Sports

Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado

DENVER (AP) - Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the ...

Nov 30, 2023

Decorated curling Scot Kelly Schafer to wear Maple Leaf at world mixed championship

Kelly Schafer is now on the other side of curling's intense rivalry between Canada and Scotland. A regular podium contender for the Scots for two decades, Schafer will represent Canada for the first t...

Nov 30, 2023

Jimmy Vesey breaks tie with 4:15 left, Rangers rally to beat Red Wings 3-2

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Vesey broke a tie with 4:15 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Wednesday night. K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist, Artemi Panarin also ...

Nov 29, 2023

Siakam, Barnes help Raptors upset Suns 112-105; Phoenix's win streak ends at seven

TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors upset Phoenix for a 112-105 win on Wednesday, snapping the Suns' seven-game win streak. Scottie Barnes had...

Nov 29, 2023

Joel Armia's third-period goal lifts Canadiens over Blue Jackets 4-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their th...

Nov 29, 2023

Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier retires days after winning PFL title

Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier has announced his retirement, less than a week after winning the PFL lightweight title and the US$1 million that goes with it for the second year in a row...

Nov 29, 2023

Danny Dichio, who scored Toronto FC's first-ever goal, named Detroit FC coach

DETROIT - Danny Dichio, who scored the first goal in Toronto FC history, has been named head coach of the USL Championship's Detroit FC. The English forward played three seasons for TFC and became par...

Nov 29, 2023

Canucks GM says Beauvillier trade creates 'flexibility' moving forward

VANCOUVER - Trading Anthony Beauvillier to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday cleared US$4.15 million of cap space, giving Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin some flexibility in developing his team as i...

Nov 29, 2023

Bombers GM Walters expects tricky off-season, with OC Pierce possibly on the move

WINNIPEG - Kyle Walters doesn't need a jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. The newly extended Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager told reporters Wednesday he expects a challenging off-season putting the pi...

Nov 29, 2023

Dawson's request to change Expos cap on Hall plaque 'shot in the gut'

Andre Dawson's desire to have the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from a Montreal Expos logo to a Chicago Cubs one was a "shot in the gut" for Perry Giannias. The 69-year-old Dawson made headli...

Nov 29, 2023