Category Archives: Sports

Tage Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Senators 5-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Tage Thompson scored two goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Dylan Cozens also scored for the Sa...
Jan 11, 2024

Marino makes first round of Australian Open while Diallo is eliminated on men's side
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebecca Marino has advanced past fellow Canadian Katherine Sebov in qualifying to make the first round of the Australian Open. Marino has played in the Australian Open main draw...
Jan 11, 2024

Blackwood's heroics help Sharks beat Canadiens 3-2 to snap 12-game losing streak
MONTREAL - Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots, and the last-place San Jose Sharks snapped a 12-game losing streak by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. Luke K...
Jan 11, 2024

Blue Jays sign Kirk, Romano and nine others to avoid arbitration
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they have signed deals with 11 players, including Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk and closer Jordan Romano, for 2024. Romano, of Markham, Ont., was eligible for arbitr...
Jan 11, 2024

Cougars Kmec & Becher return to team after successful World Juniors tournament
PRINCE GEORGE - Although it wasn't with Team Canada, two Prince George Cougars represented their country at the 2024 World Juniors tournament. Ondrej Becher for Team Czchia and Villiam Kmec for Team S...
Jan 11, 2024

Ducks' Trevor Zegras expected to be sidelined 6 to 8 weeks after breaking left ankle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his left ankle Tuesday night at Nashville. The Ducks revealed the injury Thursday,...
Jan 11, 2024

Canadiens acquire forward Filip Cederqvist in trade with Sabres
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Filip Cederqvist from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations, the NHL club said Thursday. The 23-year-old left-winger from Skara, Sweden, ...
Jan 11, 2024

Marcel Desjardins returns to Montreal Alouettes front office
MONTREAL - Marcel Desjardins is back in the Montreal Alouettes front office. The Alouettes announced Thursday that Desjardins, 57, of Burlington, Ont., was returning to the CFL club as a special assis...
Jan 11, 2024

Kingsbury looking forward to a hero's welcome at World Cup event at Val Saint-Come
Mikael Kingsbury is looking forward to being the good guy for at least one weekend. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagne, Que., has won 83 World Cups, the most ever for any moguls skier, and is used to sendi...
Jan 11, 2024

GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says Jets' success is rooted in Prairie pride
WINNIPEG - Kevin Cheveldayoff's pride in how well the Winnipeg Jets are playing comes from different perspectives - as the team's general manager, as a hockey fan and as a Canadian who knows all about...
Jan 11, 2024