Category Archives: Sports
Canada cuts three, roster at 25 players ahead of world junior championship
NIAGARA FALLS - Three players have been cut from Canada's roster as the team continues preparations for the world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced Thursday that forwards Marek Vanac...
Dec 18, 2025
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg...
Dec 18, 2025
Canada Soccer reveals three men's and women's finalists for Player of the Year
Canada Soccer has announced its shortlist for its 2025 Players of the Year Award, leaving three men and three women in contention from the original list of eight nominees. The three women's finalists ...
Dec 18, 2025
Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira wonders what's next as time at West Virginia ends
As more than 430 athletes awaited the outcome of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira faced a different deadline. After being taken in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesot...
Dec 18, 2025
Swiss ski star Odermatt wins foggy downhill to match Tomba's 50 in World Cup races
VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) - Marco Odermatt found moments of clarity on a foggy day in the Italian Dolomites to race to victory in a World Cup downhill on Thursday. A 50th career World Cup win for the Sw...
Dec 18, 2025
Muller mania: German star's addition to Vancouver Whitecaps a boon for club, fans
VANCOUVER - Thomas Muller came to the Vancouver Whitecaps to win. While the German soccer legend has yet to capture a Major League Soccer title, he's won the hearts of diehard fans and casual observer...
Dec 18, 2025
Alex Carpenter has 2 goals, 1 assist, Torrent beats Charge 4-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Alex Carpenter had two goals and an assist, Hannah Bilka added a goal and two assists, and the Seattle Torrent beat the Ottawa Charge 4-1 on Wednesday night for their second consecutive...
Dec 17, 2025
World's tallest teen, Olivier Rioux of Canada, delivers emphatic dunk for first college field goal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Olivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida's bench and the home crowd into a frenzy. Rioux barely left h...
Dec 17, 2025
Local PWHL stars hope Takeover Tour in Halifax inspires next generation
HALIFAX - When Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull grew up playing hockey in Stellarton, N.S., she didn't look up to any professional women's players - because they didn't exist. She idolized the...
Dec 17, 2025
Faulk scores only goal of game, Hofer makes 24 saves to help Blues blank Jets 1-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Justin Faulk scored and Joel Hofer made 24 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 win over the stumbling Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Hofer earned his third shutout of the se...
Dec 17, 2025