Category Archives: Sports

Victoire lean on Poulin, Desbiens to beat Sceptres 3-1
MONTREAL - As Canada's national women's team head coach, Troy Ryan has been on the right side of many heroic performances from Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin, but on Tuesday night the Toronto Sc...
Feb 25, 2025

Raptors' three-point shooting goes cold against volume-shooting Celtics
TORONTO - Three-point shooting is the weapon of choice in the modern NBA but the Toronto Raptors are struggling to find consistency from beyond the arc. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., made one of To...
Feb 25, 2025

Marner scores in OT as Leafs rally from 3 down to beat Bruins 5-4
BOSTON (AP) - Mitch Marner scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night....
Feb 25, 2025

Kucherov leads streaking Lightning to 4-1 win over struggling Oilers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive ...
Feb 25, 2025

Flames beat Capitals 3-1 despite Ovechkin's 30th goal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Matt Coronato scored to help the Calgary Flames beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday night, winning to move into a playoff spot despite Alex Ovechkin getting one step closer t...
Feb 25, 2025

Poulin nets winner as Victoire edge Sceptres 3-1
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the Montreal Victoire (10-3-1-4) to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night in the Professional Wom...
Feb 25, 2025

Suzuki, Montembeault help Canadiens whip Hurricanes 4-0
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, and Sam Montembeault made 20 saves as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Tuesday night at Centre Bell. Juraj Slaf...
Feb 25, 2025

Tatum's double-double leads undermanned Celtics past Raptors 111-101
TORONTO - Jayson Tatum had a double-double as the undermanned Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday. Tatum had 19 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as Boston (42-16) won its...
Feb 25, 2025

Chukwu's hat trick helps Canadian women advance to CONCACAF U-20 Championship
PORT OF SPAIN - Annabelle Chukwu continued her prolific scoring at youth level with a hat trick Tuesday as Canada qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship by thumping Trinidad and Tobago 1...
Feb 25, 2025

Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds
PHOENIX (AP) - Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history. The WNBA's career scoring leader and a three-time league champion, Taurasi ...
Feb 25, 2025