Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3rd-round loss to Linda Noskova
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round loss to 50th-ranked Linda Noskova. Swiatek is a four-time major winner but has never ...
Jan 20, 2024

Canada's Elliot Vaillancourt wins World Cup silver in men's moguls
VAL ST. COME - Canada's Elliot Vaillancourt won silver Friday at the FIS freestyle moguls World Cup. Vaillancourt, from Drummondville, Que., finished in second place with a score of 82.37 points, just...
Jan 19, 2024

Connor Howe wins 1,500-metre gold on three-medal day for Canada at Four Continents
SALT LAKE CITY - Long-track speedskater Connor Howe won gold in the men's 1,500 metres on Friday on a three-medal day for Canada at the ISU Four Continents Championships. Howe, from Canmore, Alta., fi...
Jan 19, 2024

Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Sam Burns shot the best round of his life with "RTR" shaved into the side of his head. The acronym for "Roll Tide Roll" was the LSU product's follicular punishment for losing ...
Jan 19, 2024

DP Todd hosts Senior Boys basketball tournament this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - The DP Todd Trojans were hard at work Thursday Night going over the final touches before their home tournament this weekend. It's been an up-and-down season for the Senior Boys and the...
Jan 19, 2024

Kraken forward Gourde suspended two games for charging Oilers defenceman Ekholm
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde for two games for charging Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm during a game Thursday in Edmonton. The incident occurred at 16:23 of t...
Jan 19, 2024

Lydia Ko shares lead in LPGA opener, Canada's Henderson three shots back
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Outside of a great honeymoon to start 2023, Lydia Ko had a year she'd pretty much like to forget. She struggled mightily on the golf course after winning three times the previous ...
Jan 19, 2024

UNBC women's basketball team falls 67-46 to visiting UBC
PRINCE GEORGE - An electric crowd of 1,400 fans wasn't enough to propel the UNBC women's basketball team to victory Friday afternoon, losing 67-46 to visiting UBC at the Northern Sport Centre.The crow...
Jan 19, 2024

Whether they're paying attention or not, Oilers are close to NHL history
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers head into a game against their provincial rivals with a chance to close in on NHL history. The Oilers will be going for their 13th win in a row when they visit the Calga...
Jan 19, 2024