Category Archives: Sports
Toronto teen Mboko qualifies for Italian Open main draw with comeback win
ROME - Canada's Victoria Mboko qualified for the Italian Open main draw Tuesday with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 comeback win over ninth-seeded Kamilla Rakhimova. The 18-year-old from Toronto fired six aces, won ...
May 06, 2025
Sceptres set for playoff rematch against defending Walter Cup champion Frost
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner is happy to get a second crack at the post-season. Spooner and the Toronto Sceptres are locked into a best-of-five semifinal rematch against the defending Walter Cup champion...
May 06, 2025
Oilers, Golden Knights open second-round NHL playoff series tonight
LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers can be forgiven for holding their cards much closer to their chests this year - they're in Las Vegas, a place of broken dreams and sleepless nights. The Oilers open the...
May 06, 2025
Defence to continue cross-examining complainant today in hockey players' trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last ...
May 06, 2025
Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky turns in mediocre performance in Game 1 loss
TORONTO - Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was a big reason why Florida dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tidy five-game playoff series two years ago. His post-season return to Toronto was n...
May 05, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz leaves in second period of Game 1
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz won't return to Monday's playoff series opener against the Florida Panthers after leaving the game in the second period. The team says he is "u...
May 05, 2025
New York Islanders win the NHL draft lottery, securing the No. 1 selection. Sharks will pick second
New York Islanders pro scouting director Ken Morrow knows a thing or two about so-called hockey miracles. Witnessing the Islanders win the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vault nine other teams in the...
May 05, 2025
Wolf, Hutson, Celebrini named Calder Memorial Trophy finalists
CALGARY - Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf, Montreal defenceman Lane Hutson and San Jose centre Macklin Celebrini are the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player selected "as the...
May 05, 2025
Islanders win NHL draft lottery, Sharks get second pick
The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted over nine teams, including the last-place San Jose Sharks, in winning the opportunity to have the No. 1 pick. The Islanders, who ...
May 05, 2025
Buck Pierce poised for first training camp as B.C. Lions head coach
SURREY - Buck Pierce has been to plenty of training camps. This spring will be different. After decades as a player and on CFL sidelines, Pierce is preparing for his first season as head coach of the ...
May 05, 2025
