Sports

Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN. The opening-round schedule of five games last weekend on the network...

Apr 19, 2022

Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture

Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...

Apr 19, 2022

Kraken beat Senators 4-2 for second straight victory

SEATTLE (AP) - Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators...

Apr 18, 2022

Curry scores 34 points off bench, Warriors lead Nuggets 2-0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry came off the bench for a second straight game and showed he's healthy at last, scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 126-106 on...

Apr 18, 2022

Brunson 41 points, Mavs 22 made 3s to beat Jazz in Game 2

DALLAS (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas' playoff-record 22 made 3-points and the Mavericks, without superstar Luka Doncic, evened up their f...

Apr 18, 2022

Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2

CHICAGO (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...

Apr 18, 2022

Sixers beat undermanned Raptors 112-97 to take 2-0 playoff series lead

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anu...

Apr 18, 2022

Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

CALGARY - Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C., is ...

Apr 18, 2022

Veteran receiver Saunders set to resume CFL career with Blue Bombers

The road back has been a challenging one for Jalen Saunders. The veteran American receiver signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. Saunders last played in the CFL in 2018 with...

Apr 18, 2022

NHL suspends Habs forward Pezzetta for two games for an illegal check to the head

NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third pe...

Apr 18, 2022