Category Archives: Sports
Edmonton Oilers superfans cross ocean, paint body in blue and orange to watch games
EDMONTON - When an orange wave of Oilers fans in Edmonton head toward the downtown core on game nights during the NHL playoffs, an ocean away in Akureyri, Iceland, Pavel Viking Landa says he makes his...
Jun 10, 2025
'Not our best': Undisciplined Oilers thumped 6-1 by Panthers in ugly Game 3
SUNRISE - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the puck with Sergei Bobrovsky at his mercy. The Oilers forward - an injury question mark coming into Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final - fired high and wide of the Pan...
Jun 09, 2025
Kirk, Clase lead Blue Jays past Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday nigh...
Jun 09, 2025
Panthers rout Oilers 6-1 to take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett scored again, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe each got their first goal in the Stanley Cup final, and the defending champion Florida Panthers capit...
Jun 09, 2025
Star swimmer McIntosh sets world record in 200-metre individual medley
VICTORIA - Summer McIntosh set a world record in the 200-metre individual medley at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials on Monday night. The 18-year-old from Toronto won the race in 2:05.70. That broke ...
Jun 09, 2025
Expected favourite Louprint lands No. 4 post for $1-million Pepsi North America Cup
MILTON - Louprint, the expected favourite for the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup, has landed the No. 4 post for the race. Louprint, Lite Up The World and Captain Optimistic won the three eliminati...
Jun 09, 2025
Fans in McDavid's hometown of Newmarket, Ont., show support for favourite son
NEWMARKET - With the Oilers in the Stanley Cup final again this year, the decision to bring back "Connor McDavid Square" in the hometown of Edmonton's star forward was a no-brainer for Newmarket Mayor...
Jun 09, 2025
PWHL Vancouver takes defender Ashton Bell first overall in expansion draft
Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has selected defender Ashton Bell first overall in the league's first-ever expansion draft. The 25-year-old blue liner from Deloraine, Man., spe...
Jun 09, 2025
Veteran forward Cyle Larin to captain Canada against Ivory Coast at Canadian Shield
TORONTO - Veteran striker Cyle Larin will captain Canada in its final outing at the Canadian Shield tournament against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday. With regular captain Alphonso Davies out injured, vic...
Jun 09, 2025
Sam Bennett raising his game and wreaking havoc for Florida Panthers
SUNRISE - Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett. The youngsters played together on the same team in the Greater Toronto Area as kids, faced off in the Ontario Hockey League, and have been on o...
Jun 09, 2025