Sports

Rittich's 35-save performance powers Flames past Leafs 2-1 in a shootout

TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal of the shootout as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday. Derek Ryan scored in regulation for Calgary (26-18-5), ...

Jan 16, 2020

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...

Jan 16, 2020

Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events

The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...

Jan 16, 2020

Canada's Dabrowski prepares to resume doubles partnership with Ostapenko

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko have enjoyed some success on the handful of occasions they've teamed up together in the past. They're hoping to reki...

Jan 16, 2020

Moore-Towers, Marinaro getting accustomed to skating among the best in world

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro say impostor syndrome cost them a spot on the medal podium at figure skating's prestigious Grand Prix Final last month. The glob...

Jan 16, 2020

Jets' Mathieu Perreault lashes out at NHL for not punishing Canucks' Virtanen

Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault is livid after the NHL's Department of Player Safety decided not to hand out any discipline to Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen following a controversial...

Jan 16, 2020

Canada looks to add to valuable FIFA ranking points in friendly against Iceland

Two wins, eight goals but just 2.26 ranking points. A pair of comfortable 4-1 victories over No. 162 Barbados has given Canada confidence but done little to move the needle when it come...

Jan 16, 2020

The hardscrabble story behind Canadian wrestling legend Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson

HALIFAX - Growing up in northern Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Wayde Bowles once spent 25 cents to watch wrestlers like "The Beast" compete at the Bailey Arena in Amherst. "It's hard to say exac...

Jan 16, 2020

Montreal Canadiens prospect Cam Hillis having bounce-back season with OHL Storm

Guelph Storm forward Cam Hillis needed a few games at the beginning of this year's Ontario Hockey League season to get back up to speed after all the time he spent off the ice rehabilitating...

Jan 16, 2020

Flames' Tkachuk attempting to distance himself from feud with Kassian, Oilers

TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...

Jan 16, 2020