Category Archives: Sports

Canadian team to open Billie Jean King Cup round-robin play against Italy
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada will open its round-robin schedule at the Billie Jean King Cup today against Italy. Captain Sylvain Bruneau is expected to give the singles assignments to Leylah Ferna...
Nov 09, 2022

Dach's two-goal night helps Canadiens beat Canucks 5-2 for back-to-back wins
MONTREAL - Kirby Dach scored two goals and the Montreal Canadiens earned a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki, Arber Xhekaj and Dach gave Montreal (7-6-1) a th...
Nov 09, 2022

Anunoby, VanVleet lead Raptors to 116-109 win over Houston Rockets
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet and O.G. Anunoby combined for 59 points to drag the lethargic Toronto Raptors to a 116-109 victory over the lowly Houston Rockets on Wednesday. VanVleet had seven three-pointer...
Nov 09, 2022

Canadiens rookie Juraj Slafkovsky suspended 2 games for boarding
NEW YORK (AP) - Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended by the NHL for two games on Wednesday for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings. The incident happened in the thi...
Nov 09, 2022

Saucedo claimed by Mets, Blue Jays send Lawrence to triple-A Buffalo
Toronto Blue Jays left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo has been claimed off outright waivers by the New York Mets. Righty reliever Casey Lawrence cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Blue Jays'...
Nov 09, 2022

Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner's release
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are ...
Nov 09, 2022

Ever-present defender Alistair Johnston set to enter Canadian men's record book
Alistair Johnston has been a fixture for Canada the last two years, missing out on just one of the Canadian men's 29 games since the start of 2021. And on Friday, the 24-year-old CF Montreal defender ...
Nov 09, 2022

Jack Eichel thriving in the desert with Vegas Golden Knights
Mark Stone knew all about the player. He just wasn't sure about the person. The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Jack Eichel from Buffalo in a blockbuster trade last November following a messy, protracte...
Nov 09, 2022

Toronto Argos linebacker Wynton McManis hopeful about playing in CFL's East final
TORONTO - The injury news continues to get better for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Last week, the CFL team announced veteran Canadian running back Andrew Harris had resumed practising aft...
Nov 09, 2022

Sherbrooke Phoenix's Justin Gill enjoying breakout season with eyes on NHL again
Fuelled by motivation from a down moment, Justin Gill has turned the corner in his junior hockey career. The 19-year-old Sherbrooke Phoenix centre has been enjoying a breakout season as one of the QMJ...
Nov 09, 2022