Category Archives: Sports

MacKinnon, Stamkos, Wilson named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Nashville Predators centre Steven Stamkos and Washington Capitals right-wing Tom Wilson were named the NHL's three stars of the week. MacKinnon t...
Mar 10, 2025

Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott new CEO of Nordiq Canada
CANMORE, Alta. - Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott has taken on the job of chief executive officer of Nordiq Canada. The organization is the governing body of cross-country skiing and pa...
Mar 10, 2025

Utah defenseman Juuso Valimaki out 8-9 months after surgery to repair a torn ACL
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Juuso Valimaki is expected to be out 8-9 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL, Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong said Monday. The 26-year-old defens...
Mar 10, 2025

Canada to host Argentina for pair of women's soccer friendlies in Vancouver in April
Canada will host Argentina in a pair of women's international soccer friendlies in B.C. during the April FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will play No. 33 Argentina at B.C. Plac...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 10, 2025

Dabrowski, Routliffe upset in Indian Wells doubles opener
Gabriela Dabrowski's stay at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells was short and unsuccessful. The Ottawa doubles player, who with partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, were seeded No. 2 in the Califo...
Mar 09, 2025

'We need some desperation': Scoring woes haunt struggling Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - A persistent predicament proved problematic for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday - the team simply struggled to score. It's an issue that's growing increasingly troublesome as the Canucks (...
Mar 09, 2025

Capitals beat Kraken 4-2, Ovechkin scores 886th career goal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzk...
Mar 09, 2025

NHL roundup: Capitals beat Kraken 4-2, Ovechkin scores 886th career goal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzk...
Mar 09, 2025

Granlund scores first goal for Dallas Stars in 4-1 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas dumped the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday. Dallas picked up both the Finnish centre and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks f...
Mar 09, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Alberta's Brad Jacobs wins Brier title
KELOWNA, B.C. - Alberta's Brad Jacobs is the winner of the Montana's Brier. He beat Manitoba's Matt Dunstone 5-3 in tonight's final of the Canadian men's curling championship at Prospera Place. It's t...
Mar 09, 2025