Category Archives: Sports
Carla Beck: Social worker, school trustee seeking job as next Saskatchewan premier
LANG, SASK. - Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and starts walking beside a lake near her hometown, the spot where she learned to feed cows, swing a bat and not keep her mouth shut. Re...
Oct 01, 2024
WNBA Toronto president Teresa Resch set to speak at Elevate tech conference
TORONTO - Teresa Resch likes to put her time and energy into organizations that go beyond the surface level. Resch was officially named the president of Toronto's new WNBA expansion team in May and wi...
Oct 01, 2024
New-look Grand Slam of Curling series kicks off under new ownership
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's Reid Carruthers opened the Grand Slam of Curling season with a 7-5 loss to Sweden's Niklas Edin at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Carruthers, from Winnipeg, was the lone Cana...
Oct 01, 2024
Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders
VANCOUVER - With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend. No...
Oct 01, 2024
Draisaitl nets shootout winner as Oilers clip Canucks 3-2
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight pre-season game, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday. Corey Perry and Ben Gleason also s...
Sep 30, 2024
Honzek, Kadri help hot Flames beat Kraken 4-3 in OT
CALGARY - Rookie Samuel Honzek continued his scoring tear on Monday with a brilliant short-handed effort as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime. The 19-year-old Slovak, who was ...
Sep 30, 2024
Pete Rose, baseball's banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. ...
Sep 30, 2024
Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors' pre-season will look like. NEVER REALLY STOPPED - Head c...
Sep 30, 2024
Lindor homer sends Mets to playoffs with 8-7 win over Braves, who need victory in twin-bill 2nd game
ATLANTA (AP) - The Mets are headed to the postseason after Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over th...
Sep 30, 2024
Raptors have 'clean slate' heading into new season as team leans into rebuild season
TORONTO - Head coach Darko Rajakovic is putting on his foreman's helmet as the Toronto Raptors lean into developing their young core this season. Rajakovic thinks the Raptors have a "clean slate" in h...
Sep 30, 2024