Category Archives: Sports
Former U.S. head coach Fortner takes over Canada’s senior women’s basketball team
TORONTO - Nell Fortner has been named head coach of Canada's senior women's national team, Canada Basketball announced Monday. The longtime NCAA, WNBA and international coach takes over from Vctor Lap...
May 05, 2025
Greatest Hits: Jets and Blues doled out plenty of punishment in bruising series
WINNIPEG - The Jets and Blues likely woke up Monday with aching muscles and bruised bodies after an opening-round NHL playoff series filled with punishing hits. Winnipeg's players had their pains ease...
May 05, 2025
Marner set to suit up for Leafs in Game 1 against Panthers after birth of first child
TORONTO - Mitch Marner took on a cheerleading role over the weekend. The Maple Leafs winger will be back in the middle of the action Monday night. Marner was on the ice for Toronto's optional morning ...
May 05, 2025
Rob Blake is out after 8 seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' general manager
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' vice president and general manager. The Kings announced a mutual parting with Blake on Monday, four days after Los Ang...
May 05, 2025
Canada's Mboko closes in on main draw berth at Italian Open tennis tournament
ROME - Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the second round of qualifying at the Italian Open WTA 1000 tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over 17th-seed Cristina Bucsa of Spain on Monday. The 18-ye...
May 05, 2025
Blue Jays sign right-handers Turnbull, Ureña to one-year major league contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitchers Spencer Turnbull and Jos Urea to one-year major league contracts, the Major League Baseball club announced Monday. Turnbull was option...
May 05, 2025
Scott Laughton proving playoff worth for Maple Leafs after bumpy start
TORONTO - Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto's Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second ...
May 05, 2025
Curlers Peterman, Gallant first athletes named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team
TORONTO - Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada's team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., will r...
May 05, 2025
Canadian rider Derek Gee to lead Israel-Premier Tech team at Giro d'Italia
Canadian rider Derek Gee, who turned heads with his breakthrough ride in the 2023 race, returns to the Giro d'Italia this week. This time, the 27-year-old from Ottawa looks to make his mark in the gen...
May 05, 2025
The perception of Brad Marchand is one thing. Reality, the Florida Panthers have learned, is another
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn't mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying. His "lit...
May 05, 2025