Category Archives: Sports
FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers...
10h ago
Hertl's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup final. And by midway through the opening per...
15h ago
Olson homers, Elder bounces back to lead Braves past Blue Jays 4-3
ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer, Bryce Elder bounced back from his worst start of the season, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Olson's towe...
17h ago
NHL Commissioner Bettman says on his 74th birthday retiring is not imminent
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Hours after a report surfaced that he was discussing a succession plan with members of the Board of Governors executive committee, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that he...
19h ago
Vancouver Canucks sign forward Ilya Safonov to one-year, two-way contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Ilya Safonov to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. Safonov, 24, played 68 games for Ak Bars Kazan in Russia's Kontinent...
20h ago
NHL faces scheduling challenge as B.C., Alberta move to permanent daylight time
The NHL will have a fresh challenge when it comes to setting its 2026-27 schedule with British Columbia and Alberta moving to permanent year-round daylight time this fall. The change will eliminate tw...
21h ago
Vancouver Goldeneyes re-sign, protect star Sarah Nurse ahead of PWHL expansion
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Goldeneyes have locked up star forward Sarah Nurse as the PWHL's expansion process begins. The team announced Tuesday it has signed Nurse to a two-year contract through the 2...
21h ago
'This is what I want': New Canadian additions eager to play in FIFA World Cup
CHARLOTTE - Alfie Jones has been on a journey, trying to discover what, exactly, it means to be Canadian. As one of the 26 players tabbed to represent Canada at this summer's FIFA World Cup, the Middl...
22h ago
Malhotra brings consistency, communication as Vancouver Canucks head coach: GM
VANCOUVER - The way Manny Malhotra guided a team to a Calder Cup championship isn't what impressed Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson. It was the way the head coach of the American Hockey ...
23h ago
Linebacker McManis, receiver Bridges will both miss Hamilton Ticats' season opener
HAMILTON - Wynton McManis's debut with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to wait. The Ticats listed the veteran linebacker as being out for their regular-season opener Thursday night versus the Montre...
23h ago