Category Archives: Sports

Boeser scores two, Hughes nets four points as surging Canucks whip Oilers 6-2
VANCOUVER - Three first-period goals in just under three-and-a-half minutes launched the surging Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. It's Vancouver's fo...
Nov 06, 2023

Without a Fight wins 163rd running of Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Irish-bred seven-year-old Without a Fight won the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday ahead of Soulcombe and Sheraz over the 3,200 meters in Australia's most famo...
Nov 06, 2023

NBA roundup: Embiid nets 48 points against Wizards as 76ers roll to 5th straight win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid scored 29 of his season-high 48 points in the third quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to their fifth straight NBA victory, 146-128 over the Washington Wizards o...
Nov 06, 2023

Only 3 unbeaten teams remain at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Only three teams remain unbeaten after Monday's second day of action at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Swift Current. Scott McDonald's Ontario team leads the seven-t...
Nov 06, 2023

Jarnkrok scores in OT as Maple Leafs pick up wild 6-5 win over Lightning
TORONTO - Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a wild 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Mitch Marner had a ...
Nov 06, 2023

Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) - Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut ...
Nov 06, 2023

Middleweight title on the line as UFC returns to Toronto with January card
TORONTO - American Sean (Tarzan) Strickland will make his first middleweight title defence against South Africa's Dricus (Stillknocks) du Plessis at UFC 297 in Toronto on Jan. 20. The matchup of two h...
Nov 06, 2023

Referees union labels Whitecaps head coach's comments post-game 'disgusting'
VANCOUVER - The union representing soccer referees in Major League Soccer are criticizing comments made by Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini after his team's playoff elimination on the week...
Nov 06, 2023

Canadian international 'keeper Kailen Sheridan named to NWSL's second all-star team
Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has been named to the NWSL second all-star team. The 28-year-old San Diego 'keeper led the league with nine clean sheets, including a shutout on the f...
Nov 06, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canadian skating coach Richard Gauthier given 12 months for sex assault
MONTREAL - A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was found guilty in January of two charges dating ba...
Nov 06, 2023