Category Archives: Sports
Pascal Siakam's double-double lifts Raptors over visiting Thunder 128-111
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam's double-double powered the Raptors past the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-111 on Thursday as Toronto earned back-to-back wins. Siakam led the Raptors (34-36) with 25 points, 14 re...
Mar 16, 2023
Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded T...
Mar 16, 2023
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest during an easy ...
Mar 16, 2023
Pegues' 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-ro...
Mar 16, 2023
John Herdman calls up three uncapped players for CONCACAF Nations League matches
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman has included three uncapped players in his 23-man roster for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curacao and Honduras later this month. The three are goalkeeper...
Mar 16, 2023
Canada's mental toughness key at Billie Jean King Cup qualifier: coach
VANCOUVER - Heidi El Tabakh knows her Canadian squad will be in tough when they face Belgium at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier next month. The Canadian captain believes, however, that her team has t...
Mar 16, 2023
'Unprecedented' weather shuts down second Labrador sporting event in two weeks
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - For the second time in as many weeks, abnormal weather has forced the cancellation of a popular sporting event in Labrador. Organizers of the Labrador Winter Games in Ha...
Mar 16, 2023
Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert part of St. Louis City FC's hot start in MLS
Sitting atop the Western Conference after three straight wins, expansion St. Louis City FC has been the story of the young MLS season so far. And Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert has done his part, play...
Mar 16, 2023
Former CFL player, commissioner Larry Smith tops 2023 Hall of Fame class
TORONTO - Larry Smith, a former CFL player who later served as league commissioner and president of the Montreal Alouettes, headlines the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's 2023 class. Also named for in...
Mar 16, 2023
Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov ousted in men's doubles quarters at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov fell 6-4, 7-5 in the men's doubles quarterfinals to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. The...
Mar 15, 2023