KAMLOOPS - Josh Gillespie led the way with a double-double but the UNBC Timberwolves were beaten 79-65 by the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in Kamloops Friday (Jan. 24).Gillespie finished with 15 points and a game-leading 11 rebounds, while Evgeny Baukin had a team-high 21 points for UNBC, which dropped to 1-12 o...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars rode a three goal third period en route to a 3-2 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings Friday (Jan. 24) night at the CN Centre.The Cats got back into the win column after a four consecutive losses on the road that saw them fall out of top spot in the B.C. Division.Trialing 1-0 after...

KAMLOOPS - The UNBC women's basketball team kicked off the weekend in fine fashion with a 76-60 win over the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack in Kamloops Friday (Jan.24).The win improves UNBC's record to 4-9 while the Wolfpack dropped to 0-15.Amrit Manak led all UNBC scorers with a career-high 20 while Sveta Boykova...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Figure Skating Club (PGFSC) travelled to Quesnel this past weekend for the Cariboo North Central Regional Championships. The club thrived collecting 52 podium assessments (13 gold, 31 silver, 8 bronze), as well as nine gold medals, six silver and two bronze. "We had set a goal this...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators were in hostile territory on Saturday night despite playing in their home rink. The Senators are no strangers to seeing a sea of blue and white in the stands when hosting the Maple Leafs in Ottawa, making it all the more satisfying to send those fans home disappointed. Shane Pinto scored th...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night. Kuzmenko and Rasmus Andersson each had a power-play goal, and Martin Pospisil and Clark Bishop also scored for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 21 saves. Minnesota ...

ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Barnes had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors swept a two-game set in Atlanta for their season-high third straight victory, beating the Hawks 117-94 on Saturday night. RJ Barrett and Chris Boucher added 23 points each for Toronto. The Raptors beat Atlanta 122-119 on Thursday night....

MONTREAL - Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Jake Allen, making his first regular-season start against the Canadiens since being traded by Montreal to the Devils on March 8, 2024, made 29 saves in the win. New ...

OTTAWA - Shane Pinto spoiled the night for thousands of Toronto Maple Leafs fans on Saturday night. With the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-2) making their lone visit to the nation's capital this season there seemed to be a higher than normal contingent of Leafs faithful in the stands. Chants of "Go Leafs Go" eas...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines. English finished his first tour win since 2021 at 8-under 280. Stevens began the day six shots of...

EDMONTON - It hasn't been easy, but it is now one, two, three for the Edmonton Oilers. After a tough start to the season in the wake of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers came away with a narrow 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday that left them sitting in first in the Pa...

EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, knocking off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday. Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (31-15-3), who have won 10 of their last 13 games and moved into first place in the Pacific Division, one point up on the idl...

TORONTO - Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller and the Toronto Sceptres have taken a shine to performing at the Maple Leafs' home. Nurse checked in with the late-game winner and Miller scored twice as the Sceptres squeaked out a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens before 19,102 passionate Professional Women's Hockey League fans ...

CALGARY - American speedskating star Jordan Stolz stayed undefeated this World Cup season with a victory in the men's 1,000 metres in Calgary. The 20-year-old from West Bend, Wis., also won the 1,500 metres at the Olympic Oval where he'll also race the 500 metres. Stolz has yet to lose a World Cup race over the three d...

WATERVILLE VALLEY - Canadian freestyle ski star Mikaël Kingsbury has won back-to-back men's World Cup events at Waterville Valley Resort. The 32-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., beat Australia's Matt Graham with 21 points to 14 in the final to capture gold in dual moguls on Saturday. Sweden's Filip Gravenfors t...

CALGARY - Italian speedskater Davide Ghiotto has set a world record in the men's 10,000 metres in Calgary's Olympic Oval. Ghiotto crossed the line in 12 minutes, 25.69 seconds to better the previous record of 12:30.74 set by Sweden's Nils van der Poel at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. Ghiotto was the bronze medalli...

TORONTO - Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power-play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens on Saturday. Nurse placed a shot over the glove of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder with 5:54 remaining in the third period to snap a mini two-...

LAC-BEAUPORT, Que. - Canadian freestyle skier Lewis Irving reached his first World Cup podium in two years with a men's aerials silver medal on home soil Saturday. The 29-year-old from Quebec City scored 102.50 points in the super final at Le Relais ski resort. China's Qi Guangpu captured gold (124.00) and Christopher ...

CALGARY - Canadian speedskater Denny Morrison has given his Olympic silver medal to Gilmore Junio. Junio vacated his spot in the men's 1,000 metres in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, so Morrison could race it. Morrison handed over the silver medal to Junio at Calgary's Olympic Oval on Saturday, where a banner ...

BOSTON (AP) - Facing the prospect of Colorado's star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and bolster the Avalanche's roster for the future. "I think it was just a tough business decision here for us...

KAMLOOPS - Josh Gillespie led the way with a double-double but the UNBC Timberwolves were beaten 79-65 by the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in Kamloops Friday (Jan. 24).Gillespie finished with 15 points and a game-leading 11 rebounds, while Evgeny Baukin had a team-high 21 points for UNBC, which dropped to 1-12 o...

PERTH - Canada ran in five tries Saturday to defeat Brazil 27-5 in women's play and move into the semifinals of the HSBC SVNS Perth rugby sevens tournament. Seventh-seeded Canada will face No. 2 Australia on Sunday in a battle of unbeaten teams. Australia, which won the opening event of the season in Dubai, advanced wi...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars rode a three goal third period en route to a 3-2 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings Friday (Jan. 24) night at the CN Centre.The Cats got back into the win column after a four consecutive losses on the road that saw them fall out of top spot in the B.C. Division.Trialing 1-0 after...

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - James Crawford became the first Canadian skier in 42 years to win the prestigious World Cup downhill on the Streif course, sharing the podium with his third-placed teammate Cameron Alexander on Saturday. Wearing bib No. 20 and coming down after all pre-race favourites had completed their runs...

The Kenya Ice Lions have hit the big league, and the Canadian who helped make it happen says now may be the time to hang up his whistle. Head coach Tim Colby says it's been impressive to watch the ice hockey team in Nairobi, Kenya, go from a few newbies to a large group that's received international recognition. In Oct...

MONTREAL - Fabrice Mugabe passes the ball beyond the opposition defender to Jean-Philippe Duré, who strikes it into the gloves of the goalkeeper, an intervention worker at the Montreal homeless shelter where both men are staying. For the men on the indoor field in Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood, it was the fir...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29. By adding this win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiat...

WINNIPEG - Cole Perfetti scored three goals - his first NHL hat trick -- to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night. Nikolaj Ehlers, who had three points to reach 500 for his NHL career, and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg. Barrett Hayton and Nick Schmaltz, on the pow...