Category Archives: Sports
Canada scores milestones with each of its two goals at World Cup in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar - Canada made history in Qatar with its first-ever goal at the men's World Cup. And it turns out its only other goal was also a milestone, albeit one scored by an opponent. FIFA says the o...
Dec 02, 2022
Bennett scores twice, Panthers end skid with 5-1 win over struggling Canucks
VANCOUVER - Sam Bennett scored twice and the Florida Panthers ended a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and a pair of assists, whi...
Dec 01, 2022
Caufield's third-period goal helps Canadiens to 2-1 victory over Flames
CALGARY - Cole Caufield broke a third-period tie and Sean Monahan had a pair of assists against his old team as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday. Rookie Juraj Slafkovsky,...
Dec 01, 2022
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko exits game with apparent lower-body injury
VANCOUVER - Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko left Vancouver's game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday with an apparent lower-body injury. He went down while making a save late in the first period a...
Dec 01, 2022
Kaprizov's three-point game leads Wild to 5-3 victory over Oilers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists to extend his career-best point streak to 10 games, and Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 ...
Dec 01, 2022
Canadian swimmers McIntosh and Liendo earn second-place finishes at US Open
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Canada's Summer McIntosh and Josh Liendo earned second-place finishes Thursday at the U.S. Open swimming competition. American Katie Ledecky set a meet record in the women's 400-met...
Dec 01, 2022
Canada's Mirela Rahneva wins gold at skeleton World Cup in Park City, Utah
PARK CITY, Utah - Canada's Mirela Rahneva won gold in the women's skeleton event Thursday at the Park City World Cup. The two-time Olympian from Ottawa had a two-run time of one minute 38.42 seconds. ...
Dec 01, 2022
Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO - Canadian golfing great Mike Weir added another new experience to his storied career on Thursday. Gold confetti rained down as Weir pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day ...
Dec 01, 2022
Guerrero named Blue Jays' player of the year by Toronto baseball writers' association
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named Blue Jays player of the year on Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The all-star first baseman had a ....
Dec 01, 2022
Hall of Fame goalie Roberto Luongo honoured to be recognized by Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Roberto Luongo knows there'll be a lot of emotions when he takes the ice in Vancouver Thursday night. After all, Rogers Arena has long held a special place for the former Canucks goalie. I...
Dec 01, 2022