Category Archives: Sports

VANCOUVER - The Canucks have sent all-star goalie Thatcher Demko back to Vancouver so medical staff can evaluate his latest injury. Head coach Adam Foote says the 30-year-old American netminder will b...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus Blue Jackets fired coach Dean Evason and named hockey-lifer Rick Bowness as his replacement on Monday. Evason is the first NHL coach fired this season. General manag...

TORONTO - Walker Zimmerman recalls how his wife put up balloons to celebrate him winning his first MLS Defender of the Year Award in 2020. "I couldn't even enjoy it, because I said 'I just want to win...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Quinn Hutson to a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$875,000. The 24-year-old...

TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has been named the NBA Eastern Conference player of the week. Barnes averaged a team-high 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, six assists and 36.4 minutes in thre...

There'll be no quarterback controversy in Mike Miller's first season as the Toronto Argonauts head coach. Miller, named Toronto's 46th head coach last month, said Monday he expects veteran Chad Kelly ...

OTTAWA - The Winnipeg-based team skipped by Kaitlyn Lawes has claimed the final spot in the 18-team field for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman and K...

NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights centre Tomas Hertl, Detroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson and Boston Bruins right-wing David Pastrnak have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Hertl had ni...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic retired on Monday. Raonic was the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final in 2016 at Wimbledon. He beat Roger Federer in the semifi...

MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid replaced coach Xabi Alonso with B team manager lvaro Arbeloa on Monday. Madrid said in a statement that Alonso left by mutual agreement. The announcement came a day after Mad...