Category Archives: Sports
GM Pat Verbeek gets a multiyear contract extension from playoff-contending Anaheim Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - General manager Pat Verbeek has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks. Mike Stapleton has also received a promotion to senior vice president and associ...
Apr 10, 2026
Raptors on cusp of returning to NBA playoffs for first time since 2021-22 season
As far as Darko Rajakovic is concerned, the tension of not knowing if his Toronto Raptors will reach the NBA playoffs or stumble into the play-in tournament this weekend is "the beauty of the job." Th...
Apr 10, 2026
Call it 'Bowness Time.' Lured out of retirement, Blue Jackets coach enjoying playoff-race pressure
Age has its privileges, something Rick Bowness is fondly enjoying in the overtime of his coaching career. At 71 and by his count twice retired, Bowness hasn't lost the urgency to win in his latest int...
Apr 10, 2026
Calgary Flames sign defenceman Abram Wiebe to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Abram Wiebe to a two-year contact with an average annual value of US$950,000, the NHL club announced Friday. Wiebe, from Mission, B.C., had five goa...
Apr 10, 2026
Canada-wide World Cup trophy tour begins with unveiling in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The glittering prize of soccer's biggest showcase has made a stop in Vancouver. The FIFA World Cup trophy was on display in the city on Friday, kicking off a cross-Canada tour ahead of thi...
Apr 10, 2026
With Montreal already qualified, Edmonton and Ottawa closing in on NHL playoff spots
The Montreal Canadiens have already punched a ticket. The Edmonton Oilers are nearly there, too. The Ottawa Senators also look be on course for a return to the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets,...
Apr 10, 2026
Oklahoma State's softball team stunned after team bus involved in fatal crash with a pedestrian
Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on...
Apr 10, 2026
TFC midfielder Mihailovic out approximately eight weeks with pelvic stress fracture
TORONTO - Toronto FC midfielder Djordje Mihailovic will miss approximately eight weeks with a pelvic stress fracture, the Major League Soccer club announced Friday. Mihailovic hasn't played with Toron...
Apr 10, 2026
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Sinner in Monte Carlo quarterfinals
MONTE CARLO - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Friday, falling 6-3, 6-4 to second seed Jannik Sinner. The sixth-seeded Auger-Aliassime...
Apr 10, 2026
Flyers fans have faith as run at playoff spot follows family's jersey gift to Pope Leo XIV
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trying for any kind of divine intervention to reverse the fortunes of his favorite hockey team, Philadelphia Flyers fan Mike Culin skipped traditional good-luck gimmicks for a more...
Apr 10, 2026