Category Archives: Sports
Canadian long-track speedskaters win bronze in women's team pursuit at worlds
HAMAR - Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women's team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speedskating championship. Their time of three minutes 0....
Mar 14, 2025
Canadian tennis up-and-comer Victoria Mboko off to torrid start in 2025
Victoria Mboko is winning so many trophies, she can hardly get them home. The up-and-coming Canadian tennis star is off to a stellar start this season with a 27-1 record and five tournament wins in si...
Mar 14, 2025
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes returns from injury hungry for playoff push
VANCOUVER - Watching games from afar hasn't been easy for Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. The 25-year-old star defenceman has remained remarkably healthy for much of his career - until this se...
Mar 14, 2025
Bills have 2 free-agent additions facing 6-game NFL suspensions for PEDs, GM Beane reveals
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills stand to open the season minus two new free-agent defensive line additions upon learning Larry Ogunjobi and Canadian Michael Hoecht both face six-game suspe...
Mar 14, 2025
Rugby Canada names 28-player roster for U-20 women's tour of Ireland in May
LANGFORD, B.C. - Coach Dean Murten has named his 28-player Canadian under-20 women's rugby squad for a tour of Ireland in May. The young Canadians will play their Irish counterparts on May 10 and May ...
Mar 14, 2025
Azteca Stadium has changed its name ahead of its third men's World Cup next year
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Azteca Stadium has been renamed Banorte Stadium before it hosts its third men's World Cup next year. Latin America's largest soccer stadium - 87,500 seats - has taken the name of on...
Mar 14, 2025
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia grab early lead at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at The Players Championship with vastly different finishes Friday morning on a TPC Sawgrass course that didn't let anyone g...
Mar 14, 2025
Toronto FC, Chicago Fire coaches share history as players, mutual respect as coaches
TORONTO - Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser and Gregg Berhalter, his Chicago Fire counterpart, are no strangers, having played shoulder to shoulder at centre back for the U.S. "He was a great player to pl...
Mar 14, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights sign goalie Adin Hill to a 6-year, $37.5 million contract extension
Two years since backstopping the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, Adin Hill has become their undisputed No. 1 goaltender. Now he has the contract to show for it. Hill on Friday signed a six-ye...
Mar 14, 2025
Canada's Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold, teammate Drury takes bronze
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden won ski cross gold and teammate Kevin Drury earned bronze at a World Cup on Friday at Craigleith Ski Club. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahe...
Mar 14, 2025
