Category Archives: Sports
Jarnkrok scores in OT as Maple Leafs pick up wild 6-5 win over Lightning
TORONTO - Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a wild 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Mitch Marner had a ...
Nov 06, 2023
Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) - Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut ...
Nov 06, 2023
Middleweight title on the line as UFC returns to Toronto with January card
TORONTO - American Sean (Tarzan) Strickland will make his first middleweight title defence against South Africa's Dricus (Stillknocks) du Plessis at UFC 297 in Toronto on Jan. 20. The matchup of two h...
Nov 06, 2023
Referees union labels Whitecaps head coach's comments post-game 'disgusting'
VANCOUVER - The union representing soccer referees in Major League Soccer are criticizing comments made by Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini after his team's playoff elimination on the week...
Nov 06, 2023
Canadian international 'keeper Kailen Sheridan named to NWSL's second all-star team
Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has been named to the NWSL second all-star team. The 28-year-old San Diego 'keeper led the league with nine clean sheets, including a shutout on the f...
Nov 06, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canadian skating coach Richard Gauthier given 12 months for sex assault
MONTREAL - A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was found guilty in January of two charges dating ba...
Nov 06, 2023
Senators coach Smith defends captain Tkachuk for calling out booing fans
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith came to the defence of his captain on Monday. Asked about Brady Tkachuk's post-game comments calling out Senators fans for booing during Saturday's 6-4 loss to Ta...
Nov 06, 2023
Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes tops NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes has been named the NHL's first star of the week after putting up eight points over his last three games. Hughes had a goal and seven assists as the...
Nov 06, 2023
Slafkovsky 'is headed to a nice destination' with Canadiens, says St. Louis
MONTREAL - Juraj Slafkovsky's path to reaching his full potential in the NHL is a lot like using a navigation app, if you ask Martin St. Louis. The Canadiens head coach compared Slafkovsky's progress ...
Nov 06, 2023
OMERS pension plan acquires five per cent indirect stake in MLSE
TORONTO - The OMERS pension plan has acquired a five per cent indirect stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for US$400 million. The investment comes through a 20 per cent direct stake in Kil...
Nov 06, 2023