Category Archives: Sports

Roughriders sign star receiver/returner Mario Alford to contract extension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Alford was fourth in the league with 2,071 all-purpose yards...
Feb 05, 2025

Canada Nick Taylor has a cure for the mid-winter blues: winning
The mid-winter blahs are something Nick Taylor has only heard about. Taylor has won four of his five career PGA Tour titles in the winter months, most recently winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Jan. ...
Feb 05, 2025

Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports...
Feb 05, 2025

Police say YouTuber caught speeding on Vancouver Island loses car for a week
LANTZVILLE, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say a man who described himself as a YouTube influencer had his vehicle impounded and was fined $368 for speeding. Police say an unmarked BC Highway Pat...
Feb 05, 2025

Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks drops into elimination round at Lexus Pipe Pro
PUPUKEA - Canadian surfer Erin Brooks finished third Wednesday in her opening heat of the Lexus Pipe Pro, forcing the teenager to progress via the elimination round. The 17-year-old finished behind Am...
Feb 05, 2025

CPL champion Cavalry FC ready for CONCACAF Champions Cup challenge in Mexico's Pumas
Cavalry FC coach and general manager Tommy Wheeldon Jr. concedes the Canadian Premier League champions will have to punch above their weight against Mexico's Pumas UNAM in CONCACAF Champions Cup play ...
Feb 05, 2025

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for upper-body injury
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught betwe...
Feb 05, 2025

Luge world championships an Olympic 'dress rehearsal' for young Canadian team
WHISTLER, B.C. - It's been nearly 15 years since Caitlin Nash stood on the sidelines, watching wide-eyed as luge sleds flew by at stunning speeds, all in pursuit of Olympic glory. Now it's her turn to...
Feb 05, 2025

Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are reminding the public not to boo the 11- and 12-year-old American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins n...
Feb 05, 2025

Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery
Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts. That's u...
Feb 05, 2025