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami defensive lineman Mesidor still tops CFL Scouting Bureau draft rankings
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Miami defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor remains the top-ranked prospect for the 2026 CFL draft. The Ottawa native was ranked No. 1 in the CFL Scouting Bureau’s winter edition Wednesday. The list ranks the top-20 prospects who are eligible for the draft, which will be held April 28. Mesidor had three tackles (two solo) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Abigail Strate earns World Cup ski jumping bronze medal
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
ZAŌ — Canada’s Abigail Strate earned bronze in women’s ski jumping World Cup competition on Wednesday. The Calgary native scored 222.3 points in the normal hill event for her fourth World Cup medal of the season (one gold, two silver, one bronze). Her third previous medals were in large hill, which makes its debut at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City players to refund fans who traveled to Norway for shocking Champions League loss
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s players will refund ticket costs for fans who traveled to Norway for the team’s shocking 3-1 loss to tiny Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League. City striker Erling Haaland apologized immediately after Tuesday’s game for City’s performance, saying it was “embarrassing.” Haaland is in a captains’ group also containing Bernardo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox finalize $130 million, 5-year contract
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Ranger Suárez and the Boston Red Sox finalized their $130 million, five-year contract on Wednesday. Suárez gets a $3 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by Major League Baseball, and salaries of $7 million this year, $15 million in 2027, $30 million in each of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IOC president says no contact yet with Trump’s White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry said Wednesday she is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but is looking forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month at the Winter Games opening ceremony. The International Olympic Committee’s first female president was elected 10 months ago and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills owner feels team hit ‘proverbial wall’ after latest playoff loss
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking at a season-ending news conference on Wednesday, Pegula said he made up his mind immediately following a 33-30 overtime loss to ... Read More »
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