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Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of abnormal heartbeat from accidental overdose, report says
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose, according to a toxicology report. Released Tuesday by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lewandowski scores for the 15th consecutive season in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — Robert Lewandowski’s second-half strike for Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday made it 15 consecutive seasons in which he’s scored in Europe’s elite club competition. The 37-year-old Poland international sealed Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague with a 71st-minute goal. His own-goal in the 44th had left the game tied 2-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Olympic skeleton team features 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CALGARY — A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada’s skeleton team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings international success from winning a world women’s championship in 2024 and a women’s world junior title in 2025. Her Olympic aspirations began when she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Tucker joins Dodgers with $240M deal, eyes LA’s third straight World Series championship
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With multiple offers in free agency, Kyle Tucker was ultimately swayed by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ championship pedigree. “It’s a big decision, so you still got to weigh out everything,” he said, “but this team and this city and the fanbase kind of makes it a little bit easier to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salah back in starting lineup and Slot’s Liverpool is winning again in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mohamed Salah restored to the Liverpool starting lineup. Arne Slot’s team winning with ease again in the Champions League, 3-0 at Marseille on Wednesday. It was something like business as usual for the English champions in a strangely up-and-down season amid turmoil with its Egyptian superstar, who was key to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedri sustains hamstring injury in Barcelona’s win in Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Pedri sustained a hamstring injury in the second half of the team’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Spain international went down near midfield during a breakaway by the hosts and was substituted by Dani Olmo in the 61st minute. Barcelona coach Hansi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanford’s Chisom Okpara to miss rest of season with injury
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s second-leading scorer Chisom Okpara will miss the remainder of the season with a lower extremity injury. The team announced on Wednesday that Okpara will not be able to return this season after getting hurt in a loss to Virginia on Jan. 10. Okpara was second on the team in scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea make Champions League charge, Bayern advances and Barcelona wins
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League teams are powering ahead in the Champions League with five of England’s top flight clubs in position to advance to the round of 16. Arsenal tops the standings and has already secured its place in the next round, while wins for Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea on Wednesday saw them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedri injured in Barcelona’s match against Slavia Prague in Champions League
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
Barcelona midfielder Pedri had to be replaced in the second half of Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Spain international apparently hurt a muscle in his right leg and was substituted by Dani Olmo in the 61st minute. Pedri went down near midfield during a breakaway by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scottie Scheffler makes his 2026 debut amid palm trees and desert at The American Express
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler always keeps score. His most recent competition before starting the PGA Tour season was at home in Dallas when Si Woo Kim took some cash off the world’s No. 1 player, only to have to give most of it back from a separate game. Scheffler has been competing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Olympic skeleton team includes 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CALGARY — A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada’s skeleton team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings international success from winning a world women’s championship in 2024 and a women’s world junior title in 2025. Her Olympic aspirations began when she ... Read More »
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