Sports

Canada's men's volleyball team tops the Netherlands 3-2 to close out VNL prelims

MANILA - The Canadian men's volleyball team continued its roll with a win in its preliminary-round finale Saturday, guaranteeing itself a spot in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals. Stephen M...

Jun 22, 2024

Canadian rugby 7s men advance in last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in Monaco

MONACO - Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament Saturday but a 17-12 loss to Britain in the Pool B finale means it will face a tougher draw in the quest fo...

Jun 22, 2024

Edmonton Oilers on the brink of a Stanley Cup win after improbable comeback

EDMONTON - A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers. A win away from rewriting some NHL history, the Oilers headed to Florida on Saturday for Monday's Game 7 that seemed improbable...

Jun 22, 2024

Zach Hyman hits 70 goals in 2023-24, Oilers force Game 7 in Cup final

EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could only watch. The Edmonton Oilers forward had just sprung linemate Zach Hyman on a breakaway in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. "Waiting, waiting, waiting," Nugent-...

Jun 22, 2024

Knoblauch's challenge swings momentum in Edmonton's Game 6 Cup final win

EDMONTON - It seemed risky, but Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch was certain Aleksander Barkov's goal was offside Friday. Knoblauch won a tide-turning coach's challenge in the second period o...

Jun 21, 2024

Nelly Korda shoots 81, sent packing early again at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) - Nelly Korda was sent packing early again Friday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, another shocking downfall after a dominating run. A stroke behind first-round leader Lexi ...

Jun 21, 2024

Adams, Hollins lead Lions to 26-24 win as Blue Bombers remain winless

WINNIPEG - Vernon Adams Jr. threw a pair of touchdown passes to Alexander Hollins in a 26-24 B.C. Lions' victory Friday that kept the Blue Bombers winless this season. Winnipeg has lost its first thre...

Jun 21, 2024

Oilers one win away from history after pushing Stanley Cup final to seventh game

EDMONTON - If the Edmonton Oilers can show off their trademark resilience just one more time, they will make Stanley Cup history. Depth forward Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist as the Oilers fo...

Jun 21, 2024

Cheering fans jam Edmonton plaza as Oilers force winner-take-all Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON - Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one, as the blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final. "...

Jun 21, 2024

Oilers force Game 7 of Stanley Cup final with 5-1 win over Panthers

EDMONTON - The Oilers are one win from history. The Panthers are one loss from infamy. Zach Hyman scored his playoff-leading 16th goal and Stuart Skinner made 20 saves as Edmonton defeated Florida 5-1...

Jun 21, 2024