Category Archives: Sports
Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron win European ice dance title ahead of Olympics
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) - France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won the ice dance at the European figure skating championships on Saturday after the buildup was overshadowed by a di...
Jan 17, 2026
New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as coach after identifying him as their top choice
John Harbaugh agreed Saturday to become coach of the New York Giants, finalizing the big-market, longstanding franchise's all-out pursuit of its top candidate. Owners John Mara and Steve Tisch made th...
Jan 17, 2026
New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as coach fresh off his firing by the Baltimore Ravens
The New York Giants hired John Harbaugh as coach on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move ...
Jan 17, 2026
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl taking brief leave of absence to attend to a family illness
VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is taking a brief leave of absence to attend to a family illness in Germany. The NHL team said in a statement that the 30-year-old star is expected t...
Jan 17, 2026
Canadian freestyle skier McEachran claims World Cup slopestyle bronze in Switzerland
LAAX - Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran soared to bronze for his first World Cup medal since 2023 in a slopestyle competition Saturday. McEachran climbed from fifth to third with a score of 82....
Jan 17, 2026
Canadian snowboarder Arnaud Gaudet races to silver for first World Cup medal
BANSKO - Canadian snowboarder Arnaud Gaudet raced to a World Cup podium for the first time in his career with a second-place finish in the parallel giant slalom event Saturday. Austria's Benjamin Karl...
Jan 17, 2026
Canada's Éliot Grondin claims World Cup snowboard cross silver in China
DONGBEIYA SHEQU - Canada's liot Grondin won a silver medal in a snowboard cross World Cup event Saturday. Austria's Jakob Dusek finished ahead of Grondin in the big final to claim gold and Australia's...
Jan 17, 2026
Marco Odermatt claims record 4th downhill victory in Wengen to assert status as Olympic favorite
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Marco Odermatt already has no equals on the World Cup skiing circuit. Now the Swiss star is unmatched in the biggest event on home snow, too. Odermatt dominated a shortened ...
Jan 17, 2026
Canadian men win two of three, top Pool B at Dubai rugby sevens tournament
DUBAI - Canada advanced to the semifinals at the HSBC SVNS Division 3 challenger event after winning two of three matches Saturday. The Canadian men, looking to continue their climb back up the rugby ...
Jan 17, 2026
Raptors forward Gradey Dick trying to improve his shooting with better defence
TORONTO - Gradey Dick knows that many Toronto Raptors fans have been frustrated with his shooting this season, but he's also been in basketball long enough to know how to work through it. Dick had 15 ...
Jan 17, 2026