Sports

Canada's Marielle Thompson wins ski-cross silver at World Cup in Italy

INNICHEN, Italy - Canada's Marielle Thompson won silver at a women's ski-cross World Cup on Sunday in Innichen, Italy. The product of Whistler, B.C., finished behind Switzerland's Fanny Smith and ahea...

Dec 22, 2019

Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data

Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law enforcement agency, a...

Dec 22, 2019

Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL

FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...

Dec 22, 2019

You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront

TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...

Dec 22, 2019

Canada's Adam Hadwin qualifies for the 2020 Masters by finishing year in top 50

Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin clinched a spot at the 2020 Masters without playing any golf on Sunday. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., will finish the year in the top 50 of the world golf rankings, g...

Dec 22, 2019

Canadian storylines heading into the world junior hockey championship

Canada opens its world junior hockey championship Thursday against the United States in the Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the storylines for the Canadians heading into thi...

Dec 22, 2019

FIFA has 9 offers for competition to rival Champions League

DOHA, Qatar - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is assessing nine offers from companies seeking to buy the commercial and broadcasting rights for a new club competition he hopes will become the most luc...

Dec 22, 2019

Tanev scores in OT, Pettersson has 2 goals as Canucks top Golden Knights

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks were fired up to snap a three-game losing streak against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Chris Tanev delivered 1:30 into overtime to give the Canucks ...

Dec 21, 2019

Miller, Virtanen score early power-play goals to spark Canucks past Penguins 4-1

VANCOUVER - First-period power-play goals by Jake Virtanen and J.T. Miller sparked the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Elias Pettersson and Bro...

Dec 21, 2019

Max Domi scores OT winner for Canadiens in 4-3 win over Flames

CALGARY - His Montreal Canadiens teammates had luck scoring with perimeter shots, so Max Domi took his chances in overtime against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. After Carey Price's save on Calgary's ...

Dec 21, 2019