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Lionel Messi becomes MLS's 1st back-to-back MVP winner
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has become the first back-to-back MVP in MLS history, getting announced Tuesday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honour. Source link
Final Rivalry Series games against U.S. a crucial test for Canadians before Olympics
The games on Wednesday and Saturday in Edmonton will be the last Canada will play before the Olympic tournament opens on Feb. 5 in Italy. The U.S. outscored Canada 10-2 over two games in November. Source link
Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees. Source link
Canadian swim star Penny Oleksiak denies drug use, says she'll keep training despite 2-year suspension
A two-year suspension from competitive swimming has forced Penny Oleksiak to answer questions about drug use, train by herself in public pools and defend her legacy as Canada’s most decorated female Olympian. Source link
Olympic hockey in Milan will be played on shorter ice than NHL dimensions
Hockey, one of the premier events at the Winter Olympics and one that is welcoming NHL players back for the first time in more than a decade, will take place on ice shorter than NHL-regulation size. Source link
Cooper expects 'excruciatingly tough' decisions with Canada's Olympic roster
Jon Cooper expects there will be “excruciatingly tough” decisions when it comes down to formalizing Canada’s roster for the NHL’s Olympic return. Source link
Canada's Julien Viel earns moguls bronze for 4th career World Cup medal
Canadian freestyle skier Julien Viel won bronze in men’s competition Monday at the opening stop of World Cup moguls season in Ruka, Finland. Source link
Hockey Canada unveils 27-player world junior roster, led by NHL prospect Gavin McKenna
Gavin McKenna headlines the 27 players Hockey Canada has invited to its world junior training camp ahead of the 2026 tournament in Minnesota. Source link
Blues' Binnington focused on his game with Canadian Olympic selection looming
Goalie Jordan Binnington backstopped Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off and opened the NHL season as the front-runner to start in February’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games. But a sluggish start, for both him and the St. Louis Blues, has raised questions about where he fits in Canada’s Olympic plan. Source link
Former Blue Jay infielder Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame; Bonds, Clemens shut out again
Former Toronto Blue Jay infielder Jeff Kent was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Source link