Category Archives: Sports

Markkanen, Conley power Jazz to 131-128 win over Raptors
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lauri Markkanen had 28 points and 13 rebounds and Mike Conley added a three-point play and two clutch free throws in the closing minutes to lift the Utah Jazz to a 131-128 win ov...
Feb 01, 2023

Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees arrives in Quebec City for tournament
QUEBEC - A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Quebec City, where they'll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal o...
Feb 01, 2023

Canadian Alphonso Davies scores as Bayern beat Mainz 4-0 to move on in German Cup
MAINZ, Germany (CP-AP) - Canadian Alphonso Davies scored 12 minutes after coming in off the bench to complete Bayern Munich's scoring in a 4-0 win at Mainz that moved the Bundesliga leader into the qu...
Feb 01, 2023

Veteran 'keeper Sean Johnson happy to land in Toronto — and break bread with Drake
TORONTO - Sean Johnson has yet to start a game for Toronto FC, but he has already got a taste of the city's star power. In wooing the free agent goalkeeper, the MLS club took Johnson, his girlfriend M...
Feb 01, 2023

Chandler Worthy signs contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes
American receiver/returner Chandler Worthy signed a two-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. Worthy was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 14. The five-foot-eight, 177-...
Feb 01, 2023

Pelletier: Solving safe-sport crisis requires buy-in from all levels
TORONTO - Sports are rife with stories of coaches facing allegations of maltreatment from a club or provincial organization, who, under the cover of jurisdictional borders, move to another club, provi...
Feb 01, 2023

Junior star Connor Bedard filling hockey arenas in Western Canada
CALGARY - Connor Bedard keeps packing arenas in Western Canada after his electrifying performance at the world junior men's hockey championship. The 17-year-old Regina Pats forward, projected to be th...
Feb 01, 2023

Hughes, Pastrnak, Dunn honoured as NHL's three stars for January
NEW YORK - New Jersey centre Jack Hughes, Boston right-wing David Pastrnak and Seattle defenceman Vince Dunn have been named the NHL's three stars for January. Hughes led the league with 13 goals and ...
Feb 01, 2023

Curling Canada under fire for limiting eligibility for pregnancy exemptions
Curling Canada was under fire Wednesday after limiting pregnancy exemption eligibility for teams hoping to add an out-of-province free agent at the national playdowns to just the top five rinks in the...
Feb 01, 2023

John Herdman says while he has got job offers, he is staying on as Canada coach
John Herdman is staying put. After a morning of speculation fuelled by a New Zealand report that the Canada men's soccer coach had agreed to take over the 105th-ranked All Whites, Herdman and Canada S...
Feb 01, 2023