Category Archives: Sports
Connor's OT winner leads Jets to 2-1 win over Predators, snap two-game skid
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored the game-winning goal 3:31 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Dylan DeMelo added the other for Winnipeg (1...
Dec 15, 2022
Ducks earn second regulation win of the season with 5-2 victory over Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Anaheim Ducks picked up just their second regulation win of the season by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday. John Klingberg scored two goals for Anaheim (8-20-3) while Tr...
Dec 15, 2022
Vesey scores twice as Rangers down Maple Leafs 3-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Vesey had two goals, Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Vesey snapped a tie w...
Dec 15, 2022
Ex-Canucks head coach Travis Green to lead Canada at Spengler Cup
CALGARY - Travis Green is getting back behind the bench. The former Vancouver Canucks head coach has been tabbed to lead Canada's entry at the annual Spengler Cup tournament later this month. Green wi...
Dec 15, 2022
Unified MMA closes in on half-century of shows with three fight cards in 15 days
TORONTO - Sunny Sareen is a busy man these days. The Unified MMA president is in the midst of putting on three fight cards in 15 days, a run that started Dec. 2 with Unified MMA 47 in Calgary. "An amb...
Dec 15, 2022
Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's Malmo FF
VANCOUVER - Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden's Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK ...
Dec 15, 2022
Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa
TORONTO - While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. "Probably each da...
Dec 15, 2022
PHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19
BOSTON - After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation's all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league's Toronto Six franch...
Dec 15, 2022
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson a finalist for soccer's MAC Hermann Trophy
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson, who helped Syracuse to the NCAA College Cup on Monday, is one of three finalists for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy. The award is the top individual honour in NCAA Divis...
Dec 15, 2022
Brampton, Ont., to host women's hockey world championship in 2023
CALGARY - Brampton, Ont., will host the women's hockey world championship in 2023. Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association made the announcement on Thursday. The CAA Centre will host ...
Dec 15, 2022