Category Archives: Sports

Brewers finding unusual ways to manufacture runs while key hitters are injured
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to scoring runs without necessarily having much punch in their lineup. They're needing to do that more than ever as they wait for some of t...
Apr 16, 2026

Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma signs deal with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Taylor Elgersma is a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. The CFL club announced Thursday night it had signed the former Wilfrid Laurier quarterback. Contact details weren't divulged. Elgersma is schedule...
Apr 16, 2026

From backlash to Pacific title: The Golden Knights’ Tortorella gamble paying off so far
LAS VEGAS (AP) - General manager Kelly McCrimmon was walking away from the Golden Knights' locker room Monday night after a victory over the Winnipeg Jets, but he could have easily reversed course and...
Apr 16, 2026

Ludvig Aberg cleans up game and leads at Hilton Head with a 63
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Ludvig Aberg swapped out some sloppy mistakes at the Masters with pure iron play at Harbour Town in warm, swirling wind that produced an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead ...
Apr 16, 2026

Canadian Fernandez rallies for stirring three-set win at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
STUTTGART - Canadian Leylah Fernandez rallied to win her second-round match Thursday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix women's tournament. Fernandez needed three sets to dispatch Turkish qualifier Zeyn...
Apr 16, 2026

Canadiens counting on Juraj Slafkovsky to be a 'difference maker' in playoffs
BROSSARD - As Juraj Slafkovsky struggled to find his footing in the NHL, Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis drew an analogy between his development and the GPS app "Waze." Just 19 at the time, ...
Apr 16, 2026

Big Problem: Raptors will have to play hard versus Cavaliers forwards
TORONTO - Being over six-foot-seven would be considered tall in most walks of life, but in the NBA, that makes you an undersized forward. That will be Toronto Raptors' challenge in their first-round p...
Apr 16, 2026

Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead run in 2-1 win over Blue Jays
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday after...
Apr 16, 2026

Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness agrees to return next season
Rick Bowness agreed to a contract on Thursday to return as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets next season. Bowness led Columbus to a 21-11-5 record after taking over for Dean Evason on Jan. 12. "Rick ...
Apr 16, 2026

Olympic medallist Sydney Pickrem retires after decade with Canada’s swim team
Sydney Pickrem never saw herself as the star. Her medal haul tells a different story. The Canadian swimmer, who announced her retirement Thursday, built a career on consistency and longevity, staying ...
Apr 16, 2026