By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
CM Punk is ready for clobberin’ time as the new cover star for WWE 2K26. The former WrestleMania main eventer and UFC fighter was announced Friday as the headliner for the standard edition of the video game that will be released March 13. The WWE world heavyweight champion, Punk is just one of a record ... Read More »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Natasha Cloud rooted for the 76ers as a kid growing up in suburban Philadelphia and — like so many hoopsters back in the day — idolized Allen Iverson. So when the former WNBA champion and current New York Liberty standout hit the same court where Iverson once dazzled, Cloud couldn’t help but ... Read More »
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Taylour Stevens and her Nova Scotia teammates were the last to leave the playing area at Paramount Fine Foods Centre after a dramatic afternoon session Thursday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ont. Stevens, vice Maria Fitzgerald, second Alison Umlah and lead Cate Fitzgerald were glowing as they chatted by the coach’s bench ... Read More »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday, after mixed results over four seasons and giving him a contract extension last year. The Vikings announced that they have appointed executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski as the interim replacement through the NFL draft, after which a search will ... Read More »
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The WNBA and the players’ union will meet Monday in New York for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward. Kelsey Plum, who is vice president of the players union, mentioned the meeting to reporters while she was preparing for a game in Philadelphia with the ... Read More »
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Joe Brady began filling out his staff by turning to a former colleague in agreeing to hire Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Carmichael has yet to sign ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Jean-Philippe Mateta will not be in the Crystal Palace squad for Sunday’s trip to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League as he nears a move away from the club. Palace manager Oliver Glasner said the French striker, who has been linked in British media with a move to AC Milan, wasn’t in ... Read More »
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who’ve been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the Australian Open final Friday. To get that coveted No. 25, he’ll have to beat the other: Top-ranked Carlos ... Read More »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey have mutually decided to part ways, the club announced on Friday. The 42-year-old Falvey spent nine seasons with the Twins, hired to run the baseball department in October 2016 and elevated a year ago to oversee the business side as ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Teofimo Lopez delivered some of his best performances against boxers the experts thought would beat him. Shakur Stevenson is another one of those fighters. Undefeated and sometimes looking untouchable, the southpaw is the favorite Saturday night when he faces Lopez at Madison Square Garden in a bid to win a title ... Read More »
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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee on Friday in her final downhill race before the Olympics, but said she still hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Winter Games. “This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know ... Read More »
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