Category Archives: Sports
Celebrini, Fantilli out for Canada at world hockey championship
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Teen forwards Macklin Celebrini and Adam Fantilli have decided to return to North America ahead of the start of the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday...
May 07, 2024
Former CFL star Brad Sinopoli tackling new waters as full-time fishing guide
Brad Sinopoli still looks forward to June. For nine years, it marked the start of the CFL season. But now as a full-time fishing guide, June is when Sinopoli can start chasing his primary quarry, the ...
May 07, 2024
Senators name Travis Green as head coach, sign him to four-year deal
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have named Travis Green as head coach and signed him to a four-year contract. Green takes over the NHL club from interim head coach Jacques Martin, who coached the team af...
May 07, 2024
Oilers captain McDavid named Hart finalist along with MacKinnon, Kucherov
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was named a finalist for this year's Hart Trophy on Tuesday as he seeks to win the NHL's most valuable player award for a second straight season. Colo...
May 07, 2024
Canadian forward Ayo Akinola and Toronto FC agree to terminate contract
TORONTO - Canadian forward Ayo Akinola is leaving Toronto FC after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract. The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joi...
May 07, 2024
Climate change is an added barrier to youth physical activity, report says
Heat waves and poor air quality from wildfires pose extra challenges tochildren and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens, a new report says. ParticipAction's latest re...
May 07, 2024
Edwards, Towns lead Wolves' 106-80 blitz of Murray, Jokic for 2-0 series lead over champion Nuggets
DENVER (AP) - Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota's 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals o...
May 06, 2024
Bruins' defenceman Brandon Carlo's day: Wife gives birth in morning, he scores goal in evening
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - For the rest of his life, Crew Corbett Carlo can celebrate his birthday with the knowledge on the day he was born his father scored a playoff goal. It's a memory Brandon Carlo wil...
May 06, 2024
Jamal Murray tosses heat pack, Michael Malone screams at officials as Nuggets frustrated in Game 2
DENVER (AP) - Nuggets guard Jamal Murray lost his cool on the bench and tossed a heat pack onto the court. Denver's frustration was on full display in the first half of Game 2 on Monday night against ...
May 06, 2024
Brunson scores 43, rallies Knicks to 121-117 win over Pacers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semis
NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 o...
May 06, 2024