Category Archives: Sports
Thompson Rivers University volleyball player killed, two others injured in car crash
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One member of the Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball team is dead and two more are in critical condition following a car crash Wednesday in Kamloops. The RCMP says their smal...
Nov 30, 2023
Adidas executive Dan Near tabbed to become next WHL commissioner
CALGARY - Dan Near is set to become the next commissioner of the Western Hockey League. The 43-year-old Adidas executive was introduced at a press conference today. Near will replace Ron Robison, who ...
Nov 30, 2023
Canadian women's ski jump team chases excellence from base abroad
Certified bee keeper Abigail Strate sees a parallel between a hive and the Canadian women's ski jump team based in Slovenia. "There doesn't really seem to be a queen bee, but we're all just kind of wo...
Nov 30, 2023
Hockey Canada says almost 1,900 maltreatment complaints received in 2022-23
TORONTO - Hockey Canada says a new independent third-party complaint mechanism received information on almost 1,900 potential cases of maltreatment during its first season. The data is contained in th...
Nov 30, 2023
Australian women focused on Olympic qualification as they take on Canada in B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - While Olympic champion Canada celebrates captain Christine Sinclair's international swansong with a Summer Games berth already secured, Australia is still focused on getting to Paris....
Nov 30, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs
NEW YORK (AP) - Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related "non-fungible to...
Nov 30, 2023
Following Adam Johnson's death, the UK hockey league and its 'import' players play on
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Kirsty Charles always takes a peek when she spots a Nottingham Panthers' team-branded Fiat around town. She wants to see which one of the players is driving. "You do get a b...
Nov 30, 2023
Canadian men fall three places to No. 48 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada has dropped three places to No. 48 in the latest FIFA world rankings in the wake of its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal loss to Jamaica. The Reggae Boyz remained at No. 55 after winning th...
Nov 30, 2023
Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the ...
Nov 30, 2023
Decorated curling Scot Kelly Schafer to wear Maple Leaf at world mixed championship
Kelly Schafer is now on the other side of curling's intense rivalry between Canada and Scotland. A regular podium contender for the Scots for two decades, Schafer will represent Canada for the first t...
Nov 30, 2023