Category Archives: Sports
Morant leads Grizzlies past Raptors 119-106 as Brooks dominant in return to Toronto
TORONTO - Head coach Nick Nurse didn't mince words after his Toronto Raptors were run out of their own building by the Memphis Grizzlies. All-star point guard Ja Morant had a double-double to lead Mem...
Dec 30, 2022
"Pretty Motivating" — Young Canadian male artistic swimmer can now aim for Olympics
TORONTO - Like many amateur athletes with big sporting dreams, Canadian artistic swimmer Chris Niehaus hopes to one day represent his country on the Olympic stage. Since taking up the sport six years ...
Dec 30, 2022
Canada's Kyle (The Monster) Nelson to face the 'Korean Superboy' in Feb. 4 UFC bout
Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson will take on (The Korean Superboy) Doo Ho Choi on a Feb. 4 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Choi (14-4-0) has not fought since a December 2019 loss, ...
Dec 29, 2022
Canada leaves Spengler Cup without a win after 3-1 loss to Sweden's Orebro
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada finished winless at the 2022 Spengler Cup after losing 3-1 to Swedish club Orebro HK Thursday in quarterfinal action at the international hockey tournament. Goals from Fili...
Dec 29, 2022
Auger-Aliassime voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year
MONTREAL - Tennis player Flix Auger-Aliassime, who shone on some of the sport's biggest stages in 2022, is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Auger...
Dec 29, 2022
Huberdeau breaks tie in third, Flames beat Kraken 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) - Jonathan Huberdeau broke a tie with eight minutes left in the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Wednesday night. Huberdeau found himself unmarked in the...
Dec 28, 2022
Andrei Vasilevskiy earns 11th straight win over Canadiens
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday nig...
Dec 28, 2022
Bedard shines as Canada gets back on track at world juniors with 11-2 rout of Germany
HALIFAX - Connor Bedard had a hat trick and four assists as Canada got back on track at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday with an emphatic 11-2 victory over Germany. Dylan Guenther also h...
Dec 28, 2022
Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship
MONCTON, N.B. - Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Libor Nemec, Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco, Filip ...
Dec 28, 2022
Canada Soccer joins federal government's safe sport program
Canada Soccer is the latest national sports organization to sign an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government's program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. The governing bod...
Dec 28, 2022