National Sports
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko to have season-ending hip surgery
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko is set to undergo season-ending hip surgery next week. General manager Patrik Allvin announced the news Tuesday, saying in a statement that the decision was made after consultations with the NHL team’s doctors and outside specialists. He says the injury is unrelated to the knee ailment that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Set to face his old club Real Madrid, Mourinho praises new coach Arbeloa, ‘one of my boys’
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — José Mourinho praised new Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa ahead of Benfica’s match against his old club in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mourinho coached Arbeloa at Madrid in the early 2010s. He called him “one of my boys” and one of the “special players” that he was in charge of during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pinheiro Braathen leads last GS before Olympics as he chases Brazil’s 2nd ski World Cup victory
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was fastest in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday, proving again he is an Olympic medal contender for Brazil not just in slalom. Pinheiro Braathen has two GS wins from the time he was competing for Norway but is chasing his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to take over as head coach
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills stayed in-house by promoting offensive coordinator Joe Brady as their new head coach on Tuesday, in a move that provides continuity to a Josh Allen-led perennial winner that has accomplished everything short of reaching a Super Bowl. The team announced the five-year deal. The 36-year-old Brady just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newcastle is without Joelinton for PSG game and waiting to see if Bruno Guimarães can play
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Newcastle will be without midfielder Joelinton for its Champions League match at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday but captain Bruno Guimarães could face the defending champion if he passes a fitness test. Joelinton sustained a groin injury playing against Aston Villa on Sunday and went off early in the second half. “Joe won’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caitlin Clark joining NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Basketball’ for Lakers-Knicks pregame at MSG
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
Caitlin Clark is headed to the NBA, at least for a couple of nights. NBC announced Tuesday that Clark — the Indiana Fever star with an enormous following within the game — is joining the network’s pregame coverage for its debut of “Sunday Night Basketball” this weekend when the Los Angeles Lakers play the New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool’s Slot has an ‘unpopular opinion’ about Champions League loss to PSG last season
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last year may have been the making of his team’s Premier League title-winning season. The Merseyside club was dumped out by eventual winner PSG in the round of 16, despite topping the standings after the league phase. Liverpool went on to be crowned champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brook and Root centuries lead England to 2-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Harry Brook and Joe Root hit contrasting centuries in a 53-run win over Sri Lanka to seal England’s 2-1 one-day international series victory Tuesday. Brook smashed an unbeaten 136 off just 66 balls with nine sixes and 11 fours and Root followed his half-century in the second ODI with 111 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP women’s basketball player of the week is No. 1 UConn’s Sarah Strong
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 12 of the season: Sarah Strong, UConn The sophomore forward helped the top-ranked Huskies go 3-0 last week, averaging 20 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists to go along with 3.3 steals. She had 18 points in a rout of Notre Dame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black improves to 4-1 at Scotties Tournament of Hearts with 8-4 win over Scharf
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — Nova Scotia’s Christina Black moved to 4-1 with an 8-4 win over Northern Ontario’s Krista Scharf in Tuesday’s morning session at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Up 4-3, Black scored two in the seventh end and another two in the eighth to pull away. The teams shook hands before the 10th end after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!7 fans of Greek soccer team PAOK killed in vehicle crash in Romania while en route to game in France
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Seven fans of Greek soccer club PAOK died in a minibus crash in Romania while traveling to a Europa League game at Lyon, Greece’s government confirmed Tuesday. “Deeply shaken, I was informed of the tragic accident in Romania that cost the lives of seven young compatriots,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ... Read More »
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