Category Archives: Sports
Dutch speedskaters dominate women's 5,000 metres at world championship
CALGARY - Joy Beune and Irene Schouten finished one-two for the Netherlands in the world speedskating championship's 5,000 metres Sunday. Beune skated the fastest 5K of her life in six minutes 47.72 a...
Feb 18, 2024
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones stays perfect at her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones scored five in the final end to rout Yukon's Bayly Scoffin in eight ends in Sunday's morning draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones improved to 2-0 in her...
Feb 18, 2024
Canada's Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men's super-G
KVITFJELL, Austria - Canada's Jeffrey Read placed second in the men's super-G on Sunday for the first FIS Alpine World Cup podium finish of his career. Read, from Canmore, Alta., finished in one minut...
Feb 18, 2024
Jays pitcher Bassitt sounds off on repeated rule changes in Major League Baseball
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Count Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt among the early critics of Major League Baseball's rule changes for the 2024 season. "We're yet again having to learn new rules," Bassitt sai...
Feb 18, 2024
Celtic manager says Canada's Alistair Johnston could be back in week to 10 days
Glasgow Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston could be back by the end of the month. Johnston was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering a h...
Feb 18, 2024
Canadian women to open inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup campaign against El Salvador
Canada will open the CONCACAF W Cup against El Salvador, which made the inaugural tournament's 12-team main field by beating Guatemala 3-1 in a qualifying match. Saturday night's win at Dignity Health...
Feb 18, 2024
Fast start helps Chilliwack to win over Powell River
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs scored three goals in the first five minutes of the game and cruised to a 5 - 2 victory over the Powell River Kings Saturday at the Chilliwack Coliseum. Parker Murra...
Feb 18, 2024
Gu comes through with golden show in super pipe
CALGARY - Thousands of people crammed onto the hill at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park Saturday night to snap pictures and scream in support of Eileen Gu. The superstar freestyle skier delivered for th...
Feb 17, 2024
Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in hard-hitting, chippy affair
VANCOUVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele had a hand in allfour of his team's goals in a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Scheifele had a goal and three assists, ...
Feb 17, 2024
Jones opens her final Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearance with 7-5 victory
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones opened her 18th and final Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 7-5 victory Saturday over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith. Tied 2-2, Jones scored three in the third end ...
Feb 17, 2024