Category Archives: Sports
Leiweke says hockey will be focus of Hamilton's $300M renovated arena — but not NHL
Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise. The former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO and p...
Nov 02, 2023
Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - It's been a year of firsts for Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad. She claimed her first national title in the women's 400 metres and ran a personal-best time in her world championship d...
Nov 02, 2023
Attendance down at major curling events in Canada over the last year
Attendance at this week's Pan Continental Curling Championships has been one of the few bright spots for a sport that is simply not packing fans into venues the way it once did. The only problem is th...
Nov 02, 2023
Akie Iwai of Japan leads LPGA's Japan Classic with an opening round 9-under 63.
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) - Akie Iwai of Japan shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. Three other Japanese players - Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Nishimura, and Mone I...
Nov 02, 2023
Morata and Griezmann have Atletico poised for possible title run in Spanish league
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Antoine Griezmann and lvaro Morata have Atletico Madrid dreaming of a title run in the Spanish league this season. The France forward and Spain striker have scored 13 goals in ...
Nov 02, 2023
Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson
PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series ...
Nov 02, 2023
Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) - Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in thei...
Nov 01, 2023
Benn has two points as Stars win 4-3, hand Flames sixth-straight loss
CALGARY - Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist on Wednesday as the Dallas Stars scored three straight in the second period en route to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Calgary Flames. Jason Robertson, E...
Nov 01, 2023
Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) - Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in thei...
Nov 01, 2023
Canadian Shaedon Sharpe has big second half in Blazers' comeback win over Pistons
DETROIT (AP) - Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 of his 29 points in the second half and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101 on Wednesday night. Sharpe, ...
Nov 01, 2023