Category Archives: Sports

Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for track and field athletes from 4 countries
MONACO (AP) - Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of the Paris Olympics because of sub-standard anti-doping programs at home, the sport's i...
Mar 11, 2024

Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
BRUSSELS (AP) - Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialized websites,...
Mar 11, 2024

U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States went on to beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. The United States lifted ...
Mar 10, 2024

Ravens edge Huskies 70-67 to defend U Sports women's basketball title
EDMONTON - The Carleton Ravens have defended their U Sports women's basketball title. The second-seeded Ravens won a 70-67 thriller over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Sunday's championship...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 10, 2024

Brad Gushue wins 2024 Canadian men's curling championship
REGINA - Brad Gushue defended his Canadian men's curling championship with a 9-5 win over Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen on Sunday night. Gushue is the only man to skip teams to six Brier victories. Gushu...
Dave Barry Mar 10, 2024

NHL roundup: Wild pull goalie in overtime, beat Predators 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated ...
Mar 10, 2024

Underdog Laval wins first U Sports men's basketball title with 77-71 win over Queen's
QUEBEC - Before the U Sports men's basketball champion, Laval University's head coach Nathan Grant said his team rises to challenges from a superior team. On Sunday, players on the Rouge et Or showed ...
Mar 10, 2024

Aho, Svechnikov help Hurricanes whip Flames 7-2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Sunday. Aho and Svechnikov were two of seven dif...
Mar 10, 2024

Tortorella suspended 2 games for refusing to leave Flyers' bench
NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was suspended for two games and fined $50,000 by the NHL on Sunday for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials by refusing to leave t...
Mar 10, 2024

CF Montreal beats Miami 3-2 with Messi watching from sideline
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi wore street clothes and watched from a sideline box as Montreal took advantage of several Inter Miami defensive miscues to hand his team its first loss of the...
Mar 10, 2024