Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame completes overhaul
CALGARY - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame has completed a seismic shift from bricks and mortar in Calgary to a hybrid involving a museum in Ottawa and an emphasis on digital storytelling From Wayne Gretz...
Dec 07, 2023

Reserve goalie Tenas grabs the spotlight at PSG with Donnarumma under pressure
PARIS (AP) - Criticized for recent glaring errors at Paris Saint-Germain, Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma did not help his case with his awful tackle last weekend. The reckless move gave younger...
Dec 07, 2023

He's no longer just Superpippo's little brother. Simone Inzaghi has Inter aiming for a Serie A title
ROME (AP) - His playing career was overshadowed by the exploits of his big brother. His coaching career has hitherto been marked by near misses. Now - finally - Simone Inzaghi appears destined to have...
Dec 07, 2023

Liga surprise package Girona visits Barcelona in clash of Catalan clubs
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona was the Spanish league champion last season. Now it is just the second-best team in the Catalonia region. Girona has upstaged its much more popular regional rival so ...
Dec 07, 2023

Two rising stars of the Bundesliga meet as leader Leverkusen takes on Stuttgart
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Is Bayer Leverkusen's German title challenge for real? How about Stuttgart's chances? The Bundesliga's two teams on the rise meet on Sunday when league-leading Leverkusen t...
Dec 07, 2023

Hyman, McDavid lead Edmonton Oilers to 6-1 rout of Carolina Hurricanes
EDMONTON - Zach Hyman scored a hat trick, Connor McDavid recorded three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers scored early and often as they continued their quest to erase a poor start to the season, defea...
Dec 06, 2023

Rodrigues has 2 goals, 2 assists as Panthers beat Stars 5-4
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Evan Rodrigues tied a career-best with four points, Aleksander Barkov scored a goal off a crazy rebound to break a third-period tie and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars ...
Dec 06, 2023

Juan Soto traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres in 7-player blockbuster
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the cost-cutting San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. San Diego received right-handed pitchers Mich...
Dec 06, 2023

Martin, Robinson lead Heat to 112-103 victory over Raptors
TORONTO - Caleb Martin scored 23 of his 24 points in the first half and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Miami Heat pulled out a 112-103 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Duncan Robinson adde...
Dec 06, 2023

Matt Percillier joins Canada as an injury replacement at South Africa Sevens
Matt Percillier has joined Canada ahead of this weekend's HSBC SVNS Cape Town, stepping in for the injured Alex Russell. The South African competition is the second stop of the HSBC SVNS season, forme...
Dec 06, 2023