Category Archives: Sports
Organizing soccer friendlies ahead of World Cup comes with a lot of moving parts
Organizing a soccer friendly takes more than a phone call and a glance at the calendar. And doing it on the eve of the FIFA World Cup adds to the Rubik's Cube-like degree of difficulty. Canada Soccer ...
Jan 20, 2026
Federica Brignone shows competitive skiing on return from injury with Olympics approaching
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) - Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympi...
Jan 20, 2026
Vancouver Canucks coach calls out team for lingering 'defeated feeling'
VANCOUVER - Adam Foote has seen enough. The Vancouver Canucks head coach is tired of his players getting frustrated and letting their play slip. Yes, the team is mired in an extended losing skid, but ...
Jan 20, 2026
Whitecloud surprised by trade, but excited to join Flames' blue line
CALGARY - Despite having his world turned upside down on Sunday, Zach Whitecloud packed, got on a plane in Las Vegas with his fiance Monday morning, and made his Flames debut on Monday night. In Calga...
Jan 20, 2026
Quinn Hughes starting to feel more comfortable in new surrounds with Wild
TORONTO - Quinn Hughes is still navigating new surroundings. Watch out when the smooth-skating, minute-crunching defenceman finally finds his groove. Hughes picked up two more assists and was on the i...
Jan 20, 2026
Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brandon Bussi made 17 saves for his 18th win of the season, Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buf...
Jan 20, 2026
Defending champ Madison Keys advances to 2nd round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Madison Keys struggled early but held on to defeat Oleksandra Oliynykova and her offbeat style of game 7-6 (6), 6-1 in a first-round match Tuesday at the...
Jan 20, 2026
Duclair scores two, Islanders extend Canucks' winless skid to 11 games
VANCOUVER - Anthony Duclair scored twice and the New York Islanders downed the troubled Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Monday. Tony DeAngelo added a goal and an assist for the Islanders (27-17-5), while Rya...
Jan 19, 2026
Nemec scores in OT as Devils douse Flames 2-1
CALGARY - Simon Nemec scored at 1:18 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey (22-23-4), which has ...
Jan 19, 2026
Knight makes 32 saves, Blackhawks blank Jets 2-0 to spoil Toews' return to Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Spencer Knight made 32 saves, Jason Dickinson scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 on Monday night. Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal in t...
Jan 19, 2026
