National Sports
Rourke eager to continue improving and building on momentum Lions have created
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
SURREY — Wanting to build on the strides he has made as a quarterback and the momentum generated by his team helped convince Nathan Rourke to sign an extension with the B.C. Lions. “In professional sports, any type of stability is hard to come by, so you jump at opportunities like this,” Rourke told reporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Sirens forward Taylor Girard’s PWHL suspension reduced to 3 games upon appeal
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
New York Sirens forward Taylor Girard’s suspension for leaving the bench to join an altercation was reduced to three games Wednesday following an appeal. Girard was initially suspended four games, though the three-game ban remains the longest in the league’s two-plus season history. The decision to reduce the suspension was made by Jayna Hefford, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yamal’s goal and assist propel Barcelona to Champions League round of 16
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lamine Yamal came through for Barcelona again. With an assist and a goal, Yamal led Barcelona’s comeback against Copenhagen and helped the Catalan club secure a top-eight finish in the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. With a 4-1 victory at home, Barcelona ended in fifth place to reach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid dropped by Mourinho’s Benfica into Champions League playoffs round alongside PSG
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Real Madrid was stunningly dumped into the qualifying playoffs of the Champions League by its former coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday and will be joined there by Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid started play third in the 36-team standings and despite two goals by Kylian Mbappé lost 4-2 at Benfica and fell to ninth — one place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I just want to win a gold medal’: Connor McDavid eager for Olympic opportunity
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid has one goal as he prepares to don the Maple Leaf on Olympic ice — win gold. The Edmonton Oilers captain isn’t thinking about creating a special moment or what role he’ll take on. “I just want to win a gold medal, that’s the only thing that matters,” he said on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cody Bellinger is excited to rejoin the New York Yankees after a lengthy free agency
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger listened to pitches from other teams during his second foray into free agency, but he made it clear to his agent that calls from the New York Yankees come first. It took more than two months, but Bellinger is officially returning to the Yankees. The versatile outfielder spoke with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How are the inductees selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Bill Belichick’s reported snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame after winning a record six Super Bowl titles as a head coach has placed new scrutiny on the process of picking pro football Hall of Famers. While the specific reasons that Belichick didn’t get into the Hall in his first year of eligibility are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kristoffersen beats McGrath to lead Norwegian 1-2 in last World Cup slalom before Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen ended his wait of nearly 11 months for another World Cup win on Wednesday, triumphing in the last slalom before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Racing under the floodlights, Kristoffersen beat his Norwegian teammate and first-run leader Atle Lie McGrath by 0.34 seconds with an all-attacking, wild final run. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salah scores his first Liverpool goal since November to continue rehabilitation after spat with club
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah continued his rehabilitation at Liverpool by scoring for the team for the first time since the start of November in a Champions League thrashing of Qarabag on Wednesday. The Egypt winger curled home a shot at a free kick in the 50th minute to put Liverpool 3-0 up at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kolo Muani scores for Tottenham in Champions League a day after being involved in car crash
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Tottenham striker Randal Kolo Muani started — and scored — against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, a day after being involved in what manager Thomas Frank described as a “minor” car crash. Pictures circulated on social media Tuesday showing Kolo Muani, a France international, and Tottenham teammate Wilson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vergara’s stunning goal evokes Maradona magic in Napoli’s crucial Champions League match
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli midfielder Antonio Vergara scored a stunning goal that had echoes of Diego Maradona in the stadium named after the Argentine soccer great. It was an impressive way for the locally born, 23-year-old Vergara to score his first goal for Napoli and his first in the Champions League. Napoli was trailing ... Read More »
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