Category Archives: Sports
Golden Knights need improved play from Eichel, Hart and special teams to beat the Hurricanes
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Golden Knights find themselves in the same spot as they were in the first two rounds of the NHL playoffs, and Vegas certainly would love for it to be the same outcome. But the sit...
Jun 10, 2026
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov reunite for first-round win at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Canadian tennis stars Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov joined forces for a 6-3, 7-6 (8) win over Czechia's Petr Nouza and Austria's Neil Oberleitner in men's doubles first-...
Jun 10, 2026
Players' union asks NHL for a Mike Babcock investigation if Oilers want to hire him, AP sources say
The NHL Players' Association has asked the league to investigate Mike Babcock's ill-fated tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets before Edmonton or any other NHL team can hire him as coach, two people ...
Jun 10, 2026
Former NHLer Pascal Rheaume named Toronto Sceptres coach
AP Hockey Writer (AP) - Former NHL player Pascal Rheaume was named coach of the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday, becoming the second member of his family to join the PWHL this spring. His older sister, ...
Jun 10, 2026
Canada's Mboko withdraws from Queen's Club singles match with knee injury
LONDON - Canada's Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury during the second set. Mboko, seeded third at The Queen's Clu...
Jun 10, 2026
Ottawa-raised soccer star Jonathan David heading to second World Cup
OTTAWA - Jonathan David's high school teacher doesn't remember him ever taking a lunch break. That's because the budding soccer star never wanted to leave the training dome. "If it wouldn't have been ...
Jun 10, 2026
Cease shakes off 'rusty' feeling early in dominant return from IL in Blue Jays win
TORONTO - Dylan Cease said he felt some rust early in his splendid performance on Tuesday night. Through the lens of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider, he showed why the team signed him during ...
Jun 10, 2026
For Bosnian Canadians, opening World Cup match in Toronto is 'much more than a game'
TORONTO - Days before the start of FIFA World Cup, brothers Adis and Amir Mrakovic sat outside their deli with Bosnian coffees in copper pots on the table, watching a staff member hang a Bosnian flag ...
Jun 10, 2026
Bryan Adams, Wyclef Jean and AHI help turn Toronto into World Cup launch party
TORONTO - As thousands of fans gathered beneath the Gardiner Expressway on Wednesday night to welcome the FIFA World Cup to Toronto, roots artist AHI couldn't help but think back to his childhood play...
Jun 10, 2026
Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada's toxic drug supply
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used t...
Jun 10, 2026