Category Archives: Sports
Canada takes on new international challengers in Pan Continental Curling Championship
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson face some non-traditional opponents in the inaugural Pan Continental championship starting Monday in Calgary. Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Chinese Tapei ...
Oct 28, 2022
Conditions could be a factor in Canada-U. S. Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Auckland
With heavy rain in the forecast for Auckland, Canada coach Kevin Rouet isn't expecting Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against the U.S. to be a thing of beauty. "It's going to change the dynam...
Oct 28, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Bublik to reach semifinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alexander Bublik 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. The 22-year-old Montreal native, seeded thi...
Oct 28, 2022
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton signs on with OSIC; athletes angry about rescheduled AGM
CALGARY - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new federal program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. Effective no later than Jan. 17, 2...
Oct 28, 2022
Tkachuks to meet in Atlantic Division for first time: 'Stressful for the parents'
Chantal Tkachuk's rule still stands. And it remains pretty straight forward - there will be no fighting. "Absolutely still in place," Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, the family's eldest son,...
Oct 28, 2022
Canada's McIntosh and American Ledecky win their opening heats at swimming World Cup
TORONTO - Canada's Summer McIntosh and American Katie Ledecky won their respective heats in the women's 400-metre freestyle on Friday morning at the FINA Swimming World Cup. Ledecky led all swimmers w...
Oct 28, 2022
Spain's state prosecutor drops charges against Neymar
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain's state prosecutor dropped its charges against Neymar on Friday, but a Brazilian company involved in the case will continue to fight the soccer player in court. The case ...
Oct 28, 2022
Jonsson-Fjallby snaps tie, Jets rally for 6-4 win over Kings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Axel Jonsson-Fjallby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection during the third period and the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. A...
Oct 27, 2022
Erik Karlsson scores in OT, Sharks beat Maple Leafs 4-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Erik Karlsson scored on a breakaway 57 seconds into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Karlsson also had two ass...
Oct 27, 2022
Canucks end season-opening skid at 7, beating Kraken 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Ilya Mikheyev scored his first two goals of the season and the Vancouver Canucks ended their season-opening losing streak at a franchise-record seven games, beating the Seattle Kraken 5...
Oct 27, 2022