Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Hall to welcome former Blue Jays slugger Bautista and rest of 2025 class
TORONTO - Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling. "It's a good remind...
Jun 6, 2025
Elks look to future by embracing past, including former team name
EDMONTON - The winds of change blew through Commonwealth Stadium this winter, bringing in a new regime determined to return Edmonton's once-proud CFL franchise to its green-and-gold glory days. Part o...
Jun 6, 2025
'Forget about the past': Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
EDMONTON - It wasn't long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way t...
Jun 6, 2025
Canadian women's volleyball team falls to the Netherlands in Nations League
OTTAWA - The Canadian women's volleyball team dropped to 1-1 in Nations League action with a loss to the Netherlands on Thursday. The hosts fell 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to the Dutch at the Ar...
Jun 5, 2025
Haliburton caps huge rally, Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA's biggest stage. Haliburton's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seco...
Jun 5, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders hold off Ottawa Redblacks 31-26 to kick off 2025 CFL season
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the CFL's first game of the 2025 season, but it was a costly 31-26 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders lost four starters to injury, including ...
Jun 5, 2025
Canady tosses 6-hitter as Texas Tech beats Texas 4-3 to set up decisive Game 3 at WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her way out of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive third game in the Women's College World Series with a 4-3 victo...
Jun 5, 2025
Calgary's Wild FC downs Halifax Tides 3-2 in Northern Super League
CALGARY - Calgary's Wild FC held off the Halifax Tides 3-2 on Thursday in the Northern Super League. Wild (3-2-2) scored three first-half goals before the winless Tides (0-5-1) countered with two late...
Jun 5, 2025
Quarterback Marcus Crandell signs one-day contract to retire as a Calgary Stampeder
CALGARY - Marcus Crandell has signed a one-day contract with the Calgary Stampeders so the 51-year-old can officially retire a member of the club. Crandell quarterbacked the Stampeders to a Grey Cup v...
Jun 5, 2025
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thur...
Jun 5, 2025
