Category Archives: Sports
Cliff Fletcher, who led Flames to the Cup and revived Maple Leafs, dead at 90
TORONTO - NHL executive Cliff Fletcher, who led the Calgary Flames to a Stanley Cup victory in 1989 and later helped turn the Toronto Maple Leafs into a contender, has died at 90. The Maple Leafs conf...
Jun 05, 2026
Unhoused soccer players at Montreal tournament say sport changed their lives
MONTREAL - When Fabrice Mugabe was selected to play soccer for a Canadian team in Oslo, Norway, last year, he says he didn't have a passport and had never travelled for fun. Mugabe's family fled war i...
Jun 05, 2026
Unhoused soccer players at Montreal tournament say sport changed their lives
MONTREAL - When Fabrice Mugabe was selected to play soccer for a Canadian team in Oslo, Norway, last year, he says he didn't have a passport and had never travelled for fun. Mugabe's family fled war i...
Jun 05, 2026
Tortorella likes where the Golden Knights stand with the Stanley Cup Final tied 1-1: 'We're good'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Less than 12 hours after his team blew a two-goal lead and lost in overtime, coach John Tortorella has no issues with where his Vegas Golden Knights stand in the Stanley Cup Final...
Jun 05, 2026
World Cup driving spike in counterfeit goods, Canadian, U.S. border officials say
OTTAWA - Canadian and U.S. border law enforcement officials said Friday they expect to see a surge in counterfeit goods linked to the World Cup. Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and U....
Jun 05, 2026
World Cup driving spike in counterfeit goods, Canadian, U.S. border officials say
OTTAWA - Canadian and U.S. border law enforcement officials said Friday they expect to see a surge in counterfeit goods linked to the World Cup. Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and U....
Jun 05, 2026
Serena Williams adds Berlin to her comeback tour and will play doubles
BERLIN (AP) - Serena Williams' comeback to tennis will include a stop in Berlin this month. Berlin Open organizers said Williams will compete in doubles at the grass-court event starting on June 13. H...
Jun 05, 2026
Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year's tournament, citing costs and politics
Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport's grandest stage, the World Cup. They'll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who i...
Jun 05, 2026
Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year's tournament, citing costs and politics
Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport's grandest stage, the World Cup. They'll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who i...
Jun 05, 2026
FIFA allowing disposable water bottles at World Cup matches
TORONTO - FIFA is clarifying that soccer fans will be allowed to bring disposable water bottles to World Cup matches in Canada and the United States. A FIFA official said the announcement makes its po...
Jun 05, 2026