Category Archives: Sports
Jays feeling confident in close games after two extra-inning comebacks against Padres
TORONTO - Before the season began the Toronto Blue Jays got together as a team and had a long conversation about talking things over in the dugout and playing for each other more. That approach has be...
May 22, 2025
Denmark pulls off huge upset with 2-1 quarterfinal win over Canada at hockey worlds
HERNING - Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and co-host Denmark stunned star-studded Canada 2-1 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world hockey championship. Denmark, whic...
May 22, 2025
Varsho, Lukes help Blue Jays beat Padres 7-6 in 11 innings; Toronto completes sweep
TORONTO - Nathan Lukes' RBI single in the bottom of the 11th gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep. Daulton Varsho's tri...
May 22, 2025
Oilers reset after one that got away, aim for a Game 2 win and split in Dallas
DALLAS - More of the front 40 and less of the back 20 was the Edmonton Oilers' theme Thursday. The Oilers head into Friday's Game 2 of the NHL's Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars wanti...
May 22, 2025
In the Rings: Highlights and lowlights from a curling season to remember
Curling made some strides over the 2024-25 campaign yet also remained behind the times in other areas, leaving the Roaring Game in a peculiar spot entering the all-important Olympic season. Equipment ...
May 22, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Shanahan out as Maple Leafs president after more post-season misery
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say they will not renew the contract of president and alternate governor Brendan Shanahan after the team was eliminated in the second round of the NHL playoffs by the...
May 22, 2025
No stranger to pressure, Gavin McKenna embraces Memorial Cup spotlight
Gavin McKenna is ready to step into the Memorial Cup spotlight - and he doesn't plan to blink. After all, the 17-year-old phenom is no stranger to wall-to-wall media coverage and sky-high expectations...
May 22, 2025
Former world junior hockey player tears up at ex-teammates' sexual assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team briefly broke down in tears today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates as he faced questions over texts he sent a week after the...
May 22, 2025
Canada's Luguentz Dort named to NBA's All-Defensive Team
Cleveland's Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA's All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday and includes Canadian Luguentz Dort. ...
May 22, 2025
US beats Finland 5-2 to reach semifinals at ice hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Conor Garland's two power-play goals helped the United States beat Finland 5-2 to reach the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Trailing 2-1 in the middle per...
May 22, 2025
