January 26th, 2026
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Inside Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly coordinated mix of sports, music, media and celebrity appearances. From league-run press events to invitation-only gatherings in San Francisco, the jam-packed week draws athletes, entertainers and executives together in the days ... Read More »

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Olympic halfpipe champion Hirano named to Japanese team. Prospects uncertain after nasty fall

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano was named to the Japanese team heading to next month’s Milan Cortina Games despite breaking bones in his face in an accident at a contest in Switzerland over the weekend. The Japanese ski and snowboard federation placed the 27-year-old on the roster it revealed Tuesday. It said Hirano suffered multiple ... Read More »

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Runnalls leads Canada’s biathlon team into 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

CANMORE — Seven of eight athletes on Canada’s biathlon team will make their Olympic debuts at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The athletes announced Thursday by Biathlon Canada will race Feb. 8-21 at the Ansterselva Biathlon Arena, which is 65 kilometres north of Cortina near the Austrian border. Calgary’s Adam Runnalls is the lone biathlete ... Read More »

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Cowboys are close to hiring Philadelphia’s Christian Parker as defensive coordinator, AP sources say

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

The Dallas Cowboys are close to an agreement to hire Philadelphia passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, two people with knowledge of the plan said Thursday. Parker interviewed in person on Wednesday. The sides were finalizing the contract a day later, the people told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because ... Read More »

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Tommy Rees joins Falcons as offensive coordinator, reuniting with coach Kevin Stefanski

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

The Atlanta Falcons have named Tommy Rees offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. It’ll be a reunion for Rees and newly-appointed Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski. Rees worked under Stefanski for two years in Cleveland. He was initially brought on as tight ends coach and pass game specialist in 2024 before being promoted to offensive coordinator ... Read More »

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Grondin, O’Dine among 13 snowboarders named to Canada’s Olympic roster

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

TORONTO — Olympic medallists Éliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine headline Canada’s snowboard cross team for the Milan Cortina Games. Canada Snowboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 13 snowboard cross, half pipe and parallel giant slalom athletes heading to the Games in a joint release Thursday. Grondin, the reigning men’s snowboard cross world champion ... Read More »

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‘Heated Rivalry’ stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to be torchbearers for Winter Olympics

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

MILAN (AP) — The actors co-starring in the hit hockey romance TV series “Heated Rivalry” are set to be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame on the way to the Opening Ceremony for the Milan Cortina Games. The organizing committee announced Thursday that Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will take part in the torch ... Read More »

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Lawyer for fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore seeks to have the charges dismissed

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer for fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore said Thursday she’s seeking to have home invasion and other charges against him dismissed. Authorities say Moore entered a woman’s apartment on Dec. 10 and blamed her for him losing his job that day, then grabbed butter knives and ... Read More »

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ACC men, UConn women among college hoops games affected by approaching winter storm

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

College basketball games across a wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an approaching major winter storm. The storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures from New Mexico to New England starting Friday. Forecasters warn the weather system ... Read More »

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‘Heated Rivalry’ co-stars to be torchbearers for the Milan Cortina Olympics

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

MILAN (AP) — The actors co-starring in the hit hockey romance TV series “Heated Rivalry” are set to be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame on the way to the Opening Ceremony for the Milan Cortina Games. The organizing committee announced Thursday that Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will take part in the torch ... Read More »

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Bobby Hurley laments Arizona State’s struggles in the final year of his current contract

By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bobby Hurley’s tenure at Arizona State may be winding toward the end. Unable to break his team out of a rut, Hurley sounded defeated following Wednesday night’s 75-63 home loss to West Virginia, the Sun Devils’ seventh in eight games. “We failed. I’m failing. I can’t get through to the team,’’ ... Read More »

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