Category Archives: Sports

Canadian women's water polo team falls 12-8 to Italy at world aquatics championship
DOHA, Qatar - The Canadian women's water polo team's first loss at the World Aquatics Championship was a costly one. Italy (3-0) scored a 12-8 win over Canada (2-1) on Thursday to claim first place in...
Feb 08, 2024

The Paris Olympics medals are monumental. They're embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
PARIS (AP) - An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each g...
Feb 08, 2024

Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky is learning to trust his shot early in his NHL career
WASHINGTON (AP) - Juraj Slafkovsky met with Slovakia's ambassador to the U.S. and his staff following the first two-goal game of his young career, brimming with a smile after signing jerseys and takin...
Feb 08, 2024

Host team wants to make the most of a rare cross-country ski World Cup in Canada
The Canmore Nordic Centre feels like home to Antoine Cyr. The cross-country skier hopes that's to his advantage at a rare Canadian World Cup stop. The 25-year-old from Gatineau, Que., leads a host tea...
Feb 08, 2024

Mike McEwen ready for Brier spotlight as host Saskatchewan's skip
A Manitoba curling proverb is "the buffalo feels heavy." Expectations are high for curlers from that province on the national and international stage. But what about representing another avid curling ...
Feb 08, 2024

Renata Fast helps Canada down United States 4-2 in Rivalry Series
SASKATOON - Renata Fast scored the winner as Canada reeled off three unanswered goals to rally past the United States 4-2 on Wednesday in the Rivalry Series. The victory cuts the U.S.'s lead to 3-2 in...
Feb 07, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps, Mexico's Tigres battle to draw in Champions Cup
LANGFORD, B.C. - Damir Kreilach had his first goal as a Vancouver Whitecaps player in a 1-1 draw against Mexican side Tigres UANL in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at Starlight Stadium ...
Feb 07, 2024

Veteran safety Brandon Alexander signs extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Veteran safety Brandon Alexander has signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Alexander will return for his seventh Canadian Football League season, all with the Blue Bom...
Feb 07, 2024

Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara defeats Forge FC 3-1 in CONCACAF Champions Cup play
HAMILTON - Newly acquired U.S. international Cade Cowell scored two goals and set up another Wednesday as Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara downed Forge FC 3-1 to take a commanding lead into the second leg ...
Feb 07, 2024

William Nylander scores twice as Maple Leafs down Stars 5-4
TORONTO - Mitch Marner and William Nylander scored 20 seconds apart with under nine minutes to go in the third period, moments after Dallas equalized as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Stars 5-4 ...
Feb 07, 2024