Category Archives: Sports
Homan picks up 14th Grand Slam of Curling title with Masters win over Tirinzoni
SASKATOON - Ottawa's Rachel Homan won the women's title at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters with an 8-4 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in Sunday's final. Homan's team scored four ...
Dec 17, 2023
Canada's Matt Campbell advances at Paddy Power World Darts Championship.
LONDON - Canadian Matt (The Ginga Ninja) Campbell defeated Lourence Ilagan of the Philippines on Sunday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championshi...
Dec 17, 2023
Dandjinou skates to gold, Dubois takes bronze in 1,500 race at short-track WCup stop
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - William Dandjinou won the gold medal and fellow Canadian Steven Dubois took the bronze in a men's 1,500-metre race Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in Se...
Dec 17, 2023
Toronto main event fighters Strickland, du Plessis fight in crowd at UFC 296 in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland and challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) du Plessis got a head start on their main-event showdown in Toronto next month when they exchanged bl...
Dec 17, 2023
Canada's David Cameron loses in first round of Paddy Power World Darts Championship
LONDON - England's Jamie (Yozza) Hughes defeated Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron 3-1 Saturday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championship. Hugh...
Dec 17, 2023
Chilliwack wins overtime thriller over division leaders
CHILLIWACK - Nico Grabas scored his sixth goal of the season at 3:11 of overtime to give the Chilliwack Chiefs a 3 - 2 victory over the Coastal Division leading Surrey Eagles. Nathan Morin and Brian M...
Dec 17, 2023
Edwards retains welterweight belt with unanimous decision over Colby Covington at UFC 296
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Leon Edwards successfully defended his welterweight belt Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Colby Covington at UFC 296. In a bout that hardly lived up to its billing, Edwards (22...
Dec 16, 2023
Panthers pounce on Oilers for impressive 5-1 win
EDMONTON - Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist as the Florida Panthers made up for being shutout their previous two outings by coming away with a 5-1 victory over the suddenly cooled off Edmo...
Dec 16, 2023
Flames snap four-game skid by beating Bolts 4-2
CALGARY - Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid on Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. A.J. Greer, MacKe...
Dec 16, 2023
NHL roundup: Trocheck rallies Rangers to 2-1 win over Bruins in OT
BOSTON (AP) - Vincent Trocheck scored his second goal of the game 2:03 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Saturday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conferenc...
Dec 16, 2023