Category Archives: Sports

Bees keep Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate busy in summer
CALGARY - Tending bees helps Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate find tranquility amid an adrenalin rush. That's a handy skill to have when she's plunging down an inrun to defy gravity for as long as s...
May 29, 2024

Schneider and Gausman lead the Blue Jays past the sliding White Sox 7-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Davis Schneider had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the sliding Chicago White Sox 7-2 on a rainy Tuesday night. Justin Turner drove in two runs for Toronto, wh...
May 28, 2024

Reinhart scores in OT, Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 to tie East final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers topped the New York Rangers 3-2 to even the Eastern Conference final at two games apiece. It was...
May 28, 2024

Canada bumped 3-1 by U.S. in VNL match
ARLINGTON - After winning three of four Volleyball Nations League matches in Rio de Janeiro to keep their hopes alive for a berth in the Paris Olympics, the Canadian women's team were handed a setback...
May 28, 2024

Towns, Edwards lift Wolves over Mavs 105-100 to avoid sweep
DALLAS (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Dallas Mavericks 105-100 on Tuesday night to avoid a sweep in the Western Con...
May 28, 2024

De Grasse posts season best, wins sprint double
Andre De Grasse passed his "fitness test" with flying colours on Tuesday as the reigning Olympic 200-metre champion posted back-to-back wins at the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike track meet. De Grasse cloc...
May 28, 2024

Warriors beat Voltigeurs 4-3, advance to Memorial Cup semifinal
SAGINAW - The Moose Jaw Warriors were thrilled to qualify for their first Memorial Cup tournament. The Western Hockey League champions from Saskatchewan were even more excited to record their first wi...
May 28, 2024

P.E.I. kiteboarder 'lucky to be alive' after shark attack in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES - A professional kiteboarder from P.E.I. says he has been seriously injured in a shark attack that occurred while he was snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. In an Ins...
May 28, 2024

Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: 'Nothing to sulk about'
EDMONTON - Kris Knoblauch needed someone - anyone - to step up. The Oilers were taking on water after a flying start to Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference final. Connor McDavid had been shot out o...
May 28, 2024

Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit
REGINA - Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families were in court Tuesday fighting a bid by the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the deadly bus crash i...
May 28, 2024