Category Archives: Sports

Young Canadians start qualifying road, looking to advance to 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
With club connections from Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and the Netherlands as well as Canada and the United States, the current edition of the Canadian under-20 men's soccer team ...
Feb 22, 2024

Canadiens claim forward Colin White off waivers from Penguins
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens claimed forward Colin White off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. White went without a point through 11 games in Pittsburgh while producing five goals...
Feb 22, 2024

Cameron stays alive in Scotties playoff hunt with close win over Smith
CALGARY - Manitoba's Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith in Thursday's opening draw at the Canadian women's curling championship. Cameron imp...
Feb 22, 2024

Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament
TORONTO - Fourteen clubs, including three newcomers, will take part in the 2024 Canadian Championship, a four-round competition set to kick off in April. The winner hoists the Voyageurs Cup and advanc...
Feb 22, 2024

Canada's Clarke leads halfway through women's world skeleton championship
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada's Hallie Clarke was the leader at the halfway point of the women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 19-year-old from Brighton, Ont...
Feb 22, 2024

Dabrowski, Routliffe move on to women's doubles semifinals in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe moved on to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 q...
Feb 22, 2024

Peiyun Chien leads by two strokes after first round of the LPGA Thailand tournament
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Peiyun Chien shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour event in Thailand, the first of three tournaments on the LPGA's A...
Feb 22, 2024

Barcelona court finds Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub, a Spanish court ruled on Thursday. The three-judge panel senten...
Feb 22, 2024

Auston Matthews becomes fastest US-born player to reach 50 goals
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season in his hometown to become the fastest U.S.-born player to reach 50 and help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the crumbling ...
Feb 21, 2024

McAvoy scores in OT as Bruins edge Oilers in dramatic overtime win
EDMONTON - Charlie McAvoy scored the overtime winner as the Boston Bruins won their second game in a row, emerging with a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. McAvoy sent a bac...
Feb 21, 2024