Category Archives: Sports
'A long journey': Young, upstart Canadiens off to East final after rebuild
BUFFALO - Nick Suzuki lived through the dark days. The Montreal Canadiens captain made the playoffs - including a magical, improbable pandemic trip to the Stanley Cup final - in his first two NHL camp...
May 19, 2026
Auger-Aliassime rides dominant second set to win over Kopriva at Hamburg Open
HAMBURG - Top-seeded Canadian Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Hamburg Open with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Czechia's Vit Kopriva on Tuesday. The 25-year-old from Montreal took the co...
May 19, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury
LONDON (AP) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his rig...
May 19, 2026
Ontario bars, restaurants will be able to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during World Cup
Licensed Ontario restaurants and bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The province announced the temporary extension Tuesday morning, saying it would h...
May 19, 2026
Jayna Hefford confident in talent pool for PWHL's four expansion teams
Professional Women's Hockey League leaders believe the talent pool is up to the task of filling four new teams next season and maintaining a high level of play. The PWHL expanded into Northern Califor...
May 19, 2026
Dobes 'bounces forward' to help Canadiens take Game 7 over Sabres
BUFFALO - Jakub Dobes had a familiar name ringing in his ears. The Canadiens goaltender was the focus of a rabid KeyBank Center crowd after his team's lead shrank from 2-0 to 2-1. The catcalls got lou...
May 18, 2026
Wembanyama has 41 points, 24 rebounds and Spurs top Thunder 122-115 in 2OT to open West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thun...
May 18, 2026
Resilient Leslie plays hero and lifesaver for Charge in 2-1 win over Victoire
OTTAWA - There was a time when Rebecca Leslie wondered if she would play professional hockey. Her performance in Game 3 of the Professional Women's Hockey League Walter Cup final on Monday showed just...
May 18, 2026
Newhook scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 3-2 in Game 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First, Tampa Bay. Now Buffalo. Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook keeps coming up big in Game 7s. The 25-year-old scored his second seventh-game, series-clincher of the playo...
May 18, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canadiens beat Sabres 3-2 in Game 7 overtime, advance to East final
BUFFALO - The Montreal Canadiens are moving on to the Eastern Conference final after defeating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime tonight to win their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series in sev...
May 18, 2026