Category Archives: Sports
Canadian veteran midfielder Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season
Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. The 37-year-old from Winnipeg, known...
Oct 17, 2024
OHL says it will co-operate with an investigation into sexual assault allegation
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League says it is taking recent sexual assault allegations against eight former players "very seriously" and will co-operate with any police investigation into the claims....
Oct 17, 2024
Buhai, Green and Shin lead in South Korea after 8-under 64s in first round
PAJU, South Korea (AP) - Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa, Hannah Green of Australia, and Jenny Shin of South Korea each shot 8-under 64s to top the leaderboard after the first round of the BMW Ladies C...
Oct 17, 2024
Maple Leafs winger Bobby McMann finding game after opening-night scratch
TORONTO - Bobby McMann watched from the press box on opening night. Just over a week later, the Maple Leafs winger took a twirl as the first star. McMann went from healthy scratch to unlikely offensiv...
Oct 17, 2024
In The Rings: Curling Canada still looking for Canadian Curling Trials title sponsor
With the Canadian Curling Trials just over a year away, Curling Canada is still looking for a title sponsor for the showcase event that determines this country's representatives at the Winter Olympics...
Oct 17, 2024
Penguins' stars reach career milestones in OT win over Sabres
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal at 1:38 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Wednesday night. Evgeni Malkin became the 48th player...
Oct 16, 2024
Shohei Ohtani homers as the Dodgers rout the Mets 8-0 for 2-1 lead in NLCS
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers that punctuated their 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on We...
Oct 16, 2024
Ionescu's 3-pointer with 1 second left gives Liberty 80-77 win over Lynx and 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-7...
Oct 16, 2024
Matthews scores first goal of the season, Leafs use balanced attack to down Kings
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the season and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Wednesday night. Bobby McMann had two goals of his o...
Oct 16, 2024
Penguins' Malkin scores 500th career goal
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to score 500 career goals in the third period against the Buffalo Sabres. Sidney Crosby, from behind the net, sent a between-the-l...
Oct 16, 2024