Category Archives: Sports
Vancouver Whitecaps place back-up goalie on season-ending injury list
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say goalkeeper Thomas Hasal has been placed on Major League Soccer's season-ending injury list. Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster says the move is related t...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian rugby sevens teams look to secure Olympic qualification on home soil
Canada's rugby sevens squads will have home-field advantage this weekend when they look to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford, B.C. The Canadian women al...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian medal hopefuls at World Athletics Championships
Canada will have a number of medal hopefuls at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Here's a look at them: Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Jerome Blake, 4x100...
Aug 18, 2023
Whitecaps aim for win ahead of season-defining road trip
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps return to action against the San Jose Earthquakes for the final home game on Sunday before a seven-game road trip that could define their season and their playoff c...
Aug 18, 2023
Playoff time: De Grasse aims to raise level on big stage again at world championships
Andre De Grasse is ready for the "playoffs." The star sprinter is set to compete in the 200 metres and help Canada defend its title in the men's 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championships in Bud...
Aug 18, 2023
Rick Jeanneret, the Hall of Fame broadcaster and voice of the Buffalo Sabres, dies at the age of 81
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient...
Aug 17, 2023
Tre Ford leads Edmonton Elks past Ticats 24-10 for first win of CFL season
HAMILTON - Not even Mother Nature could rain on the Edmonton Elks' parade Thursday night. Tre Ford threw two touchdown passes as Edmonton defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-10 for its first win of th...
Aug 17, 2023
Salma Paralluelo emerges as a star in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final
SYDNEY (AP) - Salma Paralluelo could have been preparing for next year's Olympics if she'd decided to stick with track and not make the switch to soccer. But she did pick soccer add the 19-year-old wi...
Aug 17, 2023
Australia, Sweden still have something to play for in the 3rd place game at the Women's World Cup
Australia already captivated a nation as co-hosts of the Women's World Cup. Now there's one more thing to play for, even if it's not the fairytale ending the team had wanted for this tournament. The M...
Aug 17, 2023
McIlroy, Harman share BMW Championship lead; Conners two shots back
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Rory McIlroy didn't mind being in the rough at rain-soaked Olympia Fields, except for having trees and a bunker between him and the 17th green. And even that didn't matter ...
Aug 17, 2023