Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton on May 4
When Kia Nurse was growing up in Hamilton, the nearest professional basketball that she could see in person was the Toronto Raptors. Although superstar Vince Carter was her favourite player, she could...
Apr 23, 2024
Montreal seeking first place in PWHL standings: 'You want to be the best'
Montreal's Professional Women's Hockey League team can book a ticket to the post-season on Wednesday night. But just securing a playoff spot won't quite satisfy general manager Danile Sauvageau as the...
Apr 23, 2024
With PWHL playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improving little things
TORONTO - With a Professional Women's Hockey League playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improvement over its final three regular-season games. Toronto returned from the international brea...
Apr 23, 2024
Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs
Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. "The injuries just accumulated too much," he said. "And then you're just not playing at 100%." That att...
Apr 23, 2024
Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest
TORONTO - There's at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of. A basketball with the signatures of 19 Canadian players currently in the NBA is up for g...
Apr 23, 2024
Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'
WINNIPEG - It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran forward said there were too many "passengers" on the team as it was fighting to ...
Apr 23, 2024
Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine
TORONTO - It's the only must-win race of David Moran's 2024 season. The veteran Woodbine rider will race this year against his son, Pietro, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey. That's expected to happen ...
Apr 23, 2024
Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. Coach Rick Tocchet says Demko is ...
Apr 23, 2024
'Kings fatigue,' high prices dampen enthusiasm for Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON - The in-house decibel meter shot past 100 throughout the game. More than 1,150 hats - 14 bags full - were collected after Zach Hyman scored his third goal of the game. Just another raucous p...
Apr 23, 2024
Canada adds Tij Iginla, son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, to U18 squad
CALGARY - Hockey Canada completed its 25-player roster for the upcoming world men's under-18 hockey championship Tuesday with the addition of forward Tij Iginla. The 17-year-old son of Hockey Hall of ...
Apr 23, 2024