Category Archives: Sports

Tkachuk brothers lead U.S. to emphatic 6-1 victory over Finland at 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL - Matthew and Brady Tkachuk each scored twice as the United States thumped Finland 6-1 in the countries' 4 Nations Face-Off opener Thursday. Matt Boldy and Jake Guentzel also added a goal and...
Feb 13, 2025

Cavalry FC eliminated from CONCACAF Champions Cup after loss in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY - Substitute Guillermo Martinez scored twice in the second half to lift Mexico's Pumas UNAM to a 2-0 win over 10-man Cavalry FC on Thursday, knocking the Canadian Premier League champion o...
Feb 13, 2025

Vanisova, Hughes lead explosive Charge to 8-3 win over Frost
OTTAWA - The offensively-starved Ottawa Charge feasted on the Minnesota Frost for an 8-3 slump-busting triumph on Thursday night at TD Place. Ottawa had scored just eight goals in its previous seven P...
Feb 13, 2025

Fans in Montreal boo American national anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL - A number of fans attending the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in Montreal booed the American national anthem ahead of Thursday's game against Finland. The Bell Centre crowd also loudly jeere...
Feb 13, 2025

Source: Stymied in bids to move Insigne, Toronto FC prepared to have him sit
Things have come to a head between Toronto FC and Lorenzo Insigne. Insigne, whose salary of US$15.4 million last season was second only to Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer, has been told that he do...
Feb 13, 2025

Hockey Canada brass looks ahead after another world junior disappointment
MONTREAL - Scott Salmond took some time to reflect. The Hockey Canada executive watched the men's under-20 team disappoint with consecutive fifth-place finishes at the world junior hockey championship...
Feb 13, 2025

Winter storm wreaks havoc on commute, closes schools across Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic
ONALD AND JOE BONGIORNO - A major winter storm disrupted travel plans, closed schools and shuttered city services across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces Thursday, as communities dug out fro...
Feb 13, 2025

Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40K — disappear
EDMONTON - An Edmonton mother says she's thrilled to see the community rally to support her son's soccer team after its coach dropped out of contact and tens of thousands of dollars vanished. Lauren S...
Feb 13, 2025

American receiver Steven Dunbar Jr. rejoins the Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Steven Dunbar Jr. is back with the Edmonton Elks. The veteran American receiver signed with Edmonton on Thursday as a free agent. Dunbar is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign with Hamilton ...
Feb 13, 2025

Vancouver FC adds to offence with Terran Campbell, the CPL's all-time leading scorer
Vancouver FC has signed Terran Campbell, the Canadian Premier League's all-time leading goal-scorer, to a two-year contract with an option for 2027. The 26-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., has 39 goals in...
Feb 13, 2025