Category Archives: Sports
Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...
Feb 13, 2023
Nick Taylor's second place finish puts five Canadians in men's top 100 golf rankings and two Abbotsford men in the top 53
Nick Taylor's second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history. His US$2 million in winnings was the most ever won by a Canadian at a single event, even topping previous...
Feb 13, 2023
Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men's curling finals en route to Brier
Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan...
Feb 12, 2023
Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking, Canada's Taylor cashes in
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Ta...
Feb 12, 2023
Ottawa speedskater Ivanie Blondin takes silver in World Cup mass start
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin took silver in the women's mass start event Sunday at the second-last World Cup speedskating stop of the season. The 32-year-old picked up her four...
Feb 12, 2023
Canadian snowboard Darcy Sharpe wins World Cup slopestyle gold in Calgary
CALGARY - Canadian snowboarder Darcy Sharpe won men's World Cup slopestyle gold Sunday in Calgary. The 27-year-old from Comox, B.C., posted a winning score of 88.85 points in the second of his three r...
Feb 12, 2023
Harris scores two, Canadiens defeat Oilers 6-2 for back-to-back wins
MONTREAL - Jordan Harris had his first career two-goal game as the Montreal Canadiens earned wins on back-to-back afternoons with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Alex Belz...
Feb 12, 2023
Canada women's soccer team reluctantly returns to training under protest in Florida
FLORIDA - As promised, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to training Sunday in Florida. But they did so under protest after Canada Soccer threatened legal action if they continued their job ac...
Feb 12, 2023
Sens goalie Forsberg out indefinitely with MCL tear in both knees
Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg is out indefinitely after tearing the medial collateral ligament in both of his knees during a game Saturday against Edmonton. Senators general manager Pierre...
Feb 12, 2023
Sarault skates to victory; Canada sweeps women's 1,000 short-track races at World Cup
DORDRECHT, Netherlands - Canada swept the women's 1,000-metre races at a World Cup speedskating event in the Netherlands after Courtney Sarault raced to victory in Sunday's race. Sarault, from Moncton...
Feb 12, 2023