Category Archives: Sports
Check that check; PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship
UTICA, N.Y. - Coaches and players in the Professional Women's Hockey League don't expect the new league's brand of hard-hitting hockey to continue into the world championship. The PWHL rule book relea...
Apr 03, 2024
Canada's Kim calm, cool and collected ahead of Augusta National Women's Amateur
If Lauren Kim is intimidated by storied Augusta National Golf Club, it doesn't show. The 19-year-old collegiate golfer from Surrey, B.C., is the lone Canadian in the field at the Augusta National Wome...
Apr 03, 2024
One-handed Calgary fighter Jake Peacock ready to entertain on One Championship stage
Calgary's Jake (The One) Peacock is looking forward to putting on a show Friday in his Muay Thai debut in the One Championship promotion. It's fair to say his opponent, Japanese bantamweight Kohei (Sa...
Apr 03, 2024
NHLers on the evolution of power plays and penalty killing
Mark Giordano has witnessed the NHL's power-play evolution up close. The league's oldest player this season at age 40, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman quarterbacked the Calgary Flames' No. 1 unit i...
Apr 03, 2024
Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) - For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets was postponed because of rain. Wednesday night's game will be made up as part of a singl...
Apr 03, 2024
Sweden opens world women's hockey championship with 3-1 win over Denmark
UTICA, N.Y. - Lina Ljungblom scored the winning goal as Sweden opened up the 2024 world women's hockey championship with a 3-1 win over Denmark on Wednesday. Ljungblom's goal came late in the second p...
Apr 03, 2024
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says
COLUMBIS, Ohio (AP) - Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby on Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club. The Jenners said Wednesday t...
Apr 03, 2024
Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams. John Riche, a Rea...
Apr 03, 2024
Toronto Raptors sign centre Malik Williams to 10-day contract
TORONTO - Centre Malik Williams has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-11 Williams averaged 11.1 points, 9...
Apr 03, 2024
Vancouver FC looks to make a mark, help make a difference with new jersey
Vancouver FC is thinking pink this year, thanks to its new "Cherry Blossom Kit." And hoping to look good while helping make a difference. The away uniform, inspired by the blossoming of the approximat...
Apr 03, 2024