Category Archives: Sports
Rantanen scores in OT, Avalanche rally past Canadiens 2-1
DENVER (AP) - Mikko Rantanen scored 1:51 into overtime, Artturi Lehkonen scored in his first game against his former team, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesd...
Dec 21, 2022
Siakam scores career-high 52 as Raptors snap Knicks' NBA-leading 8-game win streak
NEW YORK (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the New York Knicks' NBA-leading eight-game winning streak 113-106 Wednesday night. Siakam added nine rebou...
Dec 21, 2022
Canada cruises past Slovakia 6-1 in world junior test run
MONCTON, N.B. - Canada has continued its impressive pre-tournament play with a 6-1 win over Slovakia at the Avenir Centre. Joshua Roy, with one goal and one assist, and Colton Dach, Brandt Clarke, Zac...
Dec 21, 2022
CP reporter Lori Ewing wins Randy Starkman Award for Leadership in Sports Journalism.
Lori Ewing of The Canadian Press has been awarded the Randy Starkman Award for Leadership in Sports Journalism. Ewing, a 21-year veteran of Canada's national news service, was recognized for her in-de...
Dec 21, 2022
Canada's Bombito selected third by Colorado Rapids in MLS SuperDraft
Montreal's Moise Bombito, a junior defender at the University of New Hampshire, has been selected third overall by the Colorado Rapids at the MLS SuperDraft. Bombito was named 2022 America East Defend...
Dec 21, 2022
Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer player of the year for second straight time
TORONTO - Jessie Fleming has been named Canada Soccer's player of the year for the second year in a row. The 24-year old midfielder from London, Ont., shared the women's national team lead with five g...
Dec 21, 2022
Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has reached a one-year athlete agreement with its national women's team. The agreement covers 28 athletes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2022, Hockey Canada said Wednesday in a ...
Dec 21, 2022
Golf Canada unveils 2023 national teams under new three-tier system
An all-time high of 57 athletes were named to Golf Canada's teams on Wednesday along with eight coaches. Golf Canada's 2023 national team system now features three program tiers: amateurs and professi...
Dec 21, 2022
Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire
CALGARY - Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday. Junio, from Calgary, won 12 World Cup medals over the course of his 12-y...
Dec 21, 2022
Roughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Nick Marshall to a one-year contract extension. Marshall set a Roughriders' record for interceptions returned for touchdowns last seaso...
Dec 21, 2022