Sports

'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent th...
1h ago
Read More
'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent th...
1h ago
Read More
Winnipeg Blue Bombers list Collaros as game-time decision for East Division final
MONTREAL - Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's East Division final. Winnipeg listed Collaros atop its quarterback depth chart Friday but with the game-time decision designation. Collaros suffered a rib inj...
2h ago
Read More
Ducks continue torrid scoring pace, make franchise history in win over Oilers
EDMONTON - The Anaheim Ducks are filling the net at a pace unseen before in franchise history. Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each had two goals and an assist as the Ducks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Cutter Gau...
6h ago
Read More
Jets use momentum, motivation from Montreal win to topple Canucks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets were spurred on by their unprecedented 'Miracle in Montreal.' After erasing a four-goal deficit and beating the Canadiens 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday, the Jets came out brimming with confidence when they opened a three-game ...
7h ago
Read More
Canadiens bounce back from embarrassing loss with comeback win over Mammoth
MONTREAL - Two days after an epic collapse against the Winnipeg Jets left them as the NHL's laughingstock, the Montreal Canadiens answered in style. Cole Caufield scored the winner 30 seconds into overtime as the Canadiens overcame Logan Cooley's hat t...
7h ago
Read More
Jaguars thrash the depleted Ravens 33-10 for their 5th win in 6 games
BALTIMORE (AP) - Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and the Jacksonville Jaguars had little trouble with Joe Fagnano and the Baltimore Ravens in a 33-10 victory Thursday night. Fagnano made his first career start with Lamar Jackson an...
12h ago
Read More
Canadian hockey squads score QF wins over Finland, Sweden at U17 World Challenge
OAKVILLE - Captain Maddox Schultz scored a hat trick to lead Canada White to an 8-6 win over Finland in the quarterfinals of the under-17 World Challenge on Thursday night. Jacob McKinnon, Chace Turchak, Jace Voortman, Kane Cloutier and Cruz Jim also s...
13h ago
Read More
Mintyukov, Sennecke each score twice as Ducks hand Oilers second straight loss, 5-4
EDMONTON - Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each had two goals and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Cutter Gauthier also scored for the Ducks (8-7-1) who have won three straight. Laurent...
13h ago
Read More
Brett Epp serves as backup as Oilers become first team to dress full-time EBUG
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers became the first team to have a full-time EBUG dress for an NHL game on Thursday night. Brett Epp, Edmonton's emergency backup goalie, dressed while Matt Tomkins started in net for the Oilers in their 5-4 loss to the Anah...
14h ago
Read More
Cole Caufield scores OT winner as Canadiens come back to beat Mammoth 5-4
MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored the winner 30 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens overcame Logan Cooley's hat trick to beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 in an action-packed affair Thursday night. Captain Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in hi...
14h ago
Read More
Mercer nets first as Jets cruise past Canucks 6-2 for second straight win
WINNIPEG - Dawson Mercer scored his first goal in a Jets uniform and added an assist to lead Winnipeg to a 6-2 victory over the lowly Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. It was Winnipeg's second straight triumph in the first of a three-game homestand....
14h ago
Read More
Chris Kirk dialed in for a 63 to lead the PGA Tour's second stop in Mexico
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Chris Kirk was practically flawless Thursday by hitting each of the wide fairways and missing only one green on his way to a 9-under 63 for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the World Wide Technology Championship. Kirk...
16h ago
Read More
Ex-Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor testifies he didn't know gamblers bet on individual pitches
NEW YORK (AP) - Catcher Bo Naylor, a former teammate of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, testified Thursday at their New York sports betting trial that he didn't know gamblers could place bets on individual pitches until the ...
16h ago
Read More
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to Cali Open semifinals with straight-set win
CALI - Canadian Bianca Andreescu advanced to the semifinals of the clay-court WTA 125 Cali Open on Thursday. The eighth-seeded player from Mississauga, Ont., defeated Argentina's Luisina Giovannini 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Andreescu converted fiv...
17h ago
Read More
Rourke, Lions look to put past playoff disappointments behind them in West final
VANCOUVER - Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions have been here before. The team will play in the CFL's West Division final for the fourth time in five years on Saturday when they take on the Elks (13-5) in Edmonton. While the Lions (10-8) are hoping for...
18h ago
Read More
Bombers keeping QB plans under wraps ahead of East final against Alouettes
WINNIPEG - It's officially Groundhog Day for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback situation. Much like the lead-up to last week's semifinal against Toronto, the Bombers are heading into Saturday's East Division final against the Montreal Alouettes wi...
18h ago
Read More
New Gushue book, which names names and shares new stories, ruffles some feathers
Just like in his playing days, retired curler Brad Gushue isn't afraid to speak his mind. He names names and shares previously undisclosed stories in his new book, "Gushue: The Making of a Champion." And in at least one case, Gushue has ruffled some f...
19h ago
Read More
Canada men have eyes on Rugby World Cup prep with Nations Cup match vs. Georgia
The Rugby World Cup is a little under a year away, but the Canadian men's team has more immediate business to attend to. Canada is set to face 13th-ranked Georgia on Saturday in Tbilisi in Nations Cup action. It's the first of three games this month, w...
19h ago
Read More
Ironman CFL kicker René Paredes bids farewell to CFL, Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - René Paredes took deep breaths to get through it. One of the most clutch kickers in CFL history bid farewell to his 15-year career with the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday. The 41-year-old, who was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and raised in the...
21h ago
Read More
Iconic Maple Leaf missing from IIHF-mandated Canada women's hockey jerseys
ESBJERG - Canadian hockey players often speak of their pride in representing the Maple Leaf, but that iconic national symbol will be missing from this year's world women's hockey championship. Both Canada and the United States have been mandated by the...
21h ago
Read More
B.C. skateboarder Pritchard wins Youth Olympics bronze for Canada
DAKAR - Evie Pritchard, the youngest member of Canada's Youth Olympic team, won bronze in women's street skateboarding Thursday. The 14-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., scored 137.79 points in the final, finishing just behind Brazil's Duda Ribeiro (138.28)...
23h ago
Read More
Gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser among latest Order of Hockey in Canada honourees
CALGARY - Women's hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser, longtime women's coach and general manager Melody Davidson and former para hockey captain Todd Nicholson have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that the trio...
23h ago
Read More
Alouettes' Alexander, Philpot named CFL's outstanding player, top Canadian
Davis Alexander arrived at the Montreal Alouettes team photo intent on providing Tyson Philpot with a huge surprise. But little did Montreal's starting quarterback know that his teammate and best friend had some big news of his own. Alexander was named...
Nov 5, 2026
Read More