Category Archives: Sports

Tennis Canada reports growth in youth participation in new survey
TORONTO - A new study commissioned by Tennis Canada shows that the sport has nearly reached pre-pandemic levels of participation. According to the survey, nearly five million Canadians played tennis i...
Jan 29, 2024

Skater Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case. Russians to lose team gold to US
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after her doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games. The ver...
Jan 29, 2024

NHL roundup: Schenn scores in OT, Blues beat Kings 4-3 for fifth straight win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brayden Schenn scored 1:04 into overtime to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday for their season-best fifth consecutive win. Jordan Kyrou had one goal an...
Jan 28, 2024

Lawes books Hearts ticket with 9-8 win over Peterson in Manitoba final
MORDEN, Man. - Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes defeated Beth Peterson 9-8 on Sunday to win the Manitoba women's curling championship and book her spot in the national championship next month in Calgary. The ...
Jan 28, 2024

Saddiq Bey's last-second dunk gives Hawks 126-125 win over Raptors
ATLANTA (AP) - Saddiq Bey dunked in a Trae Young miss with 1.1 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 126-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. It was the fifth straight loss for the ...
Jan 28, 2024

Korda rallies to win hometown event, beats Ko in playoff
BRADENTON, Fla, (AP) - Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko's LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff aft...
Jan 28, 2024

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller's tally of 33 wins
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt restored the pecking order in men's World Cup super-G racing with a dominant victory Sunday, a day after he missed the podium for t...
Jan 28, 2024

Thompson wins World Cup ski cross race, fellow Canadian Schmidt finishes third
SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Marielle Thompson finished first Sunday at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup for her first victory of the season while fellow Canadian Hannah Schmidt was third. Thompson, from Wh...
Jan 28, 2024

Mahomes, Kelce are headed to the Super Bowl after Chiefs shut down Ravens 17-10
BALTIMORE (AP) - Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were at their magnificent best in the first half, and Kansas City's defense delivered another masterpiece against Lamar Jackson and Baltimore, helping...
Jan 28, 2024

West Brom and Wolves soccer game stopped because of crowd trouble. FA launches investigation
WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) - The FA Cup fourth-round soccer match between local rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton was paused on Sunday after "dangerous and inexcusable" crowd trouble. The...
Jan 28, 2024