Category Archives: Sports
Daryl Watts ready for Canadian women's hockey team debut in Rivalry Series
CALGARY - Daryl Watts continues her hockey reboot with the Canadian women's team. The former college star, who once thought she'd retired from hockey and didn't lace up her skates for almost 10 months...
Nov 05, 2024
Breeders' Cup victory caps successful partnership between Attard, Moira
It's been quite a ride for trainer Kevin Attard and Moira. The heralded filly earned Attard his first King's Plate win in 2022 en route to being named Canada's horse of the year. After finishing fifth...
Nov 05, 2024
Canada's AWA Racing prepares for 24 Hours of Le Mans after automatic invitation
Orey Fidani has a simple formula for preparing for an endurance car race. He just drives. Fidani is a driver for AWA Racing, an IMSA SportsCar Championship team that has qualified for next year's edit...
Nov 05, 2024
The Kids are All Right: Next-gen wave arrives on world curling scene
When veteran curlers Brad Gushue and Mark Nichols entered the locker room at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard for their season-opening bonspiel, they were expecting to see many of their usual opponents....
Nov 05, 2024
Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before ...
Nov 05, 2024
Former world title contender Troy Amos-Ross headed to Boxing Canada Hall of Fame
Twelve years after his last fight, former world title contender Troy (The Boss) Amos-Ross is headed to the Boxing Canada Hall of Fame. Egerton Marcus, his cousin and 1988 Olympic silver medallist as a...
Nov 05, 2024
Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer's knockout death recommends better oversight
EDMONTON - The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Timothy Hague, who was 34,...
Nov 05, 2024
Andreescu withdraws from Canada's BJK Cup team ahead of its title defence in Spain
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from Canada's team in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Tennis Canada said in a release that Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., is focusing on her health after ...
Nov 05, 2024
Gushue tops Carruthers in opening draw at Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open
NISKU, Alta. - Brad Gushue defeated Reid Carruthers 6-1 on Tuesday morning in a matchup of Canadian skips at the Co-op Canadian Open. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., scored three in the sixth end for t...
Nov 05, 2024
Calgary rider Alex Volstad joins EF-Oatly-Cannondale pro cycling team
Calgary teenager Alex Volstad, a two-time Canadian junior road race champion, is joining the EF-Oatly-Cannondale cycling team next season. Volstad, 18, joins fellow Canadian Alison Jackson (Vermilion,...
Nov 05, 2024