Category Archives: Sports
The Oilers power play is elite. But so far, the penalty kill is doing heavy lifting
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers power play is good - really good. But it might be their penalty-killing that will determine if they get past the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs. Th...
Apr 20, 2023
Lacrosse Canada narrows roster for upcoming men's field world championship
Curtis Dickson is ready to get a measure of redemption on field lacrosse's highest stage. Dickson was one of several veterans named to Lacrosse Canada's 26-player short list earlier this week for the ...
Apr 20, 2023
Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Jason King will not return next season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are making a change to their coaching staff. Assistant coach Jason King will not return to the team next season, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday. Kin...
Apr 20, 2023
Jets forward Barron weighs in on recovery after taking skate to the face in Game 1
LAS VEGAS - Looking like an extra in a horror movie, Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron said the reaction to his new-look forehead has been varied. "Some guys have told me it looks better than they e...
Apr 20, 2023
Insigne returns but Bernardeschi now listed as questionable for Toronto FC
TORONTO - The door to the trainer's room keeps swinging for Toronto FC. One week after Lorenzo Insigne - in a 14-minute cameo appearance off the bench - returned to action after missing six games with...
Apr 20, 2023
June UFC 289 card in Vancouver gets influx of Canadian fighter talent
Six Canadians and one Canadian-based fighter have been added to the June 10 UFC 289 card at Vancouver's Rogers Arena. The six Canadians are flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius, bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi,...
Apr 20, 2023
Canada's Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron's skin for Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Calling the NBA's all-time leading scorer - regular season and playoffs - old and just another player might not seem very smart to most folks. For Dillon Brooks, that's just the ...
Apr 20, 2023
'A tough loss': Maple Leafs moving on minus suspended forward Michael Bunting
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are moving on minus Michael Bunting. They don't have any other choice. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe and his players were largely tight-lipped about the three-game suspens...
Apr 20, 2023
Tsitsipas, Rublev to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Top-seeded men's players Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Andrey Rublev of Russia are joining Bjorn Borg's Team Europe for this year's Laver Cup in Vancouver. Tsitsipas, ranked fourth in t...
Apr 20, 2023
Do not disturb is a hockey player's best friend during Stanley Cup playoffs
EDMONTON - NHL players' phones start chiming and pinging like casinos when the playoffs start. Moms, dads, siblings, cousins, minor hockey teammates, high-school classmates and that guy who fixed the ...
Apr 20, 2023