Category Archives: Sports
Bowness, Tocchet, Brunette named finalists for NHL's coach of the year award
NEW YORK - Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks and Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators are the finalists for this season's Jack Adams Award. The award is pr...
May 03, 2024
'They didn't accept their fate': Maple Leafs push Bruins to another Game 7
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's team had a decision to make. The Maple Leafs head coach watched his players put in a terrible Game 4 performance on home ice against the Boston Bruins - one that left them si...
May 03, 2024
Canadiens sign defenceman Adam Engstrom to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Adam Engstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. The 20-year-old Engstrom had four goals and 18 assists in 51 games for Rgle BK of the...
May 03, 2024
CF Montreal coach on report of Choiniere trade request: 'Everyone wants him to stay'
MONTREAL - CF Montreal head Laurent Courtois says the club wants Mathieu Choiniere to stay after a report the homegrown midfielder is seeking a trade surfaced earlier this week. The Athletic reported ...
May 03, 2024
Canada gets another chance at world para hockey title at home
CALGARY - Canada's para hockey team gets another swing at winning a world championship on home ice. Canada hosted the world para hockey championship for the first time in 2023 in Moose Jaw, Sask., whe...
May 03, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs survived to see another day on Thursday night, while the Vancouver Canucks look to avoid allowing Nashville to do the same on Friday. Here are five things to know entering Frid...
May 03, 2024
Federal government to announce funding to help Toronto host six 2026 World Cup games
TORONTO - The federal government is set to announce funding to help Toronto host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and federal Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough are sche...
May 03, 2024
Bruins searching for answers as they head home for deciding Game 7
TORONTO - An uninspired Game 5 effort put the pressure squarely on the Boston Bruins in their first-round NHL playoff series against Toronto. A Game 6 dud only made things worse. The Maple Leafs toppe...
May 02, 2024
Nylander, Woll star as Maple Leafs down Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7
TORONTO - William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 22 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday to force Game 7 in their first-round series. Toronto has now w...
May 02, 2024
Matt Wallace takes 1-shot lead, Canada's Pendrith in second at Byron Nelson, with defending champ Jason Day 3 back
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described "terrible" season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the world so go...
May 02, 2024