Category Archives: Sports
Gabriel Vilardi leads as Jets fend off Islanders 4-3 for eighth-straight win
WINNIPEG - Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday. Nikolaj Ehlers and Alex Iafallo also scored as Winnipeg (39-14...
Feb 07, 2025
Austria defends women's doubles title at luge world championships
WHISTLER, B.C. - Austria's Selina Egle and Lara Michaela Kipp claimed their second straight women's doubles title Friday at the luge world championships in Whistler, B.C. The pair broke the track reco...
Feb 07, 2025
Thomas Detry nearly aces 16, shoots 64 to take 2-shot lead in Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Thomas Detry had the perfect number on the wildest hole in golf. The Belgian's towering pitching wedge landed near the hole and spun back to tap-in range, setting off a roar a...
Feb 07, 2025
UFC returns to Montreal after 10-year absence, schedules UFC 315 for May 10
MONTREAL - The UFC is returning to Montreal after a 10-year absence. The mixed martial arts promotion says the Bell Centre will host UFC 315 on May 10. It will mark the UFC's eighth show in Montreal a...
Feb 07, 2025
Canucks trade defenceman Mark Friedman to Predators for future considerations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks traded depth defenceman Mark Friedman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations Friday. The 29-year-old played five NHL games with Vancouver this season to...
Feb 07, 2025
Toronto FC GM lifts the lid on the trade that sent Marshall-Rutty to Montreal
TORONTO - Six months after shipping talented wingback/winger Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal, Toronto FC GM Jason Hernandez opened up on the why behind the trade, warts and all. "Institut...
Feb 07, 2025
Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports
It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...
Feb 07, 2025
Capitals are one of just 2 NHL teams without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch ...
Feb 07, 2025
CF Montreal beefs up defence with additions of Petrasso, Craig
MONTREAL - CF Montral has beefed up its defence ahead of the Major League Soccer season. The team announced Friday that it has added Canadian defender Luca Petrasso and American defender Brandan Craig...
Feb 07, 2025
Jays GM says Max Scherzer's arrival raises the bar for everyone in the organization
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says having veteran pitcher Max Scherzer, with his experience and compete level, raises the bar for the whole organization. Scherzer is coming off an in...
Feb 07, 2025