Category Archives: Sports
Player's death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL...
Nov 01, 2023
'Tough to describe': NHL players weigh in on what defines 'hockey sense'
Tage Thompson had one definition. Leon Draisaitl offered a slightly different interpretation. The same went for Troy Terry, Jack Hughes and a host of other NHL players. Ask a locker room to define "ho...
Nov 01, 2023
Hughes, Pettersson, Pastrnak named NHL's three stars for October
NEW YORK - New Jersey centre Jack Hughes, Vancouver centre Elias Pettersson and Boston right-wing David Pastrnak have been named the NHL's three stars of October. Hughes led the NHL with 13 assists an...
Nov 01, 2023
Senators to forfeit first-round pick for role in botched Dadonov trade
NEW YORK - The Ottawa Senators will forfeit a first-round draft pick for their role in the voided trade of Evgenii Dadonov from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Anaheim Ducks in March 2022, the NHL ann...
Nov 01, 2023
Bombers' Brady Oliveira, Argos Chad Kelly finalists for CFL's top player award
TORONTO - Rushing leader Brady Oliveira and record-setting quarterback Chad Kelly are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award. The CFL unveiled its individual finalists Wednesday in votin...
Nov 01, 2023
Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Paris Masters after second-round loss to Tsitsipas
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his six-match winning streak ended Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in second-round action at the Paris Masters tennis...
Nov 01, 2023
Canadian skip Gushue sounds off on setup at WCF's Pan Continental championships
Canada skip Brad Gushue says he doesn't blame TSN for dropping television coverage of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. He says the broadcasting situation is one of many issues he has with th...
Nov 01, 2023
Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the Washington Capitals because of his hip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the team because of what he called an "ongoing injury situation" after a slow start to the season on hi...
Nov 01, 2023
Lions will have to be better against the run in playoff versus Stampeders
The B.C. Lions have had time to think about this one. B.C. (12-6) hosts Calgary (6-12) in the West Division semifinal Saturday, with the winner advancing to the conference final against the Winnipeg B...
Nov 01, 2023
Messi's trip to China for a pair of Inter Miami exhibition games called off
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi evidently won't be playing in China this month after all. Inter Miami announced Wednesday that its planned trip to China for a pair of exhibition matches has ...
Nov 01, 2023