Category Archives: Sports

Players shed new light on memorable Canada-Soviet Summit Series in "1972" book
Every time there's a Summit Series anniversary, hockey fans are reminded of Canada's thrilling comeback victory over the Soviet Union and Paul Henderson's where-were-you-when Game 8 winner. While many...
Sep 09, 2022

MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound...
Sep 09, 2022

Canada's Olympic champion Kripps joining bobsled team as technical coach
CALGARY - Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsled team as the program's new technical coach. The mov...
Sep 09, 2022

Elks coach Jones not thinking about home losing streak ahead of Stampeders' visit
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks could have an infamous date with CFL history Saturday night. But the prospect of losing a CFL-record-tying 14th home game in a row isn't at the front of their minds. The E...
Sep 09, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's status unknown as Toronto FC heads to Atlanta
Toronto FC and Atlanta United have had difficult weeks ahead of their MLS clash Saturday, with off-field concerns overshadowing their push for the playoffs. Italian star Lorenzo Insigne missed TFC pra...
Sep 09, 2022

Canadian women prepare for second appearance at Rugby League World Cup
Student, police officer, nurse, teacher, biologist and firefighter. Just some of the occupations represented in Canada's 24-women team for next month's Rugby League World Cup in England. Add unpaid Au...
Sep 09, 2022

Premier League games off as 'mark of respect' to queen
LONDON (AP) - The Premier League has postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, adding to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket an...
Sep 09, 2022

'We know nothing's over': Underdog Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have been here before, watching their playoff dreams dim as the regular season fades. With five games left on the schedule, the club sits eight points out of a post...
Sep 09, 2022

Jabeur beats shaky Garcia at US Open to reach 2nd Slam final
NEW YORK (AP) - Ons Jabeur reached a second consecutive Grand Slam title match without needing to produce her best tennis Thursday night, taking full advantage of a shaky showing by Caroline Garcia to...
Sep 08, 2022

Lin has 9 birdies for a 64; 14-year-old shoots 70 on LPGA
CINCINNATI (AP) - Xiyu "Janet" Lin of China opened with five birdies in six holes, birdied all but one of the par 5s and had an 8-under 64 on Thursday for a one-shot lead over Nasa Hataoka in the Krog...
Sep 08, 2022