Category Archives: Sports

Unselfish play has Raptors hitting new franchise highs in team assists
TORONTO - Before the Toronto Raptors season began, team president Masai Ujiri insisted that this version of the club would be unselfish. Forward Scottie Barnes thinks that Ujiri's prediction has been ...
Dec 05, 2023

Goals, goals and more goals: Canada captain Christine Sinclair by the numbers
VANCOUVER - Tuesday's friendly against Australia at B.C. Place Stadium marked Christine Sinclair's international farewell. A look at Sinclair, by the numbers, going into her final outing: Goals: 190. ...
Dec 05, 2023

NBA Notebook: Murray's short return serves as reminder of Nuggets' power
Jamal Murray's return to the Denver Nuggets was brief, but it sure helped while it lasted. The guard from Kitchener, Ont., came back from an 11-game absence due to a hamstring injury and helped lead D...
Dec 05, 2023

Steinauer relinquishes head coach role with Ticats; Hervey promoted to GM
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced a major restructuring plan Tuesday, with president of football operations Orlondo Steinauer relinquishing his head coaching duties and Ed Hervey being prom...
Dec 05, 2023

Veteran skip Glenn Howard out indefinitely with left knee injury
Veteran skip Glenn Howard will be out of action indefinitely due to a left knee injury. Howard says his knee "seized up" over the weekend at the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic bonspiel in Penticto...
Dec 05, 2023

Herdman remembers Sinclair's 'very, very special' game at London Olympics
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair's resume features a record-long list of goals and plenty of highlights, but perhaps none more memorable than the 2012 London Olympics semifinal against the United States...
Dec 05, 2023

Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom sidelined with fractured finger
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is sidelined with a fractured finger. The club says Markstrom, who left Monday's practice after injuring his right hand, doesn't require surgery and is week t...
Dec 05, 2023

Jays voice and Frick nominee Dan Shulman recalls his formative days in broadcasting
TORONTO - When Dan Shulman was a first-year mathematics student at the University of Western Ontario, the self-described 'sports nut' thought he might give sports writing a try. "I wanted to write spo...
Dec 05, 2023

NHL roundup: Couturier scores in OT to lift Flyers over Pens 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Tyson Foerster scored...
Dec 04, 2023

Ehlers, Brossoit shine as Jets edge Hurricanes 2-1
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 NHL victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Goalie Laurent Brossoit was brilliant in stoppi...
Dec 04, 2023