Category Archives: Sports

Northern athletes undaunted by their challenges at Canada Games
YELLOWKNIFE - Athletes from across Canada's North will be among those competing at this month's Canada Summer Games, including some in sports rarely seen in their home territories. Nunavut is sending ...
Aug 06, 2022

Hockey Canada's board chair Michael Brind’Amour steps down
CALGARY - The chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors has resigned. Michael Brind'Amour told the board Friday evening he was stepping down immediately, Hockey Canada said Saturday in a statement. ...
Aug 06, 2022

Cavallini scores, short-handed Whitecaps snatch dramatic 2-1 win over Dynamo
VANCOUVER - Lucas Cavallini scored in injury time, giving the short-handed Vancouver Whitecaps a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Friday. The Canadian striker fired a left-footed sho...
Aug 05, 2022

Jays' miscues lead to Gordon run in 10th, Twins win 6-5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer and scored in the 10th inning for Minnesota after a pair of miscues by Toronto catcher Danny Jansen, giving the Twins a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays ...
Aug 05, 2022

Stampeders snap two-game losing streak, defeat Redblacks 17-3
OTTAWA - The Calgary Stampeders snapped a two-game losing streak with a 17-3 win over the Ottawa Redblacks Friday night at TD Place. Bo Levi Mitchell was far from his best, but on this night he was ea...
Aug 05, 2022

Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier moves within one win of US$1-million MMA payday
NEW YORK - (The Canadian Gangster) Olivier Aubin-Mercier won a unanimous decision over Paraguay's Alex Martinez on Friday to move into the lightweight final of the Professional Fighters League. The 33...
Aug 05, 2022

Harrington takes one stroke lead after first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - Padraig Harrington eagled the final hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Friday to vault into the lead at the 2022 Shaw Charity Classic. Harrington was trailing clubhouse leader K...
Aug 05, 2022

Bryan Burnham returns as B.C. Lions take on struggling Edmonton Elks
VANCOUVER - Few would have faulted Bryan Burnham for taking some time away from the B.C. Lions this season. The star receiver couldn't be on the field anyway after a jarring hit from Toronto Argonauts...
Aug 05, 2022

Canada's Fernandez draws into bracket with world No. 1 Swiatek at National Bank Open
TORONTO - When Leylah Fernandez's name was drawn into the same bracket as world No. 1 Iga Swiatek for the upcoming National Bank Open a mischievous smile played across the top-seeded Canadian's face. ...
Aug 05, 2022

Tom Kim going places in a hurry, among leaders at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Joohyung "Tom" Kim began the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple bogey on his first hole and wasn't the least bit bothered. The kid seems to be going places in a hurry. Alrea...
Aug 05, 2022