Category Archives: Sports

QMJHL to award Sidney Crosby Trophy to top rookie starting this season
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League is naming its rookie of the year award after one of its most famous graduates. The league announced Tuesday that its top rookie will be a...
Feb 11, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps add American forward Emmanuel Sabbi
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added forward Emmanuel Sabbi to their roster ahead of the Major League Soccer season. The 'Caps acquired the 27-year-old American from French club Le Havre via...
Feb 11, 2025

Northern Exposure: After one-year absence, Nunavut returns to Tournament of Hearts
When Colin Hodgson attended his first meeting with members of the Nunavut curling team that will play at the Canadian women's championship, he asked everyone why they wanted to be involved. "The answe...
Feb 11, 2025

Australia soccer star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment
LONDON (AP) - Sam Kerr, one of the world's top female soccer players, was found not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer, Britain's Press Association reported Tuesday. Kerr...
Feb 11, 2025

Gatland out as Wales rugby coach midway through the Six Nations with team on record losing run
Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales rugby coach midway through the Six Nations, with his team on a national-record losing streak of 14 matches. The decision was announced by the Welsh Rugby Unio...
Feb 11, 2025

Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson win gold in team combined at Alpine skiing world championships
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday. The Americans beat silver medalist...
Feb 11, 2025

Prince Harry, Meghan in Whistler for Invictus Games welcome ceremony
WHISTLER, B.C. - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are in Whistler, B.C., for the town's Invictus Games welcome ceremony. Harry says he wants everyone competing at the ...
Feb 10, 2025

Paul Morris, who spent 38 years as the Maple Leafs PA announcer, dies at 86
TORONTO - Paul Morris, who served as the Toronto Maple Leafs PA announcer for 38 years, has died. He was 86. Morris died Thursday in Oshawa, Ont., after a lengthy illness, according to the Mount Lawn ...
Feb 10, 2025

United States not buying into hype as 4 Nations favourite: 'Talent alone doesn't win'
BROSSARD, Que. - The United States has largely played second-fiddle to its North American neighbour in men's hockey. Canada's recent dominance has included topping the podium at both 2010 and 2014 Oly...
Feb 10, 2025

Forge FC faces uphill battle in Mexico with CF Monterrey holding two-goal advantage
Forge FC faces an uphill task in Mexico on Tuesday when it looks to overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series with CF Monterrey. Forge can take sol...
Feb 10, 2025