Category Archives: Sports
B.C. Lions say coaching staff returning for 2024, Phillips gets assistant coach role
SURREY, B.C. - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell says his entire coaching staff from the 2023 season will return next year. Campbell, who is also the team's co-general manager, also announced that d...
Dec 11, 2023
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Océanic to host 2025 Memorial Cup
RIMOUSKI, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Ocanic will host the 2025 Memorial Cup, the Canadian Hockey League announced Monday. It will mark the return of the CHL championship s...
Dec 11, 2023
Missed opportunity or dodged bullet? What Ohtani's L.A. pick means for Rogers
TORONTO - While baseball star Shohei Ohtani's decision not to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend has left fans wondering what might have been, one sports economist says team owner Rogers...
Dec 11, 2023
All-star punter Richie Leone signs extension with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - All-star punter Richie Leone signed a one-year extension with the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday. Leone earned his fifth all-star nod this year after punting for 4,399 yards on 117 attempts. The ...
Dec 11, 2023
Team Rachel Homan in top form entering Grand Slam of Curling's Masters
After tinkering with positions in the first season of the quadrennial after the arrival of Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan is back in the house and has skipped her team to the top of the Canadian rankings....
Dec 11, 2023
Vilardi scores late to lift Jets past Ducks 4-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Gabe Vilardi snapped a tie with 1:42 left as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Sunday. Winnipeg rallied after losing scoring leader Kyle Connor to a knee injury in...
Dec 10, 2023
Habs prospect Owen Beck ready to share wisdom at Canada's world junior selection camp
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Owen Beck got a taste of the big stage in Halifax. The centre was cut by Canada heading into last year's world junior hockey championship on home soil before being summoned ahead of t...
Dec 10, 2023
Colton Sissons scores twice as Predators hold off Canadiens for 2-1 win
MONTREAL - Colton Sissons scored twice, Juuse Saros made 37 saves and the Nashville Predators held off the Montreal Canadiens with a 2-1 win on Sunday night at Bell Centre. Captain Roman Josi pitched ...
Dec 10, 2023
Pickard, Oilers extend winning streak to seven games with 4-1 victory over Devils
EDMONTON - Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for his first win in almost two years as the Edmonton Oilers earned their seventh straight win, 4-1, over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Pickard, who the Oile...
Dec 10, 2023
Canadian rugby men and women face challenging final day at South Africa Sevens
CAPE TOWN - The Canadian women finished sixth and the men seventh after a challenging day Sunday at the South Africa Sevens. Australia won the women's event for the second week in a row, defeating Fra...
Dec 10, 2023