Category Archives: Sports
Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel named PWHL's most valuable player, top goalie
DETROIT - Aerin Frankel led the Boston Fleet's domination of the Professional Women's Hockey League season's top awards Tuesday when she was named most valuable player and best goaltender. The 27-year...
Jun 16, 2026
Kylian Mbappé sparks France with two goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbapp scored twice to move past Pel and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half...
Jun 16, 2026
Raptors eye best player available with 19th pick in next week's NBA draft
TORONTO - The message was clear from Dan Tolzman. The Toronto Raptors will be sticking to the script in going for the best player available in next week's NBA draft. With the deepest draft class in re...
Jun 16, 2026
End of NHL broadcasts on CBC raises public access questions, advocacy group says
A media advocacy group says the end of NHL broadcasts on CBC television raises concerns about public access to a cherished Canadian tradition. Friends of Canadian Media says "Hockey Night in Canada" h...
Jun 16, 2026
Four-team expansion magnifies PWHL draft, defender Caroline Harvey top prospect
The Professional Women's Hockey League draft Wednesday in Detroit arrives amid unprecedented player movement in the league's short history. Expansion teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose...
Jun 16, 2026
France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbapp passed Pel and Lionel Messi on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France's national team. Mbapp scored his 13th and ...
Jun 16, 2026
Panama found its World Cup sanctuary in small Ontario town of New Tecumseth
NEW TECUMSETH, ONT. - Far from the FIFA World Cup hubbub that has gripped Toronto to the south, there is also plenty of soccer spirit to be found in a small town about a 90-minute drive from the Ontar...
Jun 16, 2026
Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer
VANCOUVER - Watching the first men's World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful - and relieved. The country's chief tournament officer has spent the past decade w...
Jun 16, 2026
Small town rodeo parade cancelled amid backlash over rejected pro-Alberta float
Alberta's heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town's annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest o...
Jun 16, 2026
Will Alphonso Davies play against Qatar? Canada keeps star's status under wraps
VANCOUVER - Questions continue to linger about Alphonso Davies' status as Canada prepares for its next World Cup matchup. The team's 25-year-old captain has been working his way back from a hamstring ...
Jun 16, 2026