Category Archives: Sports
Oilers aim to outshine Stars in West final rematch beginning tonight in Texas
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers, a.k.a. Canada's last team standing in the 2025 NHL playoffs, open the Western Conference final tonight at American Airlines Center facing a Dallas Stars' squad bent on re...
May 21, 2025
Hockey player continues testimony at former world junior teammates' trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue his testimony today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the...
May 21, 2025
Reigning Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-s...
May 20, 2025
Thunder rolls past rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont., scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesda...
May 20, 2025
Panthers blow past Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers be...
May 20, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps draw Valour FC 2-2 in Canadian Championship quarterfinals
WINNIPEG - A late goal from Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed rescued a 2-2 draw for the Major League Soccer side against Canadian Premier League team Valour FC in the first game of their Canad...
May 20, 2025
Blue Jays DH Anthony Santander trying to get back in the swing of things
TORONTO - Anthony Santander is trying to get back into the groove of hitting by finding his rhythm again. The struggling designated hitter belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lift the Toront...
May 20, 2025
Clark scores OT winner as Charge edge Frost 2-1 in final series opener
OTTAWA - Emily Clark scored at 2:47 of overtime on Tuesday night to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost. With the win the Charge take a 1-0 lead in the Professional Women's Ho...
May 20, 2025
Anthony Santander's two-run homer leads Blue Jays over Padres 3-0
TORONTO - Designated hitter Anthony Santander launched a two-run bomb as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., opened scoring with a solo shot in t...
May 20, 2025
Forge FC edges CF Montreal in first leg of Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal
HAMILTON - Brian Wright's 78th-minute goal lifted Forge FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal Tuesday. After a lacklustre first half domin...
May 20, 2025
