Category Archives: Sports
Olympic teammates McDavid, MacKinnon, Celebrini named NHL's three stars for December
NEW YORK - Centres Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Macklin Celebrini, who will be teammates on Canada's squad at next month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, have been named the NHL's three stars ...
Jan 01, 2026
Premier League club Chelsea parts ways with head coach Enzo Maresca
LONDON (AP) - Enzo Maresca left his post as Chelsea head coach on Thursday after a reported deterioration in his relationship with the Premier League club's hierarchy. The Italian coach was midway thr...
Jan 01, 2026
Experienced Canadian curling teams will aim to end Olympic gold drought at Cortina
There won't be Olympic stage fright for members of the Canadian curling teams at the Milan Cortina Games in February. The presence of the five Olympic rings can be unnerving for some athletes, especia...
Jan 01, 2026
Backlund, Flames eyeing more with playoff spot within reach
CALGARY - Last in the NHL in mid-November, the red-hot Calgary Flames have clawed their way back to within one point of a playoff spot. Leading the resurgence has been captain Mikael Backlund, who sco...
Jan 01, 2026
With skid in the rearview mirror, Bruins aim to build off impressive win over Oilers
EDMONTON - The Boston Bruins ended the year feeling a lot better than the couple weeks that preceded their final game. David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Bruins closed out the 2025 cale...
Jan 01, 2026
'Really inspiring': How advanced technology is evolving baseball on Canadian soil
Inside a large indoor space marked with metal equipment, training gear and gadgets stored in drawers and shelves, athlete Peyton Markwood uses two hands to pull on the handle of a large machine with a...
Jan 01, 2026
Nuggets' Murray ready to shoulder more as added responsibility comes with Jokic out
TORONTO - Canadian Jamal Murray was back home for the first night of the next four weeks without his Denver Nuggets teammate, three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, on Wednesday. Murray and the Nuggets surv...
Jan 01, 2026
Tom Wilson has Gordie Howe hat trick in Capitals' win against Rangers
WASHINGTON (AP) - CAPITALS 6, RANGERS 3 WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Wilson had two goals and an assist to lead Washington past New York. Wilson, who earlier in the day was named a member of Canada's Olympic...
Dec 31, 2025
Pastrnak's three-point effort leads Bruins to 6-2 victory over Oilers
EDMONTON - David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins closed out the 2025 calendar year with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Hampus Lindholm and E...
Dec 31, 2025
Flames thump Flyers 5-1 to win fifth straight home game
CALGARY - Mikael Backlund stayed hot notching his 10th goal on Wednesday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Morgan Frost, Jonathan Huberdeau, Rasmus Andersson an...
Dec 31, 2025