Category Archives: Sports

Guerin, MacFarland, Verbeek up for Jim Gregory Award as top NHL general manager
NEW YORK - Bill Guerin of the Minnesota Wild, Chris MacFarland of the Colorado Avalanche and Pat Verbeek of the Anaheim Ducks are the finalists for the 2025-26 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year ...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Sabres return to Luukkonen in goal after back-to-back blowout losses to Habs
MONTREAL - The Buffalo Sabres are making a change in the crease after back-to-back lopsided losses in their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen re-took his...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Cycling Canada pauses women's track cycling pursuit team, 2028 Olympics unclear
Cycling Canada applying the brakes to its women's track pursuit team has drawn criticism from a rider and a former rider. Cycling Canada will not enter a women's pursuit team in track cycling's world ...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Veteran middle linebacker McManis quickly making presence felt with Ticats
HAMILTON - Wynton McManis hasn't wasted any time making his presence felt on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence. The veteran middle linebacker joined the Ticats this off-season following four years with ...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Bombers return star Vaval pushing for starting role on defence in second CFL season
WINNIPEG - Trey Vaval dominated the CFL in 2025, rewriting league and franchise record books during a historic rookie season. As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers open training camp, many around the three-dow...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman reaches 2,000 strikeout milestone, 90th all time
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman gained some ground on Max Scherzer on Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout list on Monday, even reaching a major milestone. Gausman struck out five over 4 2/3 innings but...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Luukkonen, Benson lift Sabres past Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to tie series
MONTREAL - Lindy Ruff promised Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen his opportunity would arrive, and the Buffalo Sabres netminder delivered when it did on Tuesday night. In his first appearance since April 21, Luukk...
The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Avalanche bounce back to beat Wild 5-2, grab 3-1 series lead
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored in the third period for Colorado, an opportune time for their first goals of the post-season as the high-scoring Avalanche snapped back ...
The Canadian Press May 11, 2026

Jonathan Aranda powers Rays past Blue Jays 8-5 as Kevin Gausman struggles
TORONTO - Jonathan Aranda had a solo home run in the fifth inning and drove in a total of three runs to lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Monday. Richie Palacios had a two-run ...
The Canadian Press May 11, 2026

Whitecaps vie to become road warriors as Vancouver prepares for FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER - In a season marked by FIFA World Cup-induced schedule quirks, the Vancouver Whitecaps are embracing the strange. The Major League Soccer club spent more than a month at home this spring, p...
The Canadian Press May 11, 2026