Category Archives: Sports
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
CF Montreal looks to end season-opening skid against D.C. United
CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois insists his team still has belief despite stumbling to start the Major League Soccer season. Montreal (0-3-0) sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standi...
Mar 14, 2025
Calgary Flames say captain Mikael Backlund out week to week with upper-body injury
CALGARY - Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday. Backlund was hurt in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss t...
Mar 14, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps loan goalkeeper Max Anchor to CPL's Pacific FC
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned up-and-coming goalkeeper Max Anchor to Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC through the 2025 season. The 'Caps announced the move Friday with sportin...
Mar 14, 2025
Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP
University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter o...
Mar 14, 2025
