Category Archives: Sports
'It's the same game': Playoff-bound Canucks look to veterans for post-season lessons
VANCOUVER - Ian Cole vividly recalls how he felt before skating out for his first NHL playoff game. "Honestly, I just remember being scared," he said, punctuating his sentence with a mild expletive. "...
Mar 31, 2024
Chilliwack Chiefs clinch second with win in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Matt Argentina's shorthanded goal early in the third period snapped a tie and lifted the Chilliwack Chiefs to a 3 - 2 victory in Nanaimo Saturday night. With the win the Chiefs clinched seco...
Mar 31, 2024
Nazem Kadri paces Flames to 4-2 win over Kings with goal and assist
CALGARY - Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar also scored for ...
Mar 30, 2024
Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson wins third straight in the UFC
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson won his third straight UFC fight Saturday, stopping American (Senor Perfecto) Bill Algeo in the first round on a UFC Fight Night ...
Mar 30, 2024
Late Raposo goal gives Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 win over Portland Timbers
VANCOUVER - Ryan Raposo rescued a win for the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, lifting the Major League Soccer team to a 3-2 win over their regional rivals, the Portland Timbers. Ryan Gauld and Fafa P...
Mar 30, 2024
Vancouver Canucks clinch first playoff spot since 2020
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have officially secured a spot in the NHL playoffs, thanks to some help from their Western Conference opponents. The Canucks (45-20-8) were off Saturday, but clinched...
Mar 30, 2024
Matthews scores 60th as Leafs blank Sabres 3-0
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 60th goal, Ilya Samsonov stopped 34 shots and Toronto beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night in front of a distinctly raucous Maple L...
Mar 30, 2024
Senators win fifth straight by beating Jets 3-2
WINNIPEG - Brady Tkachuk scored the winning goal on the power play with 1:45 left in the game to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the wallowing Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Ridly Greig ...
Mar 30, 2024
Hurricanes storm past Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL - The Carolina Hurricanes' special teams highlighted a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Centre Bell. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina ...
Mar 30, 2024
Sporting Kansas City scores three times in second half to beat Toronto FC 3-1
TORONTO - Goalkeeper Luka Gavran kept Toronto in the game for close to an hour before goals by Remi Walter, Jake Davis and Alenis Vargas lifted Sporting Kansas City to a 3-1 win over Toronto FC in Maj...
Mar 30, 2024