Category Archives: Sports

Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin among CP Women's Open qualifiers
OTTAWA - Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin of Vancouver earned one of four spots into this week's 2022 CP Women's Open with a steady round of golf in Monday's final qualifier at the Marshes Golf Club. Lin, the...
Aug 22, 2022

B.C. Lions regrouping after foot injury to starter Nathan Rourke
SURREY, B.C. - He's out of action for the foreseeable future but quarterback Nathan Rourke still provided his teammates with an emotional lift by attending practice Monday. "Just to see his smile, man...
Aug 22, 2022

Bob Baffert among those to congratulate Attard following Queen's Plate win
TORONTO - Bob Baffert provided a storybook ending to trainer Kevin Attard's first $1-million Queen's Plate victory. Shortly after filly Moira's record-setting win Sunday in the opening leg of the OLG ...
Aug 22, 2022

Islanders sign defencemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Islanders have signed defencemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov to three-year contracts. The Islanders also announced Monday the signing of forward Kieffer Bel...
Aug 22, 2022

Five questions with Canadian hockey 'golden-goaler' Marie-Philip Poulin
Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin is the only hockey player in the world, male or female, to score goals in four straight Olympic hockey finals. The 31-year-old from Beauceville...
Aug 22, 2022

Filly Moira captures 163rd running of $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Trainer Kevin Attard has his Stanley Cup. Moira came on strong down the stretch to earn a record-setting victory in the $1-million Queen's Plate on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack. That secured...
Aug 21, 2022

Patrick Cantlay wins another thriller at BMW Championship
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Patrick Cantlay won another thriller Sunday in the BMW Championship, getting a great bounce on the 17th hole that set up a short birdie and led to a 2-under 69 and a one-shot v...
Aug 21, 2022

Sagging Yankees win for just 10th time in 30 games, top Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees got a win they desperately needed, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Sunday to avoid a...
Aug 21, 2022

Garcia beats Kvitova to win Western & Southern title
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week's U.S. Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women's championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova on Sunday....
Aug 21, 2022

Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke to undergo foot surgery
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke will undergo surgery for a sprain in his right foot, the CFL club announced Sunday. The Lions stated Rourke has been diagnosed with a Lisfranc sprain i...
Aug 21, 2022