Category Archives: Sports
Chicago Blackhawks hire Jeff Blashill as head coach, hoping for a turnaround
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks hired Jeff Blashill on Thursday, giving him a second chance to prove himself as a head coach in the NHL. Blashill, a 51-year-old Michigan native, coached the Detr...
May 22, 2025
Poulin, Fast, Knight named finalist for PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin, Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet forward Hilary Knight have been named finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey Leag...
May 22, 2025
Ticats set to face archrival Argos in first exhibition game for both teams
HAMILTON - After nearly two weeks of beating upon one another, Kiondre Smith and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can look forward to hitting players in different coloured jerseys. The Ticata will host the arc...
May 22, 2025
City of Toronto still sorting out World Cup funding with 13 months to go
TORONTO - Thirteen months before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, the City of Toronto is still wondering how to pay for it. The cost of hosting six games in Toronto has been pegged at $380 million, with ...
May 22, 2025
Canadian teen Mboko reaches final round of French Open qualifying
PARIS - Victoria Mboko advanced to the third round of French Open qualifying with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kathinka von Deichmann on Thursday. The 18-year-old Canadian won 82 per cent of her first serves a...
May 22, 2025
Five things to know for the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski
Medicine Hat Tigers phenom Gavin McKenna headlines a stacked field at this year's Memorial Cup. The top competition in Canadian junior hockey runs Friday through June 1 in Rimouski, Que. The Rimouski ...
May 22, 2025
Third-period swoon costs Oilers in Game 1 of conference final against Stars
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas S...
May 21, 2025
Dallas Stars not getting shut out on power play in this West final against Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time. They took full advantage of their opportunities in the third period...
May 21, 2025
Vancouver FC, Cavalry battle to 1-1 draw in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
LANGLEY - A late goal from Tobias Warschewski helped Cavalry FC rescue a 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. David Norman J...
May 21, 2025
Stars score 3 PP goals in 5 1/2 minutes early in 3rd, rally to beat Oilers 6-3 in Game 1
DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch again...
May 21, 2025