Category Archives: Sports
Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high
EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he'd break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuh...
Jan 26, 2024
Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season
SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., was the top qualifier in t...
Jan 26, 2024
Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask
MONTREAL - Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing ...
Jan 26, 2024
Bruising forward Wayne Simmonds calls time on NHL career: 'I'm done'
TORONTO - The Wayne Train has made its final stop. After 15 hard-nosed NHL seasons where he filled the net and threw plenty of fists, Wayne Simmonds has called time on his playing career. The 35-year-...
Jan 26, 2024
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas asks CAS to overturn race ban rules as discrimination
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has asked a Swiss sports court to overturn rules imposed by World Aquatics that stop her competing in elite women's races and she says are d...
Jan 26, 2024
Former CFL defensive back Kelly Malveaux, a two-time East all-star, dead at 47
MONTREAL - Kelly Malveaux, a defensive back who played 10 seasons in the CFL and was a Grey Cup champion and two-time East Division all-star, has died at 47. The Montreal Alouettes, who Malveaux playe...
Jan 26, 2024
Former No. 1 pick Alexandre Daigle looks back in new documentary 'Chosen One'
Alexandre Daigle sat down to relive his life in the spotlight. The videos and images that flashed before him included times both good and bad. The 50 goals he scored in youth hockey, getting selected ...
Jan 26, 2024
Argonauts sign all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. The 29-year old was named a CFL all-star for a second-straight se...
Jan 26, 2024
Canadian rugby sevens women qualify for Cup quarterfinals in Perth tournament
PERTH, Australia - The Canadian women's rugby sevens team has made the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC Perth Sevens, bouncing back from a narrow 14-12 loss to Britain to defeat South Africa 26-7 on the ...
Jan 26, 2024
Austrian skier Venier wins Cortina downhill, while Canada's Grenier part of three-way tie for bronze
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Austrian skier Stephanie Venier held her nerve after Mikaela Shiffrin and a host of other skiers crashed to win a World Cup downhill Friday on the course that will be u...
Jan 26, 2024