Category Archives: Sports

Bedard on the Big E's radar as Canada preps for world junior quarterfinals
HALIFAX - Connor Bedard wasn't aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world ju...
Jan 01, 2023

Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
LONDON (AP) - Any New Year's resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier ...
Jan 01, 2023

Canada's Louttit crowds World Cup ski jump podium
LJUBNO, Slovenia - Canada's Alexandria Louttit finished just outside the medals in women's World Cup ski jumping Sunday by placing fourth in Ljubno, Slovenia. Austria's Eva Pinkelnig, Norway's Anna Od...
Jan 01, 2023

Marlies' Moore, Wranglers' Love to coach in AHL all-star game
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League's all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Q...
Jan 01, 2023

Stars sign veteran Joe Pavelski to extension through 2023-24
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Veteran forward Joe Pavelski signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Sunday before he could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season....
Jan 01, 2023

Camouflaged cameraman a hit at world juniors: 'I have the best seat in the house'
HALIFAX - The last thing Nathan Eides wants - and he makes this abundantly clear - is to be in the spotlight. And yet there he is. Every TV timeout, every goal celebration, every victory, every defeat...
Jan 01, 2023

Owen Beck replaces injured Colton Dach on Canadian junior men's hockey team
HALIFAX - Owen Beck has been added to Canada's roster midway through the world junior men's hockey championship because of Colton Dach's tournament-ending injury. Beck of Port Hope, Ont., joins the ho...
Jan 01, 2023

Bianca Andreescu rallies to beat Muguruza at Adelaide International
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Canada's Bianca Andreescu rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide Internatio...
Jan 01, 2023

Weegar gives Flames big lift in 3-2 win over Canucks
CALGARY - Defenceman Mackenzie Weegar notched his first goal as a Flame and added an assist Saturday night to lead Calgary to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Elias Lindholm and Blake Coleman als...
Dec 31, 2022

Hellebuyck props up Jets in 2-1 win over Oilers
EDMONTON - Neal Pionk and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets pushed past the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday night. Connor Hellebuyck had 31 saves for the Jets (23-13-1) wh...
Dec 31, 2022