Opportunity knocks at the Scotties with five-time champion Homan not in the field
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — With five-time champion Rachel Homan not playing at the Canadian women’s curling championship due to Olympic preparation, the 18-team field won’t have its usual heavy favourite in the mix. That has opened things up for the likes of Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes, Christina Black and the other headliners at the Scotties Tournament of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA and Abu Dhabi extend partnership, league will bring more games there
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
The NBA and Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism announced an extension of their partnership Thursday, with the league agreeing to continue bringing preseason games to the Middle East and the sides completing talks to launch a new global academy in the United Arab Emirates’ capital for top boys players. Financial terms were not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL Honors: Who votes for The Associated Press NFL awards, how to watch and more
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
The Associated Press has eight NFL awards, considered to be the league’s official awards. Since 2012, the winners have been announced at the NFL Honors awards show. When is NFL Honors? The show, hosted by Jon Hamm, starts at 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 and airs on NBC and NFL Network, with streaming available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP NFL Award finalists
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
Here are the five finalists for the eight AP NFL awards that will be given out on Feb. 5, listed in alphabetical order: MVP Josh Allen Trevor Lawrence Drake Maye Christian McCaffrey Matthew Stafford Coach of the Year Liam Coen Ben Johnson Mike Macdonald Kyle Shanahan Mike Vrabel Assistant Coach of the Year Vic Fangio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin headline US ski and snowboard squad named to the Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
Lindsey Vonn’s stirring return to ski racing in her 40s will hit its crescendo at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while the comeback quest of another U.S. gold medalist, snowboarder Jamie Anderson, came up short. Anderson, a two-time champion in slopestyle who returned to the sport after having two kids, failed to reach a podium this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford are the AP NFL MVP finalists
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford are the AP NFL MVP finalists. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacific Life seeks to dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M lawsuit over insurance policies
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement. The filing in the Western District of North Carolina — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh commits again to not going to India for the T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has doubled down on refusing to go to India for the T20 World Cup despite being told it will be replaced if it doesn’t change its mind. The government, the Bangladesh Cricket Board and some national players met on Thursday, a deadline set by the International Cricket Council for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wawrinka, 40, makes Grand Slam history by reaching the third round in Australia
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — He’s 40. He just made Grand Slam history by beating a 21-year-old qualifier in a fifth-set tiebreaker to reach the third round of the Australian Open. And if Stan Wawrinka felt like he deserved a beer after the longest match at the season’s first major, nobody was going to argue. Wawrinka ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Norway’s ski jumping scandal led to new rules in place for the Winter Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
The difference between winning an Olympic medal in ski jumping or being disqualified could come down to a bit of fabric. A larger suit can extend a ski jumper’s flight by several meters but it could violate rules that have become more stringent after the Norwegian team was caught cheating at last year’s world championships ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skating body drops rule barring Russian ‘neutral’ athletes from media at Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has scrapped a rule which aimed to prevent Russian skaters from speaking with the media or appearing at news conferences when they compete as neutral athletes at the Milan Cortina Olympics. When it allowed some Russians and Belarusians to qualify as “individual neutral athletes” in 2024, the ... Read More »
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