Category Archives: Sports
UFC confirms first two fights for return to Montreal in May with UFC 315
Former flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Power-Bar) Barriault will both fight Brazilians on the UFC 315 card in Montreal in May. Grasso takes on Natalia Silva while...
Feb 19, 2025
Canadian men to face Wales after Romania in September international window
The Canadian men will play Wales in Swansea in a Sept. 9 international friendly, Canada Soccer announced Wednesday. News of the game against the 29th-ranked Welsh comes one day after word that the 31s...
Feb 19, 2025
Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago
CHICAGO (AP) - Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago,...
Feb 19, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps excited to start season with CONCACAF Champions Cup
VANCOUVER - Ryan Gauld wants to play meaningful soccer again. It's been more than four months since the Vancouver Whitecaps were eliminated from the Major League Soccer playoffs, a layoff too long for...
Feb 19, 2025
PWHL-leading Victoire get wake-up call in loss: 'It's a good learning lesson'
LAVAL, Que. - Kori Cheverie saw the signs coming. The Montreal Victoire head coach wanted her team to extend its winning streak to seven games. She also saw the positives of getting a wake-up call at ...
Feb 18, 2025
Maddie Rooney makes 21 saves, Frost blank PWHL-leading Victoire 4-0
LAVAL, Que. - Maddie Rooney made 21 saves for her first shutout this season to lead the Minnesota Frost past the league-leading Montreal Victoire 4-0 on Tuesday in the Professional Women's Hockey Leag...
Feb 18, 2025
Alphonso Davies shows Bayern some love after sending team into last 16 in Champions League
MUNICH (AP) - A kiss and a gesture to the badge. Alphonso Davies finally showed Bayern Munich some love on Tuesday when his goal sent the Bavarian powerhouse into the last 16 of the Champions League. ...
Feb 18, 2025
Newly acquired Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen joins Toronto FC in camp in Florida
After some whirlwind travel, newly acquired forward Ola Brynhildsen is in camp with Toronto FC in Florida. "It's been a couple of chaotic days with all the travelling (and) delayed flights," the Norwe...
Feb 18, 2025
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko out week to week with lower-body injury
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will be without star goalie Thatcher Demko for their upcoming five-game road swing. The team says Demko is considered week to week with a lower-body injury and will n...
Feb 18, 2025
Saskatchewan hockey team Notre Dame Hounds set to relocate
REGINA - A southern Saskatchewan high school famed for producing hockey greats is planning to move its junior A team to a new city later this year. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League announced Tues...
Feb 18, 2025